tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13610991422274016572024-02-01T20:40:54.089-08:00the Blue Eggfantasy aRt and a little bit moRe...the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-41088061542637575082010-11-21T23:45:00.000-08:002010-11-21T23:55:33.653-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">getting ready for Christmas</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> my first Christmas ornament for this year...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0kdMpX2gPjIOhQv9UwJ-BHwnQRdR7fboFgl9LalcE2IMmJ6gkTiMI-W81-B7fVD5ZUb7ue9bIzeosI689aFDxqpTSpEeZueGNjEpbVLkUu8B3VsXd-5-r3mVIPPGWpfMUIhnf6nqoIg/s1600/maryfblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0kdMpX2gPjIOhQv9UwJ-BHwnQRdR7fboFgl9LalcE2IMmJ6gkTiMI-W81-B7fVD5ZUb7ue9bIzeosI689aFDxqpTSpEeZueGNjEpbVLkUu8B3VsXd-5-r3mVIPPGWpfMUIhnf6nqoIg/s320/maryfblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542277229691395314" /></a>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-39426383173255771532010-11-15T22:17:00.001-08:002010-11-15T23:36:48.076-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">My nephews were born today!!, and ohh the JOY of having teeny tiny babies around the house again, I'm in baby heaven!!.. it was a hard pregnancy, my sister in law had to spend almost six months on bed rest but she delivered two healthy gorgeous little ones and she is doing very well too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mikel and Lukas </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Welcome to the world wee ones!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"...together they traveled over the rainbow bridge and down the spiral staircase until they came to a big gate. The heavenly child felt a little bit anxious about leaving his wonderful heavenly home but with courage in his heart and his angel beside him, he went through the gate ... a little baby was born upon the earth! ... </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; ">as told by <b>Barbara Patterson</b> in the book Beyond the Rainbow Bridge</span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsizEBK49wBNNSVWanjZbgivctBKbZ4tW_YkW3RyYA9rq_jbHNyXk7TfMTA2lNENonQtEzlLA48-mBEQv19MuIIWvptXk3kGE6VPmhGcUo7yecf69ANZb34QGzQi9AVgJRg95toWJgV4/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsizEBK49wBNNSVWanjZbgivctBKbZ4tW_YkW3RyYA9rq_jbHNyXk7TfMTA2lNENonQtEzlLA48-mBEQv19MuIIWvptXk3kGE6VPmhGcUo7yecf69ANZb34QGzQi9AVgJRg95toWJgV4/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540046733375947410" /></a>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-68069267223210735202010-11-05T23:40:00.001-07:002010-11-05T23:53:53.468-07:00<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WIP</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuOzgC-ZII09zYfQD9qAH-zOSNG-7UGDKTtN0J8GQislqlGlKkE7UdSPVPadaHIip3-eG2vClJ9nfs9sUbxQrsaX9rMYcNkYqs6t7PXNXusaLyJw3SB77d30AZr5CMommFBpYK3VkqIc/s1600/Winterwalk1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuOzgC-ZII09zYfQD9qAH-zOSNG-7UGDKTtN0J8GQislqlGlKkE7UdSPVPadaHIip3-eG2vClJ9nfs9sUbxQrsaX9rMYcNkYqs6t7PXNXusaLyJw3SB77d30AZr5CMommFBpYK3VkqIc/s400/Winterwalk1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536323035615255890" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;">Winter Walk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Father Winter is getting ready, the winds are blowing and the air is getting chillier and chillier, I think we are going to have a very cold winter this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost done but still needs a little bit of work, I'm hoping I'll be able to finish it in the next couple of days so I can put it in the shop by the beginning of next week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend!!</div></span>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-55892312915858972392010-11-04T20:32:00.000-07:002010-11-04T20:48:31.271-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Autumn Friends..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XlvYLbsYzut_4Z49HMPe4JPGJoqOq5SQUAmNXhSHIRXKDxFvQc_CuGm9th4ONqMvzKhhNKqVNeGDge4XAVLTbholZQyFmvTS2y-LYjUVqqmTQ1CadFP7DfeRiX3n0n0yC9PFeFMum8/s1600/autumnwalk1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3XlvYLbsYzut_4Z49HMPe4JPGJoqOq5SQUAmNXhSHIRXKDxFvQc_CuGm9th4ONqMvzKhhNKqVNeGDge4XAVLTbholZQyFmvTS2y-LYjUVqqmTQ1CadFP7DfeRiX3n0n0yC9PFeFMum8/s400/autumnwalk1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535904291493810898" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; ">A new painting, a new style... I wish I had more time, the days should have 36 hours instead of 24. Months have passed, my studio and my blog have being sitting here waiting patiently for my return and believe when I tell you I miss my work and I miss you guys, but only time knows when I will be able to make a full come back, too many new things in our lives that require 100% of our attention... all wonderful things but nevertheless I wish I had more time..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.2037px; ">Talk to you soon..</span></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-40077615840887622712010-07-23T23:36:00.000-07:002010-07-23T23:42:12.074-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Mateo!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNgQOrbvsTPkDxqkXhiQSgLqQGB5onxpujPKZLmiVR8qaY0tN5nOY2mMTEap1gGsHULXuMcUVGHqYTEmXHVuFjerAkqePBpgRGCpLD5M2VxDOViMXCSSQU3txlpdEMYtvcPI-auUzEnU/s1600/DSC_0175.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iiOd7KzMTOxqf8J-AEqkCZ6E78hdNM9orc9IaMcfcA1pRmSzNN6G92DFTllUa2zFxKZFJ9vilMeXb9BiHWgoRw6Gchvr-oxsWsTy_IY5WUVeK2cfwemrgXpwZCCT_K1bTYn2BS9cmXA/s320/DSC_0194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497358420411599426" /></a>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-10705934690654237792010-05-27T23:13:00.000-07:002010-05-27T23:17:27.524-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">WIP</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOev1Ia6oSfqB-XaohyySBRtnwCortMrTVPkqDs7UfnPJE1rD3vbBtos7jE3v94jAYq0x6PMX2Td68XClMO80nL1NW3H4PcZqniAPzjWU49_FT_NrqZ00dmgt-miHpIiGjdAH08KxOa_s/s1600/mateo.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX7bE5K9WkPFgLXW0eRL4louASBgUr-df0ZeGc3DCU7ozi6y8QKvAHKlBW42qmEPck1qeWd0_H9FMjenjDjwVejCltyVe-W1eFWa7VsD-eaOw2ERizuc7pw3CnF3eK3urfDLMpqV3kPA/s400/DSC_1482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475846829715844674" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-44079403950341194352010-05-10T20:14:00.000-07:002010-05-10T21:02:21.187-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happiness is...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOOktneRHaRAGw5xPs45pzNWJTWRdjhohxIAavxDlZfMpQihijZL0IPm4yhj09GvmCC1B1rAa2SMaKSRfn53zzhZbeSaIQuDsUu9ebvQMQKhOYxEsbnMLHO_yZ5VbELgt8In490oFmRo/s1600/mateoyburbujas2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOOktneRHaRAGw5xPs45pzNWJTWRdjhohxIAavxDlZfMpQihijZL0IPm4yhj09GvmCC1B1rAa2SMaKSRfn53zzhZbeSaIQuDsUu9ebvQMQKhOYxEsbnMLHO_yZ5VbELgt8In490oFmRo/s400/mateoyburbujas2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469856940252112994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9o4rKlQWB1mKOo4xwhAYrhvfQZAe8JnE3hlGhgG8kBTawojdoNf0sWp235ExR6JZP65r9fh3n5MwjcfM13hVQ7k1OMj0n3UhMpc9tB0Yet6BIAgKINiOWH0YW7thHVy7rQxI4NWPOqw/s1600/mateoyburbujas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9o4rKlQWB1mKOo4xwhAYrhvfQZAe8JnE3hlGhgG8kBTawojdoNf0sWp235ExR6JZP65r9fh3n5MwjcfM13hVQ7k1OMj0n3UhMpc9tB0Yet6BIAgKINiOWH0YW7thHVy7rQxI4NWPOqw/s400/mateoyburbujas.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469856935734740130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">bubble baths!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVase9U27o26QdFPycK62rzMJLNo9BpKbKn2PahA2xRcvPajwGrUTi2LBdqVBVuAXBchEUk6phIeXN3o08Ol-Z2LAoHL2T0T1gzU5ARdRs3CAfarwmGnNZlX_rfRV7TgFijZwichlKhTk/s1600/meganthunder.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVase9U27o26QdFPycK62rzMJLNo9BpKbKn2PahA2xRcvPajwGrUTi2LBdqVBVuAXBchEUk6phIeXN3o08Ol-Z2LAoHL2T0T1gzU5ARdRs3CAfarwmGnNZlX_rfRV7TgFijZwichlKhTk/s400/meganthunder.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469856558567373282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEQTYeLyi-WZoQ5kC73XX3g4MCbvDqqbPOIEXfwt-4FUUbw4PGOlkg3WYivU8XgYjkd7PvuVQEgZmuILQJEvJd18gPkvP0YHPLE3U0SLMjEmJtAyafQO7B0wCjyTIUVl1DXB0uMAFCXw/s1600/ambercat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEQTYeLyi-WZoQ5kC73XX3g4MCbvDqqbPOIEXfwt-4FUUbw4PGOlkg3WYivU8XgYjkd7PvuVQEgZmuILQJEvJd18gPkvP0YHPLE3U0SLMjEmJtAyafQO7B0wCjyTIUVl1DXB0uMAFCXw/s400/ambercat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469856550636641330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK_E41HYyGG0GAKi6SszGM0MtxReww0MqcZHKcu7NFpmadYQUYn75M6ORtWmAHlcR_AW4ZsGkgLMbhyphenhyphenKF4kdAEup-fydP3cB9ydudKEyoRL5xHNc4qksJQBSwMDXJ7T_mY4qmqSTwIg8/s1600/mateopirate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK_E41HYyGG0GAKi6SszGM0MtxReww0MqcZHKcu7NFpmadYQUYn75M6ORtWmAHlcR_AW4ZsGkgLMbhyphenhyphenKF4kdAEup-fydP3cB9ydudKEyoRL5xHNc4qksJQBSwMDXJ7T_mY4qmqSTwIg8/s400/mateopirate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469856545852128674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">face painting...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_yDYdOYl7eUkoyAWYC9qHFEUyMyaR9B-AiCxY06-j_Znfjd3OH5VlGpW8sjKLETL5B5Rk62is82EZ0Qb8Dg09ANovQZFu28gpPPrb0tJscUqwgbTFMFmtdOB7bCO7uwjnD-YwKSo_uM/s1600/romeganamber.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_yDYdOYl7eUkoyAWYC9qHFEUyMyaR9B-AiCxY06-j_Znfjd3OH5VlGpW8sjKLETL5B5Rk62is82EZ0Qb8Dg09ANovQZFu28gpPPrb0tJscUqwgbTFMFmtdOB7bCO7uwjnD-YwKSo_uM/s400/romeganamber.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469855316460065474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and an unexpected visit from my nephew. A couple of years ago he lived with us, today he is a pilot with a very busy schedule and we were blessed with his visit. He has so much love to give, and the kids had an amazing weekend with him. We were in heaven!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you had an amazing weekend!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-43336812260212593452010-04-29T05:45:00.000-07:002010-04-29T05:56:09.432-07:00I have no words for this....<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5LOwmRwlxhE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5LOwmRwlxhE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4KRD8e20fBo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4KRD8e20fBo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />To learn more go to <a href="http://www.thecovemovie.com/">http://www.thecovemovie.com/</a>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-66846833147129048012010-04-20T11:01:00.000-07:002010-04-20T11:04:15.909-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">New drawing</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz7jSy2zAEOzawEJhQ_jDvKvhfKpoaUnTs24YgLqpe-O7N__DRahloE8oi0dN9xqaB-nXMb6gN8cWx-CAbkP-pvj2nLleDDhDWw_xJK2roMFG7EdgyWGKkiptoziQg8CHpG-pnsBiRmc/s1600/DSC_1366.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz7jSy2zAEOzawEJhQ_jDvKvhfKpoaUnTs24YgLqpe-O7N__DRahloE8oi0dN9xqaB-nXMb6gN8cWx-CAbkP-pvj2nLleDDhDWw_xJK2roMFG7EdgyWGKkiptoziQg8CHpG-pnsBiRmc/s400/DSC_1366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462281687346807922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">SummeR Reading</span></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-66629166370970773132010-04-19T19:55:00.000-07:002010-04-20T11:00:47.781-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Spring... we love You!!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFiTmo2xbL2RmORAhLf6mRGsYXlZyOwo1hNPcqGQ8h0QlLbbwJrSJfXBD8xiG-JLy1qR3K0YEG-Hd0GEELLSL0a1laViZcOB_4a3KYWV6iQpXBM8TYHkC6Yzc5Y6qG368QIkbaTNGlyY/s1600/DSC_1327.JPG"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d48Wg2tMFCn1BZMPJwcPS4XkoLzI6T97UmgPqY6WymJP_x6WITWuV8vr5l5m8HoBNFubFcU4tocDVohvMZ5kOO64M8J3HPgDATEYJnhaGXRoYkrsjZYbQmtoUflUL0-9ZPgil3VaGzY/s400/DSC_1351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462052843861002770" /></a>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-34510513260462946702010-02-03T16:38:00.000-08:002010-02-03T16:46:11.452-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">And we have a winner!! actually 2 winners:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to :</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BRITTA</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">Ohhh my Dear<br /><br />I love your creative pictures! I whis me many stamps from you!<br /><br />Have a nice day<br />Hugs Britta from Hamburg</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; ">and to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TANJA</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Hay dear.<br /><br />I most like your Good thing we are not in a hurry print. I hope I will be lucky enough to win one. I love you pictures and I eaven have two of your stamsp.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Tanja from Slovenia</span></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-2478101218543796662010-02-02T06:38:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:21:29.841-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlVrHAuZkpPu8LLpmeVyzau1Yr6QscKSw2-HFyXA5bnQiwVJRhjm4CBbOw4gybYBW1B0SLs91fmlyw8jgpnD1dKURsrS6Yq-vGld0hfcnlZpNyl-2e1-_9yHPNA1d69fuMW_QM-hKMJg/s1600-h/DSC_0612.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlVrHAuZkpPu8LLpmeVyzau1Yr6QscKSw2-HFyXA5bnQiwVJRhjm4CBbOw4gybYBW1B0SLs91fmlyw8jgpnD1dKURsrS6Yq-vGld0hfcnlZpNyl-2e1-_9yHPNA1d69fuMW_QM-hKMJg/s400/DSC_0612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665480895999266" /></a><br />Today we get ready for Spring's arrival, and here are some things we do to celebrate Imbolc .<div><br /></div><div>We light candles around our house during the day.</div><div>We do our first spring cleaning: I invite my kids to sweep the house and we open the front door and sweep the dust out, this is to symbolize that we get rid of the old and we welcome the new in our lives.</div><div>Today is when we prepare the seeds we want for this years vegetable garden and start planting some of them indoors.</div><div>We hang Brighid's crosses in the doors that we use the most and above our chimney, and we have a small celebration before the day is over where we write one goal that we want to accomplish this year. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">I also want to remind you about my GIVEAWAY so don't forget to leave your comment in the post below for the chance to win 2 of my prints.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Have a wonderful day!!</div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-21079124842164449052010-01-31T20:50:00.000-08:002010-02-02T07:22:16.085-08:00As I said a couple of days ago, tomorrow February 2nd, we celebrate Imbolc and my wedding anniversary, so keeping with the tradition of the 2's (we got married 2/02/2002 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon) there will be 2 winners!! so if you want to enter this giveaway go to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nyta434">etsy shop</a> browse through my prints and let me know which print you would like to receive if you were the winner.<div><br /></div><div>So for the giveaway there will be 2 illustrations (of course), the print that you pick from the shop and this brand new one that I made for our Imbolc celebration: </div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XFTPTS6h87THOVgXXqcCrMANUGaWouqg0oEjRglm7RiXfLxNGGxYl728vSrgqAESI_DNitFZmt2sMyva2hZ1PMzVPF-611gavIq68cztmLdoOVHSgcSzr2A1afaoURqNKBpmSGkb5N8/s1600-h/candlemasblog.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XFTPTS6h87THOVgXXqcCrMANUGaWouqg0oEjRglm7RiXfLxNGGxYl728vSrgqAESI_DNitFZmt2sMyva2hZ1PMzVPF-611gavIq68cztmLdoOVHSgcSzr2A1afaoURqNKBpmSGkb5N8/s1600-h/candlemasblog.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5XFTPTS6h87THOVgXXqcCrMANUGaWouqg0oEjRglm7RiXfLxNGGxYl728vSrgqAESI_DNitFZmt2sMyva2hZ1PMzVPF-611gavIq68cztmLdoOVHSgcSzr2A1afaoURqNKBpmSGkb5N8/s400/candlemasblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433139982502255138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Don't forget that if<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"> your Blogger profile is unavailable, you need to leave an email address so that I can contact you to let you know that you have won.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;font-size:14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-26442906138798659202010-01-29T22:21:00.000-08:002010-01-29T23:32:48.285-08:00We are trying to get back into our rhythm, this week has being super hard but 2 things were accomplished, we got a new cabinet for our everything room!! and oh! it makes things so much nicer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkEzguLsGTeoB8ZmUmSaRdSXU3PaXB673ngdroG8nTE-p6eW2X_4yGqusQ4ub7e2HIqCK_OoWeiSyHSdQUyHHKhbsZBcpaCb5tbT44IrqZwibFyuKFM-ing9yReyveMUmIV8WZmJtVSI/s1600-h/DSC_1169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkEzguLsGTeoB8ZmUmSaRdSXU3PaXB673ngdroG8nTE-p6eW2X_4yGqusQ4ub7e2HIqCK_OoWeiSyHSdQUyHHKhbsZBcpaCb5tbT44IrqZwibFyuKFM-ing9yReyveMUmIV8WZmJtVSI/s400/DSC_1169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432428498527237042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjROvSqSYgxrgX_oyQDWwecjIJhxusgkEcXrHMxLhnAul79ljc2bcwuGRAPywzJqMLNC-NNahrc3KdwW7IGCxAf-gSRUDizi_2maQYPSMWDBSD-iRMtXD3l4hLmd3s9jCQ_icKmQUllbM/s1600-h/DSC_1176.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjROvSqSYgxrgX_oyQDWwecjIJhxusgkEcXrHMxLhnAul79ljc2bcwuGRAPywzJqMLNC-NNahrc3KdwW7IGCxAf-gSRUDizi_2maQYPSMWDBSD-iRMtXD3l4hLmd3s9jCQ_icKmQUllbM/s400/DSC_1176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432428506904879106" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>but the most wonderful one, (which I have to add here that I had nothing to do with this) Our little Mateo decided 4 days ago that he didn't need any more diapers, Yea!!! no more diapers !!!! (and just one accident!!!).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsoqdEmnVkn9_xqyoOFCt653y53nucCcQLccAsU2bJ9RSMS7xrE0nBUWs8WixU4XtbMMvn63XkkUvBUqIW7i10ussTbuCACzAYYFhoobDbrzTuGQ5iY7sKfPv2eCWCEuHQTgYpnd0c68/s1600-h/DSC_1138.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/AVvXsEhUsoqdEmnVkn9_xqyoOFCt653y53nucCcQLccAsU2bJ9RSMS7xrE0nBUWs8WixU4XtbMMvn63XkkUvBUqIW7i10ussTbuCACzAYYFhoobDbrzTuGQ5iY7sKfPv2eCWCEuHQTgYpnd0c68/s400/DSC_1138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432428486086967618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBFClWpEhGq5nyg9srjgg6u08Uid4N9APBFCaTOO-OteQk6ts_-we1TZGLSL9T4rP-SK9tZgmRe6WTEAlpirjeXaBcyLiPWGAM2NHIc4XHLjiLSt6RN-d6ln1tBnCLm-2B735kAeTqE8/s1600-h/DSC_1120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBFClWpEhGq5nyg9srjgg6u08Uid4N9APBFCaTOO-OteQk6ts_-we1TZGLSL9T4rP-SK9tZgmRe6WTEAlpirjeXaBcyLiPWGAM2NHIc4XHLjiLSt6RN-d6ln1tBnCLm-2B735kAeTqE8/s400/DSC_1120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432428837902336210" /></a><br /></div><div>Anyway I hope that my almost daily blogging gets back in routine.. for now I want to let you know that next week, February 2 we celebrate two important things in my home: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Imbolc</span> and our wedding anniversary, we got married 8 years ago : February 2, 2002 at 2:<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">00</span> P.M so its the perfect time for a Giveaway!! so next Monday I will post the pics for it!!!</div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-37036147124338211412010-01-12T00:52:00.000-08:002010-01-12T01:18:59.174-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">The reason of my absence.. we took a little trip to energize ourselves for this new year, we are still traveling, but here are some pics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnsgqjtxufHjOR-dTQEJy9iily5VOFzm2QOnPPrpkl0FZCzzdkaQg6S_OIar3WEaICLDG9R3Q8xPud30_Cz_Euj99aQVcNZqv4DQ1RiQWzEgfuhBefR6fG1LljXrK-673dDdW6yruJHo/s1600-h/DSC_0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnsgqjtxufHjOR-dTQEJy9iily5VOFzm2QOnPPrpkl0FZCzzdkaQg6S_OIar3WEaICLDG9R3Q8xPud30_Cz_Euj99aQVcNZqv4DQ1RiQWzEgfuhBefR6fG1LljXrK-673dDdW6yruJHo/s400/DSC_0163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425778461914531090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTv6X60U0UlodrYiWiEYJPdwlyD7zLp9YdznUD5ntz_FCcbZMt843fRj3B7ZOA5EfZPmSeFmh33Jr735trqsU0Ab9MVL-D7t930ncBC4peRdNtt7jtBywrmfA9wQIzTVcouCqvobWDis/s1600-h/DSC_0161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTv6X60U0UlodrYiWiEYJPdwlyD7zLp9YdznUD5ntz_FCcbZMt843fRj3B7ZOA5EfZPmSeFmh33Jr735trqsU0Ab9MVL-D7t930ncBC4peRdNtt7jtBywrmfA9wQIzTVcouCqvobWDis/s400/DSC_0161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425778451504452738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv78VUGu0At29gJea-VTc7qA4zD9aOBzyu1rsYh4pVbflUhJo7c7mMdzkQPLLSWmca3eZ_q6ReEADQbQ6kQxZIuO7r-mwuzF9YXqudc665zbvhyL6ReOrSoFBKJC27PrWf9QCs3M0Of5U/s1600-h/DSC_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv78VUGu0At29gJea-VTc7qA4zD9aOBzyu1rsYh4pVbflUhJo7c7mMdzkQPLLSWmca3eZ_q6ReEADQbQ6kQxZIuO7r-mwuzF9YXqudc665zbvhyL6ReOrSoFBKJC27PrWf9QCs3M0Of5U/s400/DSC_0170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425778447051852354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAod_B-ct4pxa8_8OpjkZAM45RJEVRBAxLccwM22C4lBlUzCRun1eSjMhMOK4cePnEfVRKEBMP_N5Py6Vc0A8-Vo2sxmvpmSL6FpCxAcjt6M-9bFpqqEdbxg54hIQGknFWaDRWrNs2IQk/s1600-h/DSC_0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAod_B-ct4pxa8_8OpjkZAM45RJEVRBAxLccwM22C4lBlUzCRun1eSjMhMOK4cePnEfVRKEBMP_N5Py6Vc0A8-Vo2sxmvpmSL6FpCxAcjt6M-9bFpqqEdbxg54hIQGknFWaDRWrNs2IQk/s400/DSC_0160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425776267324840850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aBYt-7yFUk9FITrrx86wCr_pw7qQj4LM9dcPH6lcjbAfeTEZYnt-uTy9LGH9lRM1rgCR8C5CfoB5wKDjen4Wkl3LV3xfEoqx69TzZoblKyDO6WDqpUIT4f_rqvkFyqKh4-kafXNAPTo/s1600-h/DSC_0462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aBYt-7yFUk9FITrrx86wCr_pw7qQj4LM9dcPH6lcjbAfeTEZYnt-uTy9LGH9lRM1rgCR8C5CfoB5wKDjen4Wkl3LV3xfEoqx69TzZoblKyDO6WDqpUIT4f_rqvkFyqKh4-kafXNAPTo/s400/DSC_0462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425776255877614306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2onamBT1ajEFcy1sUN-Ll0bBmB-i2U2pyW68KSU42T2bJ0TexD5-N_B3Mn-_B9alcH7Os7R7-2RphqGv52dHnyG5FuSGBPj7rHNLnq3rOMfnVoH0lMwKbnQn18AMRq8U-OCTN_M-S_V0/s1600-h/DSC_0468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2onamBT1ajEFcy1sUN-Ll0bBmB-i2U2pyW68KSU42T2bJ0TexD5-N_B3Mn-_B9alcH7Os7R7-2RphqGv52dHnyG5FuSGBPj7rHNLnq3rOMfnVoH0lMwKbnQn18AMRq8U-OCTN_M-S_V0/s400/DSC_0468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425776247334727474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> We'll be back in a couple of weeks and I will have my first giveaway on my return!! in the mean time I hope you had a wonderful holiday and a gorgeous beginning of the year!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-8857233524790851402009-12-21T07:38:00.000-08:002009-12-21T23:16:20.191-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Our Winter Solstice celebration...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82_C43eyl8leXArXPDTRvGPTZlIUViFGfTuxsCEOzZHMqI8nW8SadbYzKdRnEeUzzTnA8Fuvy8Lp2E4gb5fpdH7CTPz0QX8gEBtBCghU8aFA_eOrc0a1G1b1maQiIsP21cJ5hmgx3hb4/s1600-h/IMG_3620.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/AVvXsEg82_C43eyl8leXArXPDTRvGPTZlIUViFGfTuxsCEOzZHMqI8nW8SadbYzKdRnEeUzzTnA8Fuvy8Lp2E4gb5fpdH7CTPz0QX8gEBtBCghU8aFA_eOrc0a1G1b1maQiIsP21cJ5hmgx3hb4/s400/IMG_3620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948385021280306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we light our sun candle, we sing songs and read solstice stories</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWfec6ulbjStmbAq_JpwaSrYo2j0ycRzgTSJD590bplbb_5qKMwuR60Gx2u0CzD1j-OXd19K0GKlMov0f6hQjHF539xIysLGhX534ZI5MxLnSBRwRcMPhSh4wkZA8hbUK02qJYS74WUg/s1600-h/IMG_3608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWfec6ulbjStmbAq_JpwaSrYo2j0ycRzgTSJD590bplbb_5qKMwuR60Gx2u0CzD1j-OXd19K0GKlMov0f6hQjHF539xIysLGhX534ZI5MxLnSBRwRcMPhSh4wkZA8hbUK02qJYS74WUg/s400/IMG_3608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948373142250594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We make ornaments that resemble the sun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe-vk5F2KKvIbVxN8VPsJFeK8mOw-Sctq6MfYoH8210cAwP-y82CxLjaiKjsEYgiC3o9m3FQzwS-GsJjrVjTMpHIWNL9d-2PdMjhLniTdPLMhCUjm9dKcQh4dgRbh39Oxu_hgIsUs57Y/s1600-h/IMG_3611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe-vk5F2KKvIbVxN8VPsJFeK8mOw-Sctq6MfYoH8210cAwP-y82CxLjaiKjsEYgiC3o9m3FQzwS-GsJjrVjTMpHIWNL9d-2PdMjhLniTdPLMhCUjm9dKcQh4dgRbh39Oxu_hgIsUs57Y/s400/IMG_3611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948367205695346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we eat apples </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9JwCWsbTs8Ft2wOJn5c4EJkhpua5rrqCGvwQBm2qPmp6iKc_SASlmYGIputSXY94aY614ibGaiCNqaRaM2uZO5Yg3I75H54SQd0T5w8j5An_kEPx3QM4j3MVaFgr9O_I-Xxxa54rBOQ/s1600-h/IMG_9521.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/AVvXsEgf9JwCWsbTs8Ft2wOJn5c4EJkhpua5rrqCGvwQBm2qPmp6iKc_SASlmYGIputSXY94aY614ibGaiCNqaRaM2uZO5Yg3I75H54SQd0T5w8j5An_kEPx3QM4j3MVaFgr9O_I-Xxxa54rBOQ/s400/IMG_9521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948361958779106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we wait patiently for the longest night of the year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8en-2l1vXQNo4nLQ5XFWPNtsBDhUnQALunothnhUyX0EcMHaWrGNZ0fIPXsMWDCRjVZ4MxSnAJqa7Nb3FX1uqIMobkwkwJcPRDdrLWHKNEVWOXTdllFY8x2D5r8O4LWWMDUm4LSA6-20/s1600-h/IMG_9545.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/AVvXsEg8en-2l1vXQNo4nLQ5XFWPNtsBDhUnQALunothnhUyX0EcMHaWrGNZ0fIPXsMWDCRjVZ4MxSnAJqa7Nb3FX1uqIMobkwkwJcPRDdrLWHKNEVWOXTdllFY8x2D5r8O4LWWMDUm4LSA6-20/s400/IMG_9545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417948347834116706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we make our Yule log , this year with holly and cinnamon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and after we burn it the kids go to bed ... Gary and me while we wait until morning, I light 12 candles with the fire from our log that represent the 12 days that the log is supposed to burn continuously and we meditate and do a recap of our year... tomorrow before sunrise we will drive up to a high spot and wait for sunrise. We will greet the newborn sun with songs and dancing and the kids will receive their first present of the season.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you all a beautiful celebration!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWRh9TeT_rWDJjnji5I3ifg7zROZOI7J4Ye0E9C1jtT1KP46mjzhTOnd8ximLEgvIDYoC0z0TOkLso6uGlhjbmBbVU-DX7xE44BrfbjFRFvp5SELBnPHThgEv9hAkfZtxR5Gtipl1S60/s1600-h/IMG_9545.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and don't forget that</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Linda from </span></b><a href="http://www.naturalsuburbia.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Natural Suburbia</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> is doing a GIVEAWAY!!!! run run to her blog!! her goodies are just absolutely gorgeous!! I know you are going to love them and her blog is such an inspiration to all of us, me and my children just love to peek at her blog all the time.</span></b></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-81610646087096820612009-12-14T23:32:00.000-08:002009-12-14T23:42:56.508-08:00<div><div style="text-align: center; ">Loving my little time at my studio, have to take advantage of it,Gary will be traveling this week again...</div><div style="text-align: center; ">what do you think</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUzq29DQNPk7iR1tDN7033bfE-HHAFfGQ0t34L11zB2tiEcJ2BEqCKkSNZv4L9Hw2pdIchwMFFyGn_eWwKXfUXmTQ9-_v8tv5E_p2baAElq9eJp_YduE1h_NkEp5cVn5xo-n70sH0Z0o/s1600-h/thechildandhismoonfor+the+web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUzq29DQNPk7iR1tDN7033bfE-HHAFfGQ0t34L11zB2tiEcJ2BEqCKkSNZv4L9Hw2pdIchwMFFyGn_eWwKXfUXmTQ9-_v8tv5E_p2baAElq9eJp_YduE1h_NkEp5cVn5xo-n70sH0Z0o/s400/thechildandhismoonfor+the+web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415363580601484066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(a child and his moon)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will have prints very soon at my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/nyta434">etsy shop</a></span></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-80633780986199937312009-12-14T18:00:00.000-08:002009-12-14T18:29:08.237-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrRpeTOsSgLARSF77Io1bAeaZcyla7hNPTp9X4FMLqMhPfbyEX_5uctFr4ReZHi5kVwlOTH7jvc7GS_zkWc-GQF8KRCiCXzGDG0EY7s2aL2MEQgdQRTS9cmefL9GGgWcgNGdTJud5GPU/s1600-h/IMG_9444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrRpeTOsSgLARSF77Io1bAeaZcyla7hNPTp9X4FMLqMhPfbyEX_5uctFr4ReZHi5kVwlOTH7jvc7GS_zkWc-GQF8KRCiCXzGDG0EY7s2aL2MEQgdQRTS9cmefL9GGgWcgNGdTJud5GPU/s400/IMG_9444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415280259378426530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this week we celebrate the animal kingdom, so yesterday we put our animals on our Advent Spiral... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7shRt-XIRvao_pKqTgQhfz_tNq8Ja098EQeAYGEP0lubSkG7pOsaNhY7a2jC_JmguPuBERgYYd7ki9z9PCX19W82lXYJzBT4JT4g1xI5b6YOwbDcjuDSx0V-r-DOiYLi1bsK3JdkGxEw/s1600-h/IMG_9443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7shRt-XIRvao_pKqTgQhfz_tNq8Ja098EQeAYGEP0lubSkG7pOsaNhY7a2jC_JmguPuBERgYYd7ki9z9PCX19W82lXYJzBT4JT4g1xI5b6YOwbDcjuDSx0V-r-DOiYLi1bsK3JdkGxEw/s400/IMG_9443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415280266290028770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We made window paper stars as ornaments for our tree...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2ffgRHvwtiTd87vCu1QgcX2jFZ7Ygxjc1Ws0tzdPk8kNQXroT0USMcJEA6ZRH0coxayfU7ko3kCZvTqQWAUE2F6_aZrDFnuXZda6ApQn5mTuaFXbxY_C3zsMMkMAOuSe-l8zvxEl89I/s1600-h/IMG_9471.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2ffgRHvwtiTd87vCu1QgcX2jFZ7Ygxjc1Ws0tzdPk8kNQXroT0USMcJEA6ZRH0coxayfU7ko3kCZvTqQWAUE2F6_aZrDFnuXZda6ApQn5mTuaFXbxY_C3zsMMkMAOuSe-l8zvxEl89I/s400/IMG_9471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415280273655014178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We made for the very first time ballon lanterns!! ohh what a mess it was, but soooo worth it and even though they didn't turn out the way we expected them, candlelight is always candlelight beautiful and warm!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5O4RLS1H477jzNltcEnRBaecdmZI6KV0Xy7guVgri_BRvAruvapup_N49pqIhRIe2FIQxlAnbmCsI7m9DcEtvO29KMT0GGVfpK9xE-iHl8CH3mVGjeZlJOpBk4N8nKsNj2vVc1IQqqc/s1600-h/IMG_9408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5O4RLS1H477jzNltcEnRBaecdmZI6KV0Xy7guVgri_BRvAruvapup_N49pqIhRIe2FIQxlAnbmCsI7m9DcEtvO29KMT0GGVfpK9xE-iHl8CH3mVGjeZlJOpBk4N8nKsNj2vVc1IQqqc/s400/IMG_9408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415280275445697714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdskcVCyO0J-SS2VPgsb_uIR00prmXWEB3zLsBLUszCD7C8CIH0Hxn0PgF1wOBcKVPiavXWl2Ylz8DPDa-TcD58a7x0wqKT3ODg_9qsC42DsATSwwGwwTxpuBjj15YOIruigU0x9xyIU/s1600-h/IMG_9418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdskcVCyO0J-SS2VPgsb_uIR00prmXWEB3zLsBLUszCD7C8CIH0Hxn0PgF1wOBcKVPiavXWl2Ylz8DPDa-TcD58a7x0wqKT3ODg_9qsC42DsATSwwGwwTxpuBjj15YOIruigU0x9xyIU/s400/IMG_9418.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415280280252044066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">too much excitement for the wee ones ... Good night to you all!!</div><br /><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-70111165081071616952009-12-06T20:26:00.001-08:002009-12-08T12:59:18.372-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Advent, second week</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vg2Ef88rkVg266tLXbqbiE-zwL-YZXZ-CDsi0G-M51XT802TQiP7KAyE-ujtA5fXrb1O3hgWcc1HlME61i3DQayufrK3MGDCk0j57weh-RWf7ZcTTH6Llt_pDFPvaNhQQldF5g_7HiE/s1600-h/IMG_9399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vg2Ef88rkVg266tLXbqbiE-zwL-YZXZ-CDsi0G-M51XT802TQiP7KAyE-ujtA5fXrb1O3hgWcc1HlME61i3DQayufrK3MGDCk0j57weh-RWf7ZcTTH6Llt_pDFPvaNhQQldF5g_7HiE/s400/IMG_9399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412346221706367970" /></a><div>.</div><div><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-68074258947183412192009-11-25T20:25:00.000-08:002009-11-25T20:44:50.123-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">YEI!!! some Work in Progress that I can show , with Gary gone all the time its hard to find the time to work, by the time I put the wee ones in bed I usually fall asleep with them... but here is some work...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGNCfn8vMV4P_jF0DC8vNZXwltBXF9vWEWHyO5liOKEOTV5CCe30CpAjjLiRedg03KkIyWPdrv-ke4mzPpx9XN56dihr8ax9RBDMpuHtP6Bl2SRyPrYBDgVdCMh_t3vX563ns-gjAXTY/s1600/IMG_9373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGNCfn8vMV4P_jF0DC8vNZXwltBXF9vWEWHyO5liOKEOTV5CCe30CpAjjLiRedg03KkIyWPdrv-ke4mzPpx9XN56dihr8ax9RBDMpuHtP6Bl2SRyPrYBDgVdCMh_t3vX563ns-gjAXTY/s320/IMG_9373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408265182212520386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOzRExaiQHyWYOPQXgQ8Y-70QyfxHE40cSdu768VnnZrHopav6jplbRHasyeMeHr70kmhbvl5sgZKSMZVpOddSAoU2VKR0cwLRii6dO5UuK2UMXRq-_lbmgeDwwnCGnvGqkhUFR6TOAc/s1600/IMG_9372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOzRExaiQHyWYOPQXgQ8Y-70QyfxHE40cSdu768VnnZrHopav6jplbRHasyeMeHr70kmhbvl5sgZKSMZVpOddSAoU2VKR0cwLRii6dO5UuK2UMXRq-_lbmgeDwwnCGnvGqkhUFR6TOAc/s320/IMG_9372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408265175732361986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaodkwdlIESMSS1pr7ZtaYPziYVJ6mtFD5b2x145BJdgYoq15UUv0hbvtKT-ikO_1wXoh0RYGLguu2u1CAi-DFSA_OxvlCbEBfOsqzj6HIiiX-BK5O-5OAcI9bJSwQZhsLBbId7txfoU/s1600/IMG_9365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaodkwdlIESMSS1pr7ZtaYPziYVJ6mtFD5b2x145BJdgYoq15UUv0hbvtKT-ikO_1wXoh0RYGLguu2u1CAi-DFSA_OxvlCbEBfOsqzj6HIiiX-BK5O-5OAcI9bJSwQZhsLBbId7txfoU/s320/IMG_9365.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408265168289987106" /></a>To everyone that has come through <a href="http://www.whiffofjoy.com/">Whiff of Joy</a> I thank you from the bottom of my heart, I have seeing some of your cards and you guys are amazingly talented, I totally love what you guys do and I feel honored that you have chosen some of my designs to use in your cards!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So Welcome to all of you to my little world and anytime you want feel free to say hi!!</div><div><br /></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-51906870458484612662009-11-19T19:00:00.000-08:002009-11-19T21:07:36.284-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Some things we have done during Fall:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Igo4jin3kTuCv94IZxYej7ftpFhLB9PnlPXpqqlPWkur5BGBUbdTSVqTzr4jbm2nMLdoJy3wq-h1CSfG4vtGAEpSy2ZvTzYrcm-NVf6QhioM4mboYpb_CHamdk6RAqwQ3rK4vtpYgeo/s1600/IMG_3174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Igo4jin3kTuCv94IZxYej7ftpFhLB9PnlPXpqqlPWkur5BGBUbdTSVqTzr4jbm2nMLdoJy3wq-h1CSfG4vtGAEpSy2ZvTzYrcm-NVf6QhioM4mboYpb_CHamdk6RAqwQ3rK4vtpYgeo/s320/IMG_3174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406034851387345090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> hide and seek during our hiking</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDXgWabmmGS0dutv1rLDCLnvwP3bAj_PNYdFT0jGLSB33pstYri8U5Pt3aq_BYXHQe79ALTT4p0P-m41ZlLE5vLqeDxg7ja4Wvx8lWtjVhY05tqifuBfpU8UFQ3L6x2hmu0jiFjOcaMc/s1600/IMG_3430.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDXgWabmmGS0dutv1rLDCLnvwP3bAj_PNYdFT0jGLSB33pstYri8U5Pt3aq_BYXHQe79ALTT4p0P-m41ZlLE5vLqeDxg7ja4Wvx8lWtjVhY05tqifuBfpU8UFQ3L6x2hmu0jiFjOcaMc/s320/IMG_3430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406034845636536642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg-LS7i_4-BRjx5R-xBi1iYRZ3HQhiqrNP2O5ZBAYhpKKO5MpXgucz956NCHMWVd2Q26PBep6Hx4u3xbIR437wB7E6-SuhyphenhyphenNzFevs1cBWOQR07CG9hvSkss21PMkmuTpAH0DOKNUiUss/s1600/IMG_3459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCg-LS7i_4-BRjx5R-xBi1iYRZ3HQhiqrNP2O5ZBAYhpKKO5MpXgucz956NCHMWVd2Q26PBep6Hx4u3xbIR437wB7E6-SuhyphenhyphenNzFevs1cBWOQR07CG9hvSkss21PMkmuTpAH0DOKNUiUss/s320/IMG_3459.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406034838791575010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4DexYeSBdlRmpWU3XyOcRM0heOV6p9s5B7mVgbWRlnF1pnyi_Ne8jRSLsjJ8uLy0qKRAsW_0-aq_JLsXROTf56sjyyuu80bUhmoIwpcGZ3PIA-CI7eLS8t8Vg9YRhl_tdQ86hghhRKg/s1600/IMG_3455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4DexYeSBdlRmpWU3XyOcRM0heOV6p9s5B7mVgbWRlnF1pnyi_Ne8jRSLsjJ8uLy0qKRAsW_0-aq_JLsXROTf56sjyyuu80bUhmoIwpcGZ3PIA-CI7eLS8t8Vg9YRhl_tdQ86hghhRKg/s320/IMG_3455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406034833612921506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">pumpkin picking and hayrides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuspCqAjzx_dLVfOwSEeX4qkzmfmi7wSaxYfGIsGcFZGHLJYWntYXvVo8IzU2MD96XTdWTjB0ByRbyFTtD1-llxOnUnt_Y9m6RTgdhncWu0zkt4GzLptNcTm_MQPCVpdK6O8QPGgiv_g/s1600/IMG_3467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuspCqAjzx_dLVfOwSEeX4qkzmfmi7wSaxYfGIsGcFZGHLJYWntYXvVo8IzU2MD96XTdWTjB0ByRbyFTtD1-llxOnUnt_Y9m6RTgdhncWu0zkt4GzLptNcTm_MQPCVpdK6O8QPGgiv_g/s320/IMG_3467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406034823233898626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">pumpkin carving</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHOR0Y1kF4rOFmDrhhdqYtmsjTmwygJhpgtZ8wF6st9ayTh8FDL7ZSOTFQb64EDd8G4QjcfOF8-hDpDjsVxCUN-Wo4ohT9O07pQ7DzxknmGbTHndMLvSVZ_bM3vk0_oz_iIGb0smDfBU/s1600/IMG_3299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHOR0Y1kF4rOFmDrhhdqYtmsjTmwygJhpgtZ8wF6st9ayTh8FDL7ZSOTFQb64EDd8G4QjcfOF8-hDpDjsVxCUN-Wo4ohT9O07pQ7DzxknmGbTHndMLvSVZ_bM3vk0_oz_iIGb0smDfBU/s320/IMG_3299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406021647306327490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAKDbzfH0SXYUHuwVpKznPfw94vWA_OSyEO1wgHXrLCaHUL1qR3qMgjWPfDMLqWtmaCoathy0QyfiuJ1WgUapxo7wcQQtvhRAuHCV26foHSLMTgxs2eSE21AYy1Ayz_ONzM9Aa_6880/s1600/IMG_3300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAKDbzfH0SXYUHuwVpKznPfw94vWA_OSyEO1wgHXrLCaHUL1qR3qMgjWPfDMLqWtmaCoathy0QyfiuJ1WgUapxo7wcQQtvhRAuHCV26foHSLMTgxs2eSE21AYy1Ayz_ONzM9Aa_6880/s320/IMG_3300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406021637352044482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">watercolor </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuU8rLnG6UkgP2Y-p6OSTF_zVcXJJTsYXEUKhv6RPua7DRswnolotiERL1re3bh3I2xohFR2X8vYLSGRbkpkQZrYkHw-pD8hdPCCgSCc2JngCAcqYugge14LAKu5qtqbL7b9DNOHd7rY/s1600/IMG_3227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuU8rLnG6UkgP2Y-p6OSTF_zVcXJJTsYXEUKhv6RPua7DRswnolotiERL1re3bh3I2xohFR2X8vYLSGRbkpkQZrYkHw-pD8hdPCCgSCc2JngCAcqYugge14LAKu5qtqbL7b9DNOHd7rY/s320/IMG_3227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406021632738010114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">candleholders</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2hz0jtujNLMmGEcS6tGk9lUcZ51fihSKVqY6_s2GSwfztw5DC8VKwSjvuVqKTKQfDQre8XpRElgxUExJ3Qq5afhAyqiee5kyflMI6fv3_kS5QovVlu96JJeeIZ-htEcX795zRVi3ANw/s1600/IMG_3366.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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCf4hu8ag5D82wIJlG_4Rprx1881b-3EMjJvMDNUTHY5cEIfVrXAnLCbX1LxJ4l5BxDrTHZvzyyU0qwjefSNaohLxAWA_gspIQsCCMnxSSxe8nhDpAgqFQVNPkj96Tu22wRDGlbGhII-Q/s400/IMG_3397.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406017447699215874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">corn necklaces</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8dpE5-_5CpMw2fYOsPsQf3kkw5B0_ja3M2U-zKXfmWhmtJZpw5mErUhpvtbyScWIzsn5RGgm79cU6BfbG-wSQq8qUWQYxUwyZV0OAnwa43maeEfSo_kMyu13a-scGT2-bitSQfH7VJc/s1600/IMG_3349.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/AVvXsEhy8dpE5-_5CpMw2fYOsPsQf3kkw5B0_ja3M2U-zKXfmWhmtJZpw5mErUhpvtbyScWIzsn5RGgm79cU6BfbG-wSQq8qUWQYxUwyZV0OAnwa43maeEfSo_kMyu13a-scGT2-bitSQfH7VJc/s400/IMG_3349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406017459184338018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghotPXF97LlyvqQRFq8TKH24SLijuV6nXViHsEvchKwDSoAZd0ml6lJQINgu5riksZQU6bH70ASP_DqVdN1ybrI49MuxaOfflKltzZozim1K8DU5eiauMCJSADmPHM3Hv-WCenzth1oq0/s1600/IMG_3348.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/AVvXsEghotPXF97LlyvqQRFq8TKH24SLijuV6nXViHsEvchKwDSoAZd0ml6lJQINgu5riksZQU6bH70ASP_DqVdN1ybrI49MuxaOfflKltzZozim1K8DU5eiauMCJSADmPHM3Hv-WCenzth1oq0/s400/IMG_3348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406017455777251394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn equinox dancing</div><br /><br />I can believe we are half way the season... so many more things still to do.<div><br /></div><div>Wishing you all a happy season!!<br /><div><br /></div></div>the puRple gRasshoppeRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13752685377485292288noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361099142227401657.post-9618314222136243302009-07-09T23:20:00.000-07:002009-07-10T01:13:06.653-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Waldorf play around the house<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQddkNRMRMLV3-Mympdb9CFo2jtgL8OZD3iNuD3Nd9IexqodvulkWMtmASzjNpfEm5EY00aPH4ntI_E1Td04zhBNZbwSLNBm9hyphenhyphenu-Hcva2U4SdWu89miN9hi3AaDcSupO1AJM4NZv0ahA/s1600-h/IMG_2360.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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