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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJXwOnwP-DMqwzjIJmscFxgTEisyabd6TMmqyaPkVNEbK781cN3Pve372SYFOiE0CBSiWxQnZWVlpK_u3ffzxzwUCAU_preBTEncwISTaHKAwCSBAy8bqbKD2ympGCu4yerv3TK8nLvjECayr0pcpiSVjbcZgOfio_eL4NnTr0AD6aYPJ0hqaebuEX\/s2140\/pexels-monstera-5874594.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2140\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhJXwOnwP-DMqwzjIJmscFxgTEisyabd6TMmqyaPkVNEbK781cN3Pve372SYFOiE0CBSiWxQnZWVlpK_u3ffzxzwUCAU_preBTEncwISTaHKAwCSBAy8bqbKD2ympGCu4yerv3TK8nLvjECayr0pcpiSVjbcZgOfio_eL4NnTr0AD6aYPJ0hqaebuEX\/w448-h640\/pexels-monstera-5874594.png\" width=\"448\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  Well, it\u0026#39;s finally here.  Today is my last day of blogging until September.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI\u0026#39;m not going to bore you with all the fun projects I plan on tackling during my summer hiatus.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe walk of shame is too humiliating when I come back and admit that I basically did nothing.  It might be different, though, because the Mister will be fully retired. 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhnCA9dAih1NLxxxU6HUFYZnMsapAsQAt-lL7gpUv4XyMZWBejPFH2KeI3QYDP4QhGWfUv9yIZFi2PP43kRPRax6scvIgkP_S-8V1KXdFlU8jLKn7K_477kPwH8L6RONJ0aMjzQECebFVY4jbMWxK7uWlwC2Tqs3xjXPkpKrXHe87Sr1mLmZ0_jJ264\/s2630\/link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash%20(1).png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1830\" data-original-width=\"2630\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhnCA9dAih1NLxxxU6HUFYZnMsapAsQAt-lL7gpUv4XyMZWBejPFH2KeI3QYDP4QhGWfUv9yIZFi2PP43kRPRax6scvIgkP_S-8V1KXdFlU8jLKn7K_477kPwH8L6RONJ0aMjzQECebFVY4jbMWxK7uWlwC2Tqs3xjXPkpKrXHe87Sr1mLmZ0_jJ264\/w640-h446\/link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash%20(1).png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a good weekend.  Rumor has it that the East Coast got pretty toasty.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgRlkdWyRYE18rmIRiNpHgf3v6pN-oQHPLAXFBq5IyI60NNNjs0tqD2DOjEhjE8aoGb9QZll4AWNhX0tGROCWaoSDsiodlkyPhA5hHNCUzpCMP1c_HIUthzgDvN6DbrTtczWthoCzQSFJjuPqhpGTuNYbbEMDcRV0D4pHTiytn7PscNmXtyYQoPaYIS\/s2016\/IMG_0384.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgRlkdWyRYE18rmIRiNpHgf3v6pN-oQHPLAXFBq5IyI60NNNjs0tqD2DOjEhjE8aoGb9QZll4AWNhX0tGROCWaoSDsiodlkyPhA5hHNCUzpCMP1c_HIUthzgDvN6DbrTtczWthoCzQSFJjuPqhpGTuNYbbEMDcRV0D4pHTiytn7PscNmXtyYQoPaYIS\/w480-h640\/IMG_0384.jpg\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOn Saturday, the Mister and I went out for a fabulous lunch.  \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.seasons52.com\/locations\/tx\/dallas\/dallas-northpark\"\u003ESeasons 52\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E never disappoints.  The Mister even ordered a salad.  He did reward himself later with a nine-pound bag of popcorn with a pint of extra butter.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/beach-reads.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4839949901118843579\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/beach-reads.html#comment-form","title":"39 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4839949901118843579"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4839949901118843579"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/beach-reads.html","title":"Beach Reads"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhnCA9dAih1NLxxxU6HUFYZnMsapAsQAt-lL7gpUv4XyMZWBejPFH2KeI3QYDP4QhGWfUv9yIZFi2PP43kRPRax6scvIgkP_S-8V1KXdFlU8jLKn7K_477kPwH8L6RONJ0aMjzQECebFVY4jbMWxK7uWlwC2Tqs3xjXPkpKrXHe87Sr1mLmZ0_jJ264\/s72-w640-h446-c\/link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash%20(1).png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"39"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-5082228373243324227"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-20T05:20:00.008-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-20T06:37:13.686-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Friday Files"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLhY_W9RG-I4qWGBUcezJ7cPV1eY4dU8E2Xljof2jlUfEfM8zzEOyU88A_pr5p3w8EeuBJ4PPAcli0oK9zoy6o_0bOqR1lJryF9iKSI9MPK0sp0qEwwn31Gt3wgg7NvPofVd4dRsad01D1r_8uhuLavqHQRT-_0Bd_t9qQszKbppYdVSV3QM63HzX6\/s2530\/aaron-burden-cEukkv42O40-unsplash%20(1).png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1932\" data-original-width=\"2530\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLhY_W9RG-I4qWGBUcezJ7cPV1eY4dU8E2Xljof2jlUfEfM8zzEOyU88A_pr5p3w8EeuBJ4PPAcli0oK9zoy6o_0bOqR1lJryF9iKSI9MPK0sp0qEwwn31Gt3wgg7NvPofVd4dRsad01D1r_8uhuLavqHQRT-_0Bd_t9qQszKbppYdVSV3QM63HzX6\/w640-h488\/aaron-burden-cEukkv42O40-unsplash%20(1).png\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  Happy Friday!  I hope that you had a good week.  The highlight for me was my upholstery for my office arrived.  There are still a few things that I am waiting on, so the official unveiling will be in September.  I am also working on our master bedroom, which hopefully will be done by that time, as well.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7UT5EKoCGfmiyN4YbYCrMXeK5a214T3QWmN69jcxl9Wnod3EAdoHxJz0imVGQOEqO3-Vk7ymzQAihCLm3zwZLbiJOeubNIrEql0lwX_Bk-VfSBj7QbNGHnxBwlWCoBW_eBU4Fvciu8os_vj0mAeYfvWdoxlBV9tCqHpRJxCCavfSY8nvyhTLcL45f\/s3704\/shenggeng-lin-XoN3v3Ge7EE-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3704\" data-original-width=\"2744\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7UT5EKoCGfmiyN4YbYCrMXeK5a214T3QWmN69jcxl9Wnod3EAdoHxJz0imVGQOEqO3-Vk7ymzQAihCLm3zwZLbiJOeubNIrEql0lwX_Bk-VfSBj7QbNGHnxBwlWCoBW_eBU4Fvciu8os_vj0mAeYfvWdoxlBV9tCqHpRJxCCavfSY8nvyhTLcL45f\/w474-h640\/shenggeng-lin-XoN3v3Ge7EE-unsplash.png\" width=\"474\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  How was your weekend?  We had a good one.  Friday night, we met some friends at our village wine bar.  Saturday, we caught up on some errands and enjoyed a lovely lunch at one of my favorite spots, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/locations.brioitalian.com\/us\/tx\/allen\"\u003EBrio\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.  Sunday, was Holy Sheet Day! so I caught up on laundry and all my Bravo shows.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGZAfOIZOY8tAhX1JGG67DgjUtN5CefIC51ALA83Ou0ZRecKhY9qHjzmdGhGXneQlXKs1rYYm_VZ_uYG9aMGBOnoWcCo8S2aJ_aEpAQLbhhIRMNDrk_wD7g62oXEEv4iKLjUQgPxvmOcN49Jvt6VJNj71-_NvNdiurfSr46ddmycGiHWouxD-LMSwx\/s2016\/IMG_0346.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1512\" data-original-width=\"2016\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgGZAfOIZOY8tAhX1JGG67DgjUtN5CefIC51ALA83Ou0ZRecKhY9qHjzmdGhGXneQlXKs1rYYm_VZ_uYG9aMGBOnoWcCo8S2aJ_aEpAQLbhhIRMNDrk_wD7g62oXEEv4iKLjUQgPxvmOcN49Jvt6VJNj71-_NvNdiurfSr46ddmycGiHWouxD-LMSwx\/w640-h480\/IMG_0346.jpg\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe dynamic duo is back together in all their glory.  My #2 accepted an assignment in Boston, so we will see a lot more of Chowdah.  Millie couldn\u0026#39;t be happier; Chowdah not so much.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/hostess-with-mostess-gifts.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4795147600249023116\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/hostess-with-mostess-gifts.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4795147600249023116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4795147600249023116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/hostess-with-mostess-gifts.html","title":"Hostess with the Mostess Gifts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7UT5EKoCGfmiyN4YbYCrMXeK5a214T3QWmN69jcxl9Wnod3EAdoHxJz0imVGQOEqO3-Vk7ymzQAihCLm3zwZLbiJOeubNIrEql0lwX_Bk-VfSBj7QbNGHnxBwlWCoBW_eBU4Fvciu8os_vj0mAeYfvWdoxlBV9tCqHpRJxCCavfSY8nvyhTLcL45f\/s72-w474-h640-c\/shenggeng-lin-XoN3v3Ge7EE-unsplash.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-246933223143865393"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-13T05:21:00.007-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-13T05:37:26.342-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Friday Files"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you all had a good week. Although it flew by, I didn\u0026#39;t do anything exciting.  I did burn some calories whining about my allergies. But that covers it. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EToday, I am meeting some friends for a glass of chardonnay at our local wine bar, which is always a guaranteed good time.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/the-friday-files.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/246933223143865393\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/the-friday-files.html#comment-form","title":"24 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/246933223143865393"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/246933223143865393"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/the-friday-files.html","title":"The Friday Files"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEivYQ08O4zYshGkCEAPiL2ec5SHqpjKyTrf7Arv8iOeI0E70Ega49oijogmHd6bdz1fUWPgoV-PBLGowh2ffIsVUUbZPXT7r0Op1Nf8QpaYZRH44hxYvA4jEfV5TVxJc5YdesTZrek4dd5N_I_ae1lCAWW57eRsn2EMsdsMi49SMnVGG7rgoD5YlFMq\/s72-w442-h640-c\/hans-loebermann-VKnY6ugV8Ro-unsplash.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"24"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-4197950747761634148"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-08T09:25:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-08T09:25:20.110-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sunday Stealing"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgMF-4wHfU-Voe0B8jqd5FDrUaziA6dlr6HZ0KwZVbwOTUxHm7y3XCF6rs8O2_r4ODDlF7rPWtKnQF8Pmsfsd6tj2am8Ij4jX-Ddg0KFP6m0H_ZrISLeICumkLCIsgqsd664cyhHtiuEhM1pLuABhL8b95IcBIjWUCkB243o9jKXIjUn6Hsp-K29skg\/s3200\/tomoe-arai-60sWwC50few-unsplash%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3200\" data-original-width=\"2400\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgMF-4wHfU-Voe0B8jqd5FDrUaziA6dlr6HZ0KwZVbwOTUxHm7y3XCF6rs8O2_r4ODDlF7rPWtKnQF8Pmsfsd6tj2am8Ij4jX-Ddg0KFP6m0H_ZrISLeICumkLCIsgqsd664cyhHtiuEhM1pLuABhL8b95IcBIjWUCkB243o9jKXIjUn6Hsp-K29skg\/w480-h640\/tomoe-arai-60sWwC50few-unsplash%20(2).jpg\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  Happy Mother\u0026#39;s Day to all you wonderful Mothers and Mother figures out there.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope this post finds you well.  We\u0026#39;ve had a lot of rain here in North Texas.  Our hydrangeas look like they are enjoying it, though.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI had a busy week.  My neighbor took me out to lunch to celebrate my birthday.  We went to Pei Wei, which I hadn\u0026#39;t been to in ten years.  I love their Asian Chopped Chicken salad, and it was just as good as I remembered it.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiImUemcP8DOMeMhUkOsuiExPACqLjlV7l4u25jacOB_ZKa3-kNRIkqa6AiQaQLEaBiJIg0Kuz0rmYSHZV2RCS_UOQBveJffLziefLY3IIgmOT7Dj1PLPZBxj0HkLm09kQBgU8ZkhM7CpOHWxBGUAh1ZfU1y4iJ6X77oulGcmdPtoTL5p6HUApdubdJ\/s3932\/kelly-sikkema-TC4ixtT5eAY-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3932\" data-original-width=\"2732\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiImUemcP8DOMeMhUkOsuiExPACqLjlV7l4u25jacOB_ZKa3-kNRIkqa6AiQaQLEaBiJIg0Kuz0rmYSHZV2RCS_UOQBveJffLziefLY3IIgmOT7Dj1PLPZBxj0HkLm09kQBgU8ZkhM7CpOHWxBGUAh1ZfU1y4iJ6X77oulGcmdPtoTL5p6HUApdubdJ\/w444-h640\/kelly-sikkema-TC4ixtT5eAY-unsplash.png\" width=\"444\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  Are you as happy as I am that it\u0026#39;s Friday?  This week had its share of daily frustrations.  But it\u0026#39;s a new day and the weekend!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EFirst off, many of you asked for the Mister\u0026#39;s chimichurri sauce recipe that he served last weekend.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgc-nb6sy7cvQXRlaya1FzuXkFSudkT1cEEFU4MU6zBrw2GaQIdDaKZlFlCEkV-OnoKOvCDWe9-_E4dn6WRjEYeTyZyGWCWORFqHHx840ZS8pEn2H3SjNrJ2CKrP0syTpKj6X8LOwpNzt-9e3XJ3pjViBK2VWeYBiKF6O-7_X1r_hpuihfYsUYEG8XT\/s640\/IMG_0015%20(1).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj1Ie-AlCWbY9bet_7w3A9Rbh2Bn5hXRHy6xMGB8pPGwmJVkfHaV8HoCyOnvVUOECQ4UIJFCo09Hbo0maxFuHq3Mo7rG01tdTBVFwsQVLCPqbsgytqEP1dJZcaiju7WTVA8Kf8qj7qh4xdp3eVxfWYWT1JjvRtsmP9DozLv69nRKqTSQbdRAMOkisnw\/s3460\/aaron-burden-pjoDx6ZOqbQ-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3460\" data-original-width=\"2660\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj1Ie-AlCWbY9bet_7w3A9Rbh2Bn5hXRHy6xMGB8pPGwmJVkfHaV8HoCyOnvVUOECQ4UIJFCo09Hbo0maxFuHq3Mo7rG01tdTBVFwsQVLCPqbsgytqEP1dJZcaiju7WTVA8Kf8qj7qh4xdp3eVxfWYWT1JjvRtsmP9DozLv69nRKqTSQbdRAMOkisnw\/w492-h640\/aaron-burden-pjoDx6ZOqbQ-unsplash.png\" width=\"492\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI hope that you had a good weekend.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOurs was a lot of fun.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhLcJHg_B70T8g79PNFCc_3LH-SxGPc_AWrIW7vywYU-68M1dNRK32ReAhae5p-R69ERACKjIgKAbTlffSzRFnchK-c-rkkxKfoyCbVKl03i1YZd9OWPbVegxoDUbtiITlzyO-zvrqmchSxFZ-Ev4anuFjq4GS_k6-apBFIHGPP9QTkK_bQB7Y4geg6\/s2016\/IMG_0015.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhLcJHg_B70T8g79PNFCc_3LH-SxGPc_AWrIW7vywYU-68M1dNRK32ReAhae5p-R69ERACKjIgKAbTlffSzRFnchK-c-rkkxKfoyCbVKl03i1YZd9OWPbVegxoDUbtiITlzyO-zvrqmchSxFZ-Ev4anuFjq4GS_k6-apBFIHGPP9QTkK_bQB7Y4geg6\/w480-h640\/IMG_0015.jpg\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe caught up with our Happy Hour buds on Friday night, and Saturday, we had some friends for dinner.  Here\u0026#39;s a pic of our fabulous meal ala the Mister.  Sunday, we crashed.  This old grey mare she ain\u0026#39;t what she used to be.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/gift-guide-for-entertaining-mom.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1882392087465208736\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/gift-guide-for-entertaining-mom.html#comment-form","title":"28 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/1882392087465208736"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/1882392087465208736"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/gift-guide-for-entertaining-mom.html","title":"Gift Guide for the Entertaining Mom"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj1Ie-AlCWbY9bet_7w3A9Rbh2Bn5hXRHy6xMGB8pPGwmJVkfHaV8HoCyOnvVUOECQ4UIJFCo09Hbo0maxFuHq3Mo7rG01tdTBVFwsQVLCPqbsgytqEP1dJZcaiju7WTVA8Kf8qj7qh4xdp3eVxfWYWT1JjvRtsmP9DozLv69nRKqTSQbdRAMOkisnw\/s72-w492-h640-c\/aaron-burden-pjoDx6ZOqbQ-unsplash.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"28"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-8702621713448906184"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-22T04:31:00.011-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-22T08:10:59.226-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Friday Files"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXEjBLkfreziipSOv2qX4VUa5amWeTrzXccTFZnZUgZ41WTizBSbjN5CJpR6Djde8MYVstkspewONhBxmsOsC3Xbk58aphDYMvZNtmqqxu87zBfLJI41PRldF5WUFUpqyXKju9dcc_UXdCtTGRPvl4jZMGLaK4rgNsbkn48oQwlGIDqu7x2GWQgDj0\/s3516\/aaron-burden-FHWgqOniOSY-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3516\" data-original-width=\"2716\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXEjBLkfreziipSOv2qX4VUa5amWeTrzXccTFZnZUgZ41WTizBSbjN5CJpR6Djde8MYVstkspewONhBxmsOsC3Xbk58aphDYMvZNtmqqxu87zBfLJI41PRldF5WUFUpqyXKju9dcc_UXdCtTGRPvl4jZMGLaK4rgNsbkn48oQwlGIDqu7x2GWQgDj0\/w494-h640\/aaron-burden-FHWgqOniOSY-unsplash.png\" width=\"494\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  TGIF!  I hope that you had a good week.  The painting is done in my office. Next up is the electrician.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ELast night, I had a delightful time with my decorator bud and an old tennis pal.  It was gorgeous weather, so we took advantage of it and sat outside at my hood\u0026#39;s wine bar.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files_22.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8702621713448906184\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files_22.html#comment-form","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/8702621713448906184"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/8702621713448906184"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files_22.html","title":"The Friday Files"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhXEjBLkfreziipSOv2qX4VUa5amWeTrzXccTFZnZUgZ41WTizBSbjN5CJpR6Djde8MYVstkspewONhBxmsOsC3Xbk58aphDYMvZNtmqqxu87zBfLJI41PRldF5WUFUpqyXKju9dcc_UXdCtTGRPvl4jZMGLaK4rgNsbkn48oQwlGIDqu7x2GWQgDj0\/s72-w494-h640-c\/aaron-burden-FHWgqOniOSY-unsplash.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"15"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-5948481273475174283"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-19T04:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-19T04:55:00.902-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shopping"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Let's Go Shopping\/Beachwear"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe lucked out with the weather. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjUWWS5zZS5ICpUq4R-lLSMzL7Z-mqP4p_3LVMuRTuGDzBH2Wse5daCGZE4NJF2GVVt8wxBQXOAUrxf4YoyGjDxscQBytUXbK3Zb3puU_7lgkwxvmTg4ff-BeIHGauisZxm8hLvv3mLWM8W4uaAuh3SOrdzenVZTLP_yz5DGJW07jzfb_7Khc409pHo\/s882\/EE8C8B05-3C84-4AE9-80C5-E6C7C5720A48%20(1).png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhIS4qxTlQpFeJq6OGere7zfQz3hQQBHgSgfxvh2nrdzKru3m1x1sIcQ1dTlvs3lMC2Wjle4M7PwhCzDHx2hfxwZ4TDlwuQI5NxWB3kpQsREIG7XO0KWWU1WH_sgyaOgwYN5ZYUt7EY8vBexdpo5S3kfCkvGrtlQj3NpeqOwyWhdqwwGzx8D0yrqunh\/s1920\/easter-bunny-3201433_1920%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"635\" data-original-width=\"1920\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhIS4qxTlQpFeJq6OGere7zfQz3hQQBHgSgfxvh2nrdzKru3m1x1sIcQ1dTlvs3lMC2Wjle4M7PwhCzDHx2hfxwZ4TDlwuQI5NxWB3kpQsREIG7XO0KWWU1WH_sgyaOgwYN5ZYUt7EY8vBexdpo5S3kfCkvGrtlQj3NpeqOwyWhdqwwGzx8D0yrqunh\/w640-h212\/easter-bunny-3201433_1920%20(2).jpg\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  Did you have a good week?  If you were lucky enough to be on Spring Break, I imagine you did.  Mine was pretty good, and it seemed to fly by.  The bookshelves are built, the desk and console have arrived, the paint is chosen, and the fabric is in transit, which brings me to the halfway mark of my office renovation. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe other day I was thinking about Easters of the past.  There are not a lot of them that I remember.  I already bored you with the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/two-sistas-and-one-bunny-cake-take-5.html\"\u003EBunny Cake Escapade\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E with Sista.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/easter-everything.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5043712155535615588\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/easter-everything.html#comment-form","title":"19 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/5043712155535615588"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/5043712155535615588"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/easter-everything.html","title":"Easter Everything"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhIS4qxTlQpFeJq6OGere7zfQz3hQQBHgSgfxvh2nrdzKru3m1x1sIcQ1dTlvs3lMC2Wjle4M7PwhCzDHx2hfxwZ4TDlwuQI5NxWB3kpQsREIG7XO0KWWU1WH_sgyaOgwYN5ZYUt7EY8vBexdpo5S3kfCkvGrtlQj3NpeqOwyWhdqwwGzx8D0yrqunh\/s72-w640-h212-c\/easter-bunny-3201433_1920%20(2).jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"19"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-7447932288210896444"},"published":{"$t":"2022-04-11T04:02:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-04-11T04:02:52.797-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Entertaining"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Easter Eye Candy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxp2GORiMMvEGERf6eP1h7liAgVL0TKU3gInBrTvVnKFlUexSeTYL4KYasWJj3dw-tcHwOsJ-JflRkhv47E4gNdOYFMlAjtg6e4yp8Ha_cbaq05yIV3sLU-Stk6cKPibuseChovLcoBaRJJ9xNX9DYNUbtPLrzC9r-iek0Vd3lpWmmmC9Wf_aIF9Pd\/s3822\/erik-jan-leusink---SDX4KWIbA-unsplash.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3822\" data-original-width=\"2622\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxp2GORiMMvEGERf6eP1h7liAgVL0TKU3gInBrTvVnKFlUexSeTYL4KYasWJj3dw-tcHwOsJ-JflRkhv47E4gNdOYFMlAjtg6e4yp8Ha_cbaq05yIV3sLU-Stk6cKPibuseChovLcoBaRJJ9xNX9DYNUbtPLrzC9r-iek0Vd3lpWmmmC9Wf_aIF9Pd\/w440-h640\/erik-jan-leusink---SDX4KWIbA-unsplash.png\" width=\"440\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a good weekend.  Ours was pretty busy, but we got a lot done.  Today my new desk arrives, and tomorrow the carpenter is due to begin working on my office.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EToday\u0026#39;s post is all about Easter\/Spring table settings and centerpieces.  I know it\u0026#39;s a shock to you, but I did not lift a finger in producing any of the beauty or creativity.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.\u0026nbsp; I hope that you had a good weekend.\u0026nbsp; We were blessed with more gorgeous weather.\u0026nbsp; On Friday night, we met some new friends for dinner.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgEYGty4mqbnsKPibTsOpNIjpf7u2ysFrLobAwZj5_cccdi73tqeEn381QZkwXYCVSpxBSUHsTrcBmbuRBCV2DBgyCby4tGpSEdlU6ppqJ9CHlIJ9K3wks56_RGvgHS16n-pTk24SInpYDIhFwJGlSLSl9-gEJo2rTTGJRshLIe4jz0kiq2Z7TVtq-\/s1280\/IMG_1592.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1198\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjgEYGty4mqbnsKPibTsOpNIjpf7u2ysFrLobAwZj5_cccdi73tqeEn381QZkwXYCVSpxBSUHsTrcBmbuRBCV2DBgyCby4tGpSEdlU6ppqJ9CHlIJ9K3wks56_RGvgHS16n-pTk24SInpYDIhFwJGlSLSl9-gEJo2rTTGJRshLIe4jz0kiq2Z7TVtq-\/w640-h600\/IMG_1592.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EOur #2 took us out to lunch to thank us for babysitting Chowdah.\u0026nbsp; We met at one of my favorite places, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/honorbar.com\/locations\/dallas\/\"\u003EHonor Bar.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003EThey have the best guacamole in the world, and their Macho Salad is to die for.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh0gsitg7QGaRGlF5e1JQaPM5ZtuqjMdI8Bit99zDeaLOj1XMnAU4UKZJ0xEuAyAdxRo6Z-EinIY1kQ8F_FTID_N2V7n9X5Jv5w25YWrIkqWR5WTj2JIdngJ0p8Bul-gDM5qofRzl1k8X417AQMB0UErzvxf6p_8WZ1l2v6dWFq-WHQGMnJ2_AJ6TKb\/s1775\/IMG_1620.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1775\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh0gsitg7QGaRGlF5e1JQaPM5ZtuqjMdI8Bit99zDeaLOj1XMnAU4UKZJ0xEuAyAdxRo6Z-EinIY1kQ8F_FTID_N2V7n9X5Jv5w25YWrIkqWR5WTj2JIdngJ0p8Bul-gDM5qofRzl1k8X417AQMB0UErzvxf6p_8WZ1l2v6dWFq-WHQGMnJ2_AJ6TKb\/w546-h640\/IMG_1620.jpg\" width=\"546\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-size: large;\"\u003EToday is the day that I link up with my friend, Tanya, for her \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/txtanya.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/prime-purchases-april-2022.html\"\u003EPrime Purchases\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E party.\u0026nbsp; I have a treat for you today.\u0026nbsp; I got a nice note from one of my loyal, longtime readers last week.\u0026nbsp; Kathy lives outside Boston, and I have had the pleasure of meeting her in person.\u0026nbsp; She sent me a list of some of her favorite things that she has purchased from Amazon over the years.\u0026nbsp; It was perfect timing because all of my Amazon orders were reorders, which I have already talked about.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzYyVOD2-4Vz-LrS9TEQIwGuiNarmpdLhOlDvX4CNOck0msDJKx2zkkJZMTubNT6CTNEwhT8diQ5QIEOTEpAi0BHxkeBF4NBnvjektWm7wMFtxzX7-8YMgC-WNfcV5L7hv2xxutvT6zXIPhxtMT1Dl31ZASX9WIriduenIQiX6l6FlGPsQzqRiPmY_\/s1500\/61BNMy+YiQL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1249\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgzYyVOD2-4Vz-LrS9TEQIwGuiNarmpdLhOlDvX4CNOck0msDJKx2zkkJZMTubNT6CTNEwhT8diQ5QIEOTEpAi0BHxkeBF4NBnvjektWm7wMFtxzX7-8YMgC-WNfcV5L7hv2xxutvT6zXIPhxtMT1Dl31ZASX9WIriduenIQiX6l6FlGPsQzqRiPmY_\/w640-h532\/61BNMy+YiQL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3x2WjB0\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENightlights – in all bathrooms and hallways, the kitchen, basement, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003EI have them in the foyer, mudroom, and near any place I may wander late at night (like the kitchen).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1DGbDsvXD3KfTqvoWlzMUszgrCq4BNvGVjRtGYtw2G8wfPyeimXqLX25LgJlH0DROAFSowWYNUEecMSuCVqDVE7eeOSTEmcqwctgXLi5bO0eLIAoi9ZNBklgYBSGgTNRJ9JxnHlVyr9wvH3vU84JcSqQe7r69LcvTiCH7CwX3GT_jsBSQeY9E2dQJ\/s1187\/71TK81ukWPL._AC_SL1234_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1069\" data-original-width=\"1187\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg1DGbDsvXD3KfTqvoWlzMUszgrCq4BNvGVjRtGYtw2G8wfPyeimXqLX25LgJlH0DROAFSowWYNUEecMSuCVqDVE7eeOSTEmcqwctgXLi5bO0eLIAoi9ZNBklgYBSGgTNRJ9JxnHlVyr9wvH3vU84JcSqQe7r69LcvTiCH7CwX3GT_jsBSQeY9E2dQJ\/w640-h576\/71TK81ukWPL._AC_SL1234_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DEituD\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EJar opener – it pops the seal... then just a gentle twist to open the jar – other colors available.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; 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font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; text-align: start;\"\u003EOXO ice scoop – I keep it in my freezer ice bin\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjetieA4-r4703RNcpoGnT4FKxOhc-M8dyw8YGL66sKQQCf7XjKtyIExRmdJGQAO8-XZAg-dYUMYKFNJDmjKAMMQsFabId7cK7ARt2TL119I7WXHcN8dKNEnpoNptXB0hazsoRp0xBGZlJuiic_xmlIQZAUWoNnZCR6QH_9mt1HvcT37XknowXfz3Ui\/s1500\/81bzDviCW2L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjetieA4-r4703RNcpoGnT4FKxOhc-M8dyw8YGL66sKQQCf7XjKtyIExRmdJGQAO8-XZAg-dYUMYKFNJDmjKAMMQsFabId7cK7ARt2TL119I7WXHcN8dKNEnpoNptXB0hazsoRp0xBGZlJuiic_xmlIQZAUWoNnZCR6QH_9mt1HvcT37XknowXfz3Ui\/w640-h426\/81bzDviCW2L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DD0Z1y\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPlastic knife that doesn’t scratch metal (brownie\/cake) pans\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWbCJBW4rW9fZN1WJaDwxgcy0XnziPYih4EHJTLBQS7eKMtGYTNXZ8no8Vyzb88VCtBVdrmuTsGaLm-iij9sWb53lFlAseFChy6E54BxYb-2XTP3vAoy3zqu6QmEAgq3VUbu3jNEJ1atJ6BXIWYsU27wQ8bYMiPbosDF65iI3FZibWEXEV0udaBJLk\/s994\/61r0csrCyGL._AC_SL1000_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"954\" data-original-width=\"994\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWbCJBW4rW9fZN1WJaDwxgcy0XnziPYih4EHJTLBQS7eKMtGYTNXZ8no8Vyzb88VCtBVdrmuTsGaLm-iij9sWb53lFlAseFChy6E54BxYb-2XTP3vAoy3zqu6QmEAgq3VUbu3jNEJ1atJ6BXIWYsU27wQ8bYMiPbosDF65iI3FZibWEXEV0udaBJLk\/w640-h614\/61r0csrCyGL._AC_SL1000_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ulIsnl\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESilicone lids for microwaving and food storage in the fridge (in my effort to use less plastic wrap)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; text-align: start;\"\u003EDust cloths – a bit tacky to grab dust.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhQsGslbjGugbsm9ivuTaAC1tXbwMwwqLQNOkwrERF8MHxpAygu1JnZVpXzcCCMSg1T2ByOJUwIZ0ue3bHoQfyg01-WG2L5S9Dgo7mIqr32xNc35s2LP8Sk6QMjZv7qS5XGZSkTkThlwjr773iYv0qUjEJeg5_3jxqWLK-UnT9qbOaaTOLWqlBpjYKE\/s1500\/71xN4yJ93qL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"916\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhQsGslbjGugbsm9ivuTaAC1tXbwMwwqLQNOkwrERF8MHxpAygu1JnZVpXzcCCMSg1T2ByOJUwIZ0ue3bHoQfyg01-WG2L5S9Dgo7mIqr32xNc35s2LP8Sk6QMjZv7qS5XGZSkTkThlwjr773iYv0qUjEJeg5_3jxqWLK-UnT9qbOaaTOLWqlBpjYKE\/w390-h640\/71xN4yJ93qL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"390\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3x6TJd0\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOreck vacuum bag air fresheners – I break one up and place it in a new vacuum bag.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVuNZ_22OwC2RQ9VTzk_exzBYkmnkK7opkOnsgZjX9qD_fUhvaRgwwFa41SqNKn9oxgXm5NMSN0Y4p_mwagUzOwLDLzczmxnb4UNxRhMvlLTdYQpBSDrdvOcXxMsJcvgiSU4OCgNqXDno2sX57xmIGspONs2cBfIckWz0HuG1iwJjQUpNPZ4Jipsxo\/s1210\/Capture.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"970\" data-original-width=\"1210\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjVuNZ_22OwC2RQ9VTzk_exzBYkmnkK7opkOnsgZjX9qD_fUhvaRgwwFa41SqNKn9oxgXm5NMSN0Y4p_mwagUzOwLDLzczmxnb4UNxRhMvlLTdYQpBSDrdvOcXxMsJcvgiSU4OCgNqXDno2sX57xmIGspONs2cBfIckWz0HuG1iwJjQUpNPZ4Jipsxo\/w640-h514\/Capture.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38qLdeJ\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDifferent size configurations available - there are lots of different brands of packing cubes available now, but my family has used this original brand for many years.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3LjZbY-kxgPIpwOpk41zly2FCuHpb7fjd-mOi5E8qQtXFdjSvrBausPL-emCu9PsQbilVty9RzI7xXnrK3yiPEcqf2TyAbHLbYEaEgsEjXuxyPTzoixD38ccIyNjAtqgR5qnT2IW9AfjVNTFvEU8WvZUknmMDW06bfQrj7YTOILYRta0Mrj7B52zA\/s1500\/81IFksPCq2L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1352\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh3LjZbY-kxgPIpwOpk41zly2FCuHpb7fjd-mOi5E8qQtXFdjSvrBausPL-emCu9PsQbilVty9RzI7xXnrK3yiPEcqf2TyAbHLbYEaEgsEjXuxyPTzoixD38ccIyNjAtqgR5qnT2IW9AfjVNTFvEU8WvZUknmMDW06bfQrj7YTOILYRta0Mrj7B52zA\/w640-h576\/81IFksPCq2L._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LE2hMt\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; text-align: start;\"\u003EBIG baking sheet – I love this cuz holds a lot.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: large; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; font-size: large; text-align: left;\"\u003EIt's\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; font-size: large; text-align: left;\"\u003E great for\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003Esheet-pan dinners, roasting vegs, cooking for company.\u0026nbsp; Sometimes I line it with x-long foil before baking.\u0026nbsp; It\u0026nbsp; takes up the entire rack in my oven,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;so measure your oven before purchasing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD1CoGUTWrfA7CzgmBevF-KpZ_F3bz6n5NPB_G0TyKgdC3aYzRqdxq-FTxz1rRKNggHAGsk8GpAmrdoipLq-U55TUnDB8qB15tCKhXxiXjubNxQd9-m3y6q20ExXGsA-GqnIedM1Ksbcp7ZeC6GwTsauKifTfw0NPHetutF62NxEr0jNx2JICNToqO\/s498\/51R7e-xZ4oL._AC_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"228\" data-original-width=\"498\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiD1CoGUTWrfA7CzgmBevF-KpZ_F3bz6n5NPB_G0TyKgdC3aYzRqdxq-FTxz1rRKNggHAGsk8GpAmrdoipLq-U55TUnDB8qB15tCKhXxiXjubNxQd9-m3y6q20ExXGsA-GqnIedM1Ksbcp7ZeC6GwTsauKifTfw0NPHetutF62NxEr0jNx2JICNToqO\/w640-h294\/51R7e-xZ4oL._AC_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NPL98G\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECarbona Stain Devils – many different ones – removes all my (husband's) clothing stains.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDigital instant-read thermometer - we use it for all meat that we cook.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtVAeJVdBjYlDxETr2Ebbbcq7qF1l_qQP93TzTQmYc3Na9QjQbFrJw4-3Dbx6LoPPTOZmTo2LNjgNQAAZkXWo9Y4szpp7GMutEOpSsLNVLu2bu1wCMHj3OqBQjyb-2Vc4X6ohQRm3oE8yDeSbzlUcm_ZOmZdT1Q2_VS9uwTvRSXsnnUJ7Q0iwqvHdr\/s486\/41sy+C6pDxL._AC_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"403\" data-original-width=\"486\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjtVAeJVdBjYlDxETr2Ebbbcq7qF1l_qQP93TzTQmYc3Na9QjQbFrJw4-3Dbx6LoPPTOZmTo2LNjgNQAAZkXWo9Y4szpp7GMutEOpSsLNVLu2bu1wCMHj3OqBQjyb-2Vc4X6ohQRm3oE8yDeSbzlUcm_ZOmZdT1Q2_VS9uwTvRSXsnnUJ7Q0iwqvHdr\/w640-h530\/41sy+C6pDxL._AC_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38sCkRV\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESmall fruit colander\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZEqSEHl3ADcK8GfK2mM3VRMASEfpZfxambuCI_X_u_MS0svZAO0GvQcEGjF0dAOP-xYBv36tLQQGI9AZG7Wq1rWeNR_LoAQYgE3VOihKHWxpV5M61pv449nNRd9AGtAAyzzpvTHtlYqI0Bq1dHUQX7A48YUZuaae2Aiiut9wFj2GFUWYc0WduKgNX\/s500\/41-ckeJpWDL.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"500\" data-original-width=\"500\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZEqSEHl3ADcK8GfK2mM3VRMASEfpZfxambuCI_X_u_MS0svZAO0GvQcEGjF0dAOP-xYBv36tLQQGI9AZG7Wq1rWeNR_LoAQYgE3VOihKHWxpV5M61pv449nNRd9AGtAAyzzpvTHtlYqI0Bq1dHUQX7A48YUZuaae2Aiiut9wFj2GFUWYc0WduKgNX\/w640-h640\/41-ckeJpWDL.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LHAYki\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ERecommended by my dentist \/ thicker and more effective than drug store brands.\u0026nbsp; Easy to pull it through tight teeth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjOziRzki3CuWnxaTScXUCihzjDxe4UXZf2-0wYaXpXniopxCNGPSm-0PA7igpapLxp94cntUE7mawRqNrguJny5jV4lxfwNRmWr9beABbWpilvHvodAzmTx7JY6vM1kHGetJv6UBWVkgxtLa9H2XcSu6utsGuc3CzC5RDshYdKAG1ibOXa1PUJ6lf\/s1500\/71GEQORLNmS._SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjOziRzki3CuWnxaTScXUCihzjDxe4UXZf2-0wYaXpXniopxCNGPSm-0PA7igpapLxp94cntUE7mawRqNrguJny5jV4lxfwNRmWr9beABbWpilvHvodAzmTx7JY6vM1kHGetJv6UBWVkgxtLa9H2XcSu6utsGuc3CzC5RDshYdKAG1ibOXa1PUJ6lf\/w640-h640\/71GEQORLNmS._SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NKIPj2\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI hang this Silicone shower brush on my removable shower hook.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEis45p62P-LDjtZT8WBYJoEphRak10NWjmLfPv8cgsVU0A8XACN8yaVgZO6O5kSHmCLwzsqUNbVDcb29BJKnvyNxlx4mzQtIcXFxbCzVfP-UCpKTlgZ_6qq61vKrQ2lCUmuIN-h2q3WAEXkUcrWF5lqTn9aQfty-5CKVeKlsBFuGY12w6XxkseHREMG\/s1405\/Capture.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1149\" data-original-width=\"1405\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEis45p62P-LDjtZT8WBYJoEphRak10NWjmLfPv8cgsVU0A8XACN8yaVgZO6O5kSHmCLwzsqUNbVDcb29BJKnvyNxlx4mzQtIcXFxbCzVfP-UCpKTlgZ_6qq61vKrQ2lCUmuIN-h2q3WAEXkUcrWF5lqTn9aQfty-5CKVeKlsBFuGY12w6XxkseHREMG\/w640-h524\/Capture.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LDf2Xz\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003ESilver Lilly invisible belt –\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003Esome of my pants require a belt and\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;this one lies very flat under tops.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;I put the buckle to the left of first belt loop on the left for minimal detection.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; 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font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ECalf stretcher slant board – a “must” for runners and walkers.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003EI have it in a prominent place, so I walk by it and use it several times every day.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EShoe storage rack in my mudroom.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;It is\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003Esturdy and comes in other sizes and finishes.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ELaCross room thermometer (+ humidity) – I have them in several rooms that run warm\/cool.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipqNWBA1xl2TxkIrN01QaAv0A4khL3Xv1czYtxJNualL8uxSH0hX01r1Y9a96EJDKBqPTCwMAua4N2TcYrpnx94PxC9nQMJwzRgIKhMHKki3LuT4ApZlq3PFSdY1GX7cQoLgGlxY-ojRzk00tCZ-78hEiWrwboc5CGqiEmuKwhsPatwhPUMLno6nxT\/s1500\/81eyA3KLqFL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"905\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEipqNWBA1xl2TxkIrN01QaAv0A4khL3Xv1czYtxJNualL8uxSH0hX01r1Y9a96EJDKBqPTCwMAua4N2TcYrpnx94PxC9nQMJwzRgIKhMHKki3LuT4ApZlq3PFSdY1GX7cQoLgGlxY-ojRzk00tCZ-78hEiWrwboc5CGqiEmuKwhsPatwhPUMLno6nxT\/w640-h386\/81eyA3KLqFL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3r1Fmml\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ESloggers – waterproof rain\/gardening – I purchased my normal size (with socks), and at first, they seemed a bit tight but quickly loosened up to be comfortable and fit perfectly.\u0026nbsp; They come in several colors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDI9thI3ikElwuPBLH27YqkmueOhBHVha72ApR1Jzmr8Vh2CIJt9Mp38SV2fntQLRPVCSERwF1efBmDGeh0IPiEnleQjMpiysgycPKR-Xcz-gM5KBog64BYgdZuWwZPD3VY2kRHZjlTqNPFSMYvN3MYfmf2oGIJDjNjx-qt7gdmCbElkysxfqLmvfR\/s1185\/71pF5l5HesL._AC_SL1200_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1172\" data-original-width=\"1185\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjDI9thI3ikElwuPBLH27YqkmueOhBHVha72ApR1Jzmr8Vh2CIJt9Mp38SV2fntQLRPVCSERwF1efBmDGeh0IPiEnleQjMpiysgycPKR-Xcz-gM5KBog64BYgdZuWwZPD3VY2kRHZjlTqNPFSMYvN3MYfmf2oGIJDjNjx-qt7gdmCbElkysxfqLmvfR\/w640-h632\/71pF5l5HesL._AC_SL1200_.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3u5OxUN\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Calibri; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EChristmas ornament storage container – 2 or 3 tiers - I like the handles on both trays\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003Eand the adjustable compartment configurations.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EThank you so much, Kathy!!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EDo you have any favorites that you've ordered from Amazon?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEmail me at: preppyemptynester@gmail.com.,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003Eand I will mention them next month.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUntil next time...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; font-family: calibri; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjUSOKkeV2w7iZ_7t2bPTUFOPBSfKDLlkEWa_dTNSimgVSKXtr9uPRTGp0WS4NMOflqtIGVGtge5T7GQNkec9Hu1G6BVOqLFpm9w4dFTsUyZVHJe5yDXHvrOV0Yt0gEh0QwFPMwBv109suwVposil-WPFbTbkNqwelXxcYSi5pK5kZd0vY06twUaTOV\/s239\/katiesignature.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh8E1i2f6-HuNXsBbzk5th1A_UkhkIhYQ7hl0HR0VnqzUS56tDtPfaXFVWkNGdetkPh3h5Z0SaPWLMXwuRXGkVfY5cZ6ctJhWIB_qi9OfKCPAm2YEQaa_NEA4XdV5h4V-8LcyZQvAdWKXoBjn57Y3UVCFkXYop7oT8SgzddGvXgYZOlHhnIpwQB0m_6\/s5180\/pexels-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-6715823.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5180\" data-original-width=\"4352\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh8E1i2f6-HuNXsBbzk5th1A_UkhkIhYQ7hl0HR0VnqzUS56tDtPfaXFVWkNGdetkPh3h5Z0SaPWLMXwuRXGkVfY5cZ6ctJhWIB_qi9OfKCPAm2YEQaa_NEA4XdV5h4V-8LcyZQvAdWKXoBjn57Y3UVCFkXYop7oT8SgzddGvXgYZOlHhnIpwQB0m_6\/w538-h640\/pexels-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-6715823.png\" width=\"538\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI hope that you had a good week. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI am happy to report that all is well around here.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuB4gusoy_STrYp-UMYlV_IrS_Rgp_4hg-0e0IvEtNm6E_q80pzncp1hFTvG-Su_OC_96UeN9zb2qzc-OZicpxj3p-dcS2O-G-4WAV0sdmIMpYqm3AMAl80xf03ZMsihm6gC5_hOtSG7GryXz5ItDqAycoh1nZvIvPndRXAld3ZgJStkX18tMDnYpB\/s2016\/IMG_1451.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhuB4gusoy_STrYp-UMYlV_IrS_Rgp_4hg-0e0IvEtNm6E_q80pzncp1hFTvG-Su_OC_96UeN9zb2qzc-OZicpxj3p-dcS2O-G-4WAV0sdmIMpYqm3AMAl80xf03ZMsihm6gC5_hOtSG7GryXz5ItDqAycoh1nZvIvPndRXAld3ZgJStkX18tMDnYpB\/w480-h640\/IMG_1451.jpg\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOur new recliners finally arrived from\u003Ci\u003E Calico Corners.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe waited 7 months, but they were worth the wait.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc5ulgB1nJ1qlJ_ROcQ5r20m5hxpttiL8QK0_KD1FP3xgl_q7TcYzHek07TzYHa4ozxy2lxohq6EuwGKjah-p5GMZjCte9ftmxg7nnTRAEFIRhCK7J65LnAwiYXA6hKCEFLWsJBX5Puqx-_GOb-Kq4CcdVGvNSqDUHnf_VbotTDeiL4uL6m1seJecx\/s640\/2nd%20shoot%206905%20Istina%20-7%20(1)%20(2).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"426\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjc5ulgB1nJ1qlJ_ROcQ5r20m5hxpttiL8QK0_KD1FP3xgl_q7TcYzHek07TzYHa4ozxy2lxohq6EuwGKjah-p5GMZjCte9ftmxg7nnTRAEFIRhCK7J65LnAwiYXA6hKCEFLWsJBX5Puqx-_GOb-Kq4CcdVGvNSqDUHnf_VbotTDeiL4uL6m1seJecx\/w640-h426\/2nd%20shoot%206905%20Istina%20-7%20(1)%20(2).jpg\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI sold our temporary \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35vbVSd\"\u003EAmazon chairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E within an hour of posting on Nextdoor.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1293802616047814399\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files.html#comment-form","title":"23 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/1293802616047814399"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/1293802616047814399"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/the-friday-files.html","title":"The Friday Files"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh8E1i2f6-HuNXsBbzk5th1A_UkhkIhYQ7hl0HR0VnqzUS56tDtPfaXFVWkNGdetkPh3h5Z0SaPWLMXwuRXGkVfY5cZ6ctJhWIB_qi9OfKCPAm2YEQaa_NEA4XdV5h4V-8LcyZQvAdWKXoBjn57Y3UVCFkXYop7oT8SgzddGvXgYZOlHhnIpwQB0m_6\/s72-w538-h640-c\/pexels-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-6715823.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"23"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-4424860982575084499"},"published":{"$t":"2022-03-29T04:25:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-29T04:25:07.982-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Entertaining \nBooks"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reading, Writing, \u0026 Listening"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTvNWGQtN9McomMTmOG9fzwAyJ8yZiFbLyAV2CFysund8_-4GBGVVidD1r-W8Uv5LLB_Urh3ponCZHRns-BLMQZYzD_lZLFzLb0AZppG6Ieot1IoGaP07XoIZ_nPdfA_0cTIRVPh5jkyfc57V1OtKsAGK0cknNkc2iEWFMs1E1hGZdylq-TPk2dypE\/s3138\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4996868.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3138\" data-original-width=\"2178\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiTvNWGQtN9McomMTmOG9fzwAyJ8yZiFbLyAV2CFysund8_-4GBGVVidD1r-W8Uv5LLB_Urh3ponCZHRns-BLMQZYzD_lZLFzLb0AZppG6Ieot1IoGaP07XoIZ_nPdfA_0cTIRVPh5jkyfc57V1OtKsAGK0cknNkc2iEWFMs1E1hGZdylq-TPk2dypE\/w444-h640\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4996868.png\" width=\"444\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.\u0026nbsp; How was your weekend?\u0026nbsp; I hate to rub it in because I know that the East Coast is experiencing bitter temps, but we spent most of the weekend on the patio.\u0026nbsp; If it makes you feel any better, our Summer weather consists of a heat index that is hotter than Will Smith's temper.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis weekend, we invited some friends over to celebrate the fabulous weather.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgVCrQuStOqzfAxT8Wc8WpluLf4N2BvkFQcIbi0OiuPAZIOXqT92qI3bn_cfVQrnvn6yZSTFKzTqKCsZ5r6lo1ORemD3qE8XurXpSsvV_Gr0J28yGvzDpzMEbCUr92lKvhchB0VoqzZQFWpjZTXTEwgjQp1gWh4grvJZt7mpR397roTWIzvcGWclSJB\/s1617\/IMG_1473.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1617\" data-original-width=\"1390\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgVCrQuStOqzfAxT8Wc8WpluLf4N2BvkFQcIbi0OiuPAZIOXqT92qI3bn_cfVQrnvn6yZSTFKzTqKCsZ5r6lo1ORemD3qE8XurXpSsvV_Gr0J28yGvzDpzMEbCUr92lKvhchB0VoqzZQFWpjZTXTEwgjQp1gWh4grvJZt7mpR397roTWIzvcGWclSJB\/w550-h640\/IMG_1473.jpg\" width=\"550\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAs you can see, our welcome wagon\/security detail was set in motion immediately when learning that guests were expected.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhD_9PhI2iXoE4ix46GIcwrsfgCk2TYmsHR0CcPl7dzC4UlibL_k9fPvYt3M-6CvXL9KnPctdOsNIuVD88JNBgMc118p0XhohsSFd-4pq7nSwzqR8X1Y1FfEyLJj0oBb9a2rZOK3z-Y1PeID3Xhb2J8uNyadpGvUjjN_XMEIuYDSmgwlqfU2Q3MyfMY\/s2016\/IMG_1514.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhD_9PhI2iXoE4ix46GIcwrsfgCk2TYmsHR0CcPl7dzC4UlibL_k9fPvYt3M-6CvXL9KnPctdOsNIuVD88JNBgMc118p0XhohsSFd-4pq7nSwzqR8X1Y1FfEyLJj0oBb9a2rZOK3z-Y1PeID3Xhb2J8uNyadpGvUjjN_XMEIuYDSmgwlqfU2Q3MyfMY\/w480-h640\/IMG_1514.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAs always, I was in charge of flowers, plates, and glassware.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Mister was responsible for everything else.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Mister outdid himself with the yummy apps\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2w8T1sCZBU-3hvumf1VzCP60Bit39dsjuaPVkLUw1S5BQN4hGUw3jEUaCuPuu813QaJ3KCbHi0WwcuoHTeRlBSf9EkWftkn2WelwmveMAbnNTgVpYi7ph-yKKNTOD2qbMlR1nkOk5LwSUJYoX5UkJSeiEcVB_6GdrAzguAZ4fhXf3bHSZsVt0wDmP\/s2016\/IMG_1453.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2w8T1sCZBU-3hvumf1VzCP60Bit39dsjuaPVkLUw1S5BQN4hGUw3jEUaCuPuu813QaJ3KCbHi0WwcuoHTeRlBSf9EkWftkn2WelwmveMAbnNTgVpYi7ph-yKKNTOD2qbMlR1nkOk5LwSUJYoX5UkJSeiEcVB_6GdrAzguAZ4fhXf3bHSZsVt0wDmP\/w480-h640\/IMG_1453.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHe put together a charcuterie board featuring fruit, crostini, and grissini breadsticks.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjf0W2U1qe2mw7h5gpNqJWHcsAyScTirmssSaifV6w8lwR5qwjCQSTk6X8vYujaTUKF4_sGsQLO3nQuo7OE49vIeIA_F2lCVATLa3zm8AiuEwfpvgmtKRm7kVKcWdggkAQ6dbOsu-KivwlFEVn7TyDQ-ymrBMgCFmFV9d9-zyno_OWgRNv6N4n5JrG-\/s2016\/IMG_1466.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjf0W2U1qe2mw7h5gpNqJWHcsAyScTirmssSaifV6w8lwR5qwjCQSTk6X8vYujaTUKF4_sGsQLO3nQuo7OE49vIeIA_F2lCVATLa3zm8AiuEwfpvgmtKRm7kVKcWdggkAQ6dbOsu-KivwlFEVn7TyDQ-ymrBMgCFmFV9d9-zyno_OWgRNv6N4n5JrG-\/w480-h640\/IMG_1466.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPork belly taco in lotus leaf buns with hothouse cukes and shallots served with sriracha mayo.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E(my fave)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhLIoUrErQwkUhapgYuhpv1GgdxmFPeRu3QSPZ7vAkk3wPYHj2FijPsxlbLUMe4RR1dOZIhLc3a6nxby439u1WA-UMF07TI-08DJ6y_WOeGV3SchNNNRJ0k0U2288U9kgXnjfQnvX_04Yddpe5h8FMSzyGvBijCxdgZ91_WkTiEdAyOvhM8oAwh8GsW\/s2016\/IMG_1446.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhLIoUrErQwkUhapgYuhpv1GgdxmFPeRu3QSPZ7vAkk3wPYHj2FijPsxlbLUMe4RR1dOZIhLc3a6nxby439u1WA-UMF07TI-08DJ6y_WOeGV3SchNNNRJ0k0U2288U9kgXnjfQnvX_04Yddpe5h8FMSzyGvBijCxdgZ91_WkTiEdAyOvhM8oAwh8GsW\/w480-h640\/IMG_1446.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWhile I was at \u003Ci\u003ETrader Joe's\u003C\/i\u003E stocking up on flowers, I couldn't resist picking up this sweet pot of hyacinths.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHere is a list of what books have kept me reading, several that I look forward to reading, and what has kept us entertained on TV.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiI50KoY5ID7DyF5EYtLbpcJufkIcc0dp_4FwdPIWpBzncQU8FR1AtJ81KtJli7_YeF6PJGyL7ZP4pVXG94LgH1IDhD9C8xOV0oaOqoUZ0vm4jgTl09c85Bk8BAFnFSccwgs3uIJe6GvA9ui_22buUajdz4wvObBwqACMeQOYRR5PWGqM6tpQHz6vuE\/s200\/5STARS%20final%20FINAL%20(1).png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"47\" data-original-width=\"200\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiI50KoY5ID7DyF5EYtLbpcJufkIcc0dp_4FwdPIWpBzncQU8FR1AtJ81KtJli7_YeF6PJGyL7ZP4pVXG94LgH1IDhD9C8xOV0oaOqoUZ0vm4jgTl09c85Bk8BAFnFSccwgs3uIJe6GvA9ui_22buUajdz4wvObBwqACMeQOYRR5PWGqM6tpQHz6vuE\/s1600\/5STARS%20final%20FINAL%20(1).png\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;This book centers around a woman who moves to a small town in Dutchess County with her family.\u0026nbsp; She begins to write a blog under an assumed name.\u0026nbsp; Hmm... sounds familiar.\u0026nbsp; She then spills the beans on the town's deep dark secrets.\u0026nbsp; I listened to it and found myself chuckling through the pages.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjlxx6lNVnfAuWOeJNQ_tacyrG3jJSaNa62WxvNfPPHveP0NsEBL91H--TBE1-p5betVetg2OX2Tyf-kmjgdA6tM_uGQJEHSSvGq7xYOwvXs6VXE-1wcNhVoUtj9LUzqrXFzzSsCEV5r98_Tipy41YX3vTRN_CUAozsSKBG_hYxXgigryTG1zWi-aCQ=s500\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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Palmer is one of my favorite authors.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHe did not disappoint with this twisty white-knuckle of a read.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWatch out for it in May.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgZF87K41uCgnyqnh25Ne2pJeAajQYqLKcSwj3QwWz_OL-iFqvjSxXAWSqEaVwwRs6z3Y5cbMLc6USVf_ukU9YZoe9urk_Bi10LAWsbwkzV1QzN3FVfqXIUZ4Be_D8rEVIvvLfUSyE_mvilLP_YsOTsTOpmbo5OTRFpf_xvteUQ3gdxiy1S-RPjfGAO\/s500\/41oniMD2dOL.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E... a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EBloomsbury Girls\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003EI just started listening to this.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003EI wonder if the author is related to Bruce.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA winner: tense and terrifying with a twist you’ll never see coming.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiKugYTv_g6gj_dsxy_GLm82sSE-7j_lbYDOq4B-bDNI_2g5B6UH3K1LaT6SZcgo1P7lMgM8xf_FopaoJAbFFr0ZLTG972abZXNzadV5Vy8JflsLtIwBetLtDdjenczs8pcHo-3Tg3heseaG3CgsI-SsmR-IzAYihM_u_LqSXoLWUo9qx2IGg0hnQyB\/s500\/41zpES9N9jL.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"500\" data-original-width=\"328\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiKugYTv_g6gj_dsxy_GLm82sSE-7j_lbYDOq4B-bDNI_2g5B6UH3K1LaT6SZcgo1P7lMgM8xf_FopaoJAbFFr0ZLTG972abZXNzadV5Vy8JflsLtIwBetLtDdjenczs8pcHo-3Tg3heseaG3CgsI-SsmR-IzAYihM_u_LqSXoLWUo9qx2IGg0hnQyB\/s320\/41zpES9N9jL.jpg\" width=\"210\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JN1WXd\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EA favorite author of mine.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA poignant and page-turning story of three women whose lives are forever changed by war.…\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWVNj9eJDT1KFZDqyrOYVyQ1Siy_cqSVjAgYUQDXnlIv3sPLhl-R6yT3H0IHXNA2Jv91FLaRBSIqPd2YExzCHQuPZp8XmJp6jPTJ3_a8sHZo1vf_wYZ3W6cJte-iLEpEutD_Ey681-S_g8nAgPQ5Jj6zUfX8M-mLJfJGo9GI5uynbzsuvf8bPbcezL\/s499\/61ckK67g+1L._SX334_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"499\" data-original-width=\"336\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWVNj9eJDT1KFZDqyrOYVyQ1Siy_cqSVjAgYUQDXnlIv3sPLhl-R6yT3H0IHXNA2Jv91FLaRBSIqPd2YExzCHQuPZp8XmJp6jPTJ3_a8sHZo1vf_wYZ3W6cJte-iLEpEutD_Ey681-S_g8nAgPQ5Jj6zUfX8M-mLJfJGo9GI5uynbzsuvf8bPbcezL\/s320\/61ckK67g+1L._SX334_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" width=\"215\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NupOBw\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAnother favorite of mine!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI'm hitting the jackpot this month.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E...a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family’s foibles.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhP1jVoh_v9cO8RakVI--4K-v3vmbZaLPwftJYkxx-gBS3iqVjri4fOP7BZLDQacQ-E9vB31IC1iL3NRSmFNoy6BOe1O7ZzduIdtSUUu2OYcI-iyRfyN2367rrwTvgdAGn6Dm0GP5hls3Hf_kShgN2l6LfIBa2ADaLFdk6VfBx2PySJ561qDqaf2NKp\/s499\/41CPEasDQ-L._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"499\" data-original-width=\"329\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhP1jVoh_v9cO8RakVI--4K-v3vmbZaLPwftJYkxx-gBS3iqVjri4fOP7BZLDQacQ-E9vB31IC1iL3NRSmFNoy6BOe1O7ZzduIdtSUUu2OYcI-iyRfyN2367rrwTvgdAGn6Dm0GP5hls3Hf_kShgN2l6LfIBa2ADaLFdk6VfBx2PySJ561qDqaf2NKp\/s320\/41CPEasDQ-L._SX327_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" width=\"211\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iDxent\"\u003EAmazon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA Star Is Born meets Me Before You in this powerful novel.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhq2Rw0TOiKllt5oKPvdBhS9LQJrLsyuUXBkI1FmaLXBPeWsksyRVMFV7PdQVcNKzQXxAID-jG5BMUqNbpLdgMK-hp4P-tAovdasC8KfDGHOgm7mvtNc5Hzs0k_wjJI5ejPovYbzp2W7T4ghecW2B90HJRludatTBmw_3Ys7Ff3pDuixLye1kMP9TXA\/s293\/513NRuBXU5L._SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_FMwebp_.webp\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EThe Devil Wears Prada\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;meets\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EAll the President's Men\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003EChorus\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;shepherds seven siblings through two life-altering events—their mother's untimely death and a shocking teenage pregnancy.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E... a powerful novel about the transformational love between mothers and daughters set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiUq420mopsJ3BQ-bVzKKuli0hcuG52JGwBonDn0-w4Eo6dqfsLnjcc7ZXEc9S3XMf5Ah4kUwyepp7dvZgGSeHu18niRA64V-yuODwGFmxNwKcIMay_QxIWArghr5K2OCpaI5kMO-LpQHKW1fmvhlXwEb_usjRZWLToEprL3rMMAXWApf9OJo7OwvdM\/s500\/41k5ka3zAML.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe finished watching this and now I'm going through withdrawal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZ2oJ0C1fnsCjs90B2pnrO_IvKQn-MkfqANZgPXlhbVvquVYsGs_sMWlGKfWfV6NHajUN1w0Cck07EHXCks6WzOHhWPdDPhn5WHn8ABU5a41hIQZSIrBgMo0afbT6TG6GmqN9qYpg_nkIo2dX4PfZzDZCDxY9O5FLDXHq3gUVqe-hZpUSqFob2cvrf\/s273\/download%20(5).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"273\" data-original-width=\"184\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZ2oJ0C1fnsCjs90B2pnrO_IvKQn-MkfqANZgPXlhbVvquVYsGs_sMWlGKfWfV6NHajUN1w0Cck07EHXCks6WzOHhWPdDPhn5WHn8ABU5a41hIQZSIrBgMo0afbT6TG6GmqN9qYpg_nkIo2dX4PfZzDZCDxY9O5FLDXHq3gUVqe-hZpUSqFob2cvrf\/w269-h400\/download%20(5).jpg\" width=\"269\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHoly Mama Mia!\u0026nbsp; Amanda Seyfried steals the show.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkFfI72aL0ynRZII-R8Wpe9E3OLJd274w571isZlHSgTwssPiSw3vTlTkvmu-LjwdoDeq16nRvno1_cRrG3bXwni0-wEL5asBl4Lj8OeW1M4iYsOv0MFK0zrJ7dGLyaeVYob2LVRAeP_LOHyx4qXNBHAdXMMIZw20-TVIuilhm6doR_YDgsajaEouu\/s273\/download%20(4).jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"273\" data-original-width=\"184\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjkFfI72aL0ynRZII-R8Wpe9E3OLJd274w571isZlHSgTwssPiSw3vTlTkvmu-LjwdoDeq16nRvno1_cRrG3bXwni0-wEL5asBl4Lj8OeW1M4iYsOv0MFK0zrJ7dGLyaeVYob2LVRAeP_LOHyx4qXNBHAdXMMIZw20-TVIuilhm6doR_YDgsajaEouu\/w270-h400\/download%20(4).jpg\" width=\"270\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;Spoiler alert: I am a big fan of Amy Schumer's.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EShe wrote the screenplay for this show, and I am really getting a kick out of it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWarning:\u0026nbsp; It's not for everyone.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUntil next time...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: xx-large; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEimxSNOVldV4oW92Qx3crTWDbIY66rGIS3FF5g4avaNt23v0tXKMWAGjMg6-6EirbShqPZ9_eaMF7BlBvMlRfSqoI2xqkUld0riApOf1N_Vq3hmFJjuHAHC8n-T7x4JKHaL6nT8KcHIK0bdjn__i9SxT3NwzC_SWA60MxSQkKC5v9iotyAKNLtPj5Vf\/s3818\/mink-mingle-96JD67agngE-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3818\" data-original-width=\"2618\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEimxSNOVldV4oW92Qx3crTWDbIY66rGIS3FF5g4avaNt23v0tXKMWAGjMg6-6EirbShqPZ9_eaMF7BlBvMlRfSqoI2xqkUld0riApOf1N_Vq3hmFJjuHAHC8n-T7x4JKHaL6nT8KcHIK0bdjn__i9SxT3NwzC_SWA60MxSQkKC5v9iotyAKNLtPj5Vf\/w438-h640\/mink-mingle-96JD67agngE-unsplash.png\" width=\"438\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you are enjoying your Sunday.  We are off to do some returns today and grab a little lunch.   \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBsC-O5rlFyeYwbYnl9S2fLvwo4WEYYgGeTZNS9SmXq8PX5RhmuVXdeAGOGRMKCG9VFQZqUwYa_IxVetVrv_-bv_ibdpF4op7PmvAqiheyJQeaVqShNU3srTZZaCJzHwKR04zl0Fc6YvV5FqZ7xjC50YZQ-K6QpOVAn15Fg0EteGVEoX1WecAUJTd1\/s3814\/filip-baotic-APNbuv8mje4-unsplash.png\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3814\" data-original-width=\"2614\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBsC-O5rlFyeYwbYnl9S2fLvwo4WEYYgGeTZNS9SmXq8PX5RhmuVXdeAGOGRMKCG9VFQZqUwYa_IxVetVrv_-bv_ibdpF4op7PmvAqiheyJQeaVqShNU3srTZZaCJzHwKR04zl0Fc6YvV5FqZ7xjC50YZQ-K6QpOVAn15Fg0EteGVEoX1WecAUJTd1\/w438-h640\/filip-baotic-APNbuv8mje4-unsplash.png\" width=\"438\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends!  Did you have a nice St. Paddy\u0026#39;s Day?  Ours was on the quiet side, which was fine with me.  The old grey mare, she ain\u0026#39;t what she used to be!  I do, however, have a spring in my strep because Spring is just around the corner.  Our landscaper is coming to plant our flowers today!  I am so excited! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxWhdfy_sYV7Y_wDXQrmC3UvWkHkpP8VVZThcjdnIL9FGmYsMx6rI_61tyanXgPIBCRaERjny8EBPmIx-NN30h2aFue-dPYZQHNJfj21_Kay5OmkzORj3Hrt0A10W9mMVN8ojEQtPmv5VfTlcQaBhKBbwtuSpGiuV6skcDybEbp4BMgSoU_o9R_htu\/s220\/shaking-my-head-sigh.gif\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files_18.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3807974943477162929\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files_18.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/3807974943477162929"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/3807974943477162929"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files_18.html","title":"The Friday Files"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjBsC-O5rlFyeYwbYnl9S2fLvwo4WEYYgGeTZNS9SmXq8PX5RhmuVXdeAGOGRMKCG9VFQZqUwYa_IxVetVrv_-bv_ibdpF4op7PmvAqiheyJQeaVqShNU3srTZZaCJzHwKR04zl0Fc6YvV5FqZ7xjC50YZQ-K6QpOVAn15Fg0EteGVEoX1WecAUJTd1\/s72-w438-h640-c\/filip-baotic-APNbuv8mje4-unsplash.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-3740742346810903256"},"published":{"$t":"2022-03-15T04:58:00.005-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-16T04:34:18.367-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Books"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Renovations and Thrillers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  How goes it?  All is well around here.  It\u0026#39;s a bit louder and messier due to Chowdah\u0026#39;s arrival.  My #2 is in DC on business, so he is keeping Millie company in the meantime.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhouLgtyru3jmeeh9DOXKF3f81IFsMvSWBJvl8NRURU9Gn0BFHYpeUGuW4MNbtw_vpo9tYABzFN_2X52mIb5rZXsCHLTZlBLEtKzHmoJxNWwG7IQH75cPDFNBKY0jPMBohP-FtVCpR8rfKvZxdNs02Ykst3Yrsz_--k-9PEOQLDUov_gjHQYGM9ualm=s3650\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3650\" data-original-width=\"2638\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhouLgtyru3jmeeh9DOXKF3f81IFsMvSWBJvl8NRURU9Gn0BFHYpeUGuW4MNbtw_vpo9tYABzFN_2X52mIb5rZXsCHLTZlBLEtKzHmoJxNWwG7IQH75cPDFNBKY0jPMBohP-FtVCpR8rfKvZxdNs02Ykst3Yrsz_--k-9PEOQLDUov_gjHQYGM9ualm=w462-h640\" width=\"462\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a good week.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAll is well around here.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh5n43KfWOP8dQVFz0-GWs_GkgQgXCPmwImTaFXX_4zMe67KtnoDyjCtxb17QMqGoZ79kwiEQGiXeqc0esJCQNiqllNhmgCqC5ftecj3TO_Ps4EXUm_WdwQwBjkwirnxK9JKh4Gl7YEj26q6vj-9D0qu6hB5iIdRZzHGxUkt3ffRDUIQfKUUV3Sz8h_=s2016\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2016\" data-original-width=\"1512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh5n43KfWOP8dQVFz0-GWs_GkgQgXCPmwImTaFXX_4zMe67KtnoDyjCtxb17QMqGoZ79kwiEQGiXeqc0esJCQNiqllNhmgCqC5ftecj3TO_Ps4EXUm_WdwQwBjkwirnxK9JKh4Gl7YEj26q6vj-9D0qu6hB5iIdRZzHGxUkt3ffRDUIQfKUUV3Sz8h_=w480-h640\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EI spent a good part of yesterday at the Dallas Design Center with my friend and decorator, Lori searching for the perfect palette for my office.  I snapped a few photos but spent most of my time gawking at all the gorgeous fabrics and furniture.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3638447004189048117\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files.html#comment-form","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/3638447004189048117"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/3638447004189048117"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/the-friday-files.html","title":"The Friday Files"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhouLgtyru3jmeeh9DOXKF3f81IFsMvSWBJvl8NRURU9Gn0BFHYpeUGuW4MNbtw_vpo9tYABzFN_2X52mIb5rZXsCHLTZlBLEtKzHmoJxNWwG7IQH75cPDFNBKY0jPMBohP-FtVCpR8rfKvZxdNs02Ykst3Yrsz_--k-9PEOQLDUov_gjHQYGM9ualm=s72-w462-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-6985076856701985436"},"published":{"$t":"2022-03-08T05:14:00.004-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-08T05:18:36.007-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shopping"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pillow Talk"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEirwC-MI6UARrAu4fwFbaQaNOd2YnyS0RdUP5BW14pp8yMOlio8-19dGyAZ9CCzTN4cruAwmXYsAZWqpYEA7S_IO89RXZ1wdkNSDwTMFqval2iIOHZBk2f0nzzlL_8IKT_WS0RqqDhgJtNdjTCiNcTMXWEJA9BDGvcs58nI0k8VmO93Yg1tA-aJMU1p=s2654\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2654\" data-original-width=\"2654\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEirwC-MI6UARrAu4fwFbaQaNOd2YnyS0RdUP5BW14pp8yMOlio8-19dGyAZ9CCzTN4cruAwmXYsAZWqpYEA7S_IO89RXZ1wdkNSDwTMFqval2iIOHZBk2f0nzzlL_8IKT_WS0RqqDhgJtNdjTCiNcTMXWEJA9BDGvcs58nI0k8VmO93Yg1tA-aJMU1p=w640-h640\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that this post finds you well.  Like most of the country, we have been dealing with some erratic weather patterns.  Can you tell that I have been listening to the weather channel?  I\u0026#39;m even talking like them.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ELast Friday, I put together a small lunch for several ladies in the \u0026#39;hood.  It was so much fun getting to know them.  They must have enjoyed themselves as well because we will all take turns hosting a monthly ladies\u0026#39; happy hour.  The first one is on Friday.  And the best part... I\u0026#39;m not hosting.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/pillow-talk.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6985076856701985436\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/pillow-talk.html#comment-form","title":"27 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/6985076856701985436"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/6985076856701985436"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/pillow-talk.html","title":"Pillow Talk"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEirwC-MI6UARrAu4fwFbaQaNOd2YnyS0RdUP5BW14pp8yMOlio8-19dGyAZ9CCzTN4cruAwmXYsAZWqpYEA7S_IO89RXZ1wdkNSDwTMFqval2iIOHZBk2f0nzzlL_8IKT_WS0RqqDhgJtNdjTCiNcTMXWEJA9BDGvcs58nI0k8VmO93Yg1tA-aJMU1p=s72-w640-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"27"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-459018932772057756.post-4534932582949770709"},"published":{"$t":"2022-03-04T04:24:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-03-04T06:57:27.985-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Home Decor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Green With Envy \u0026 Some Recipes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgUsfwJtUou4H-Uh4zML4glmvuvsTyHsC31ROJ60OBthQoU1GLS2iB_EgEMKPQyhm5HAldSE2Zf0i1XZH-azEQb7VrYSlVovhSvwOUdsqnXdYHFAflDqP6BI2__9bAEFZCaX9Zv1qCbCMgjE4BWiqa4JunRsGt8eea2dWuiMVGZtw2FFiLyFvD80N_c=s720\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"560\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgUsfwJtUou4H-Uh4zML4glmvuvsTyHsC31ROJ60OBthQoU1GLS2iB_EgEMKPQyhm5HAldSE2Zf0i1XZH-azEQb7VrYSlVovhSvwOUdsqnXdYHFAflDqP6BI2__9bAEFZCaX9Zv1qCbCMgjE4BWiqa4JunRsGt8eea2dWuiMVGZtw2FFiLyFvD80N_c=w498-h640\" width=\"498\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHello, dear friends.  I hope that you had a good week.  The highlight of mine was on Wednesday when I met my dear friend, Debbie, in Dallas for lunch.  I just read that sentence.  No, this is not the infamous Debbie who did Dallas.  Whew... I\u0026#39;m glad we got that straightened out!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjOR8cYZjSBtCTUnu-gYAhL6cIC8NA5A61UgVXY_3N2ltdMTc0W6RG2UvinwRyumzpnDWrWAtafkckYKr5t3vLAkX6txBDx7dfZ2ErmqvlJu4WzkuPqfnJ0i10ylnGTDF8McBJ9n3Uz09vf4bWpbG6SxYopoC-0IHVUxOBM55EAIXgEI4L9e71gYDT6=s208\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"208\" data-original-width=\"200\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjOR8cYZjSBtCTUnu-gYAhL6cIC8NA5A61UgVXY_3N2ltdMTc0W6RG2UvinwRyumzpnDWrWAtafkckYKr5t3vLAkX6txBDx7dfZ2ErmqvlJu4WzkuPqfnJ0i10ylnGTDF8McBJ9n3Uz09vf4bWpbG6SxYopoC-0IHVUxOBM55EAIXgEI4L9e71gYDT6=w308-h320\" width=\"308\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EWe met at the restaurant \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/risesouffle.com\/\"\u003ERise\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.  I had been there years ago on our first round in Texas.  It is such a darling place and the souffles are to die for.  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/green-with-envy-some-recipes.html#more\"\u003E,\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4534932582949770709\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/green-with-envy-some-recipes.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4534932582949770709"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/459018932772057756\/posts\/default\/4534932582949770709"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/preppyemptynester.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/green-with-envy-some-recipes.html","title":"Green With Envy \u0026 Some Recipes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Preppy Empty Nester"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13446028963455322844"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WeF3Zj9W04w\/Yi88cogJRfI\/AAAAAAABtr4\/GP-Ck885c6EU3nNRzbEpIZKWBRSsHgy1gCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/IMG_0182%2B%25281%2529%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgUsfwJtUou4H-Uh4zML4glmvuvsTyHsC31ROJ60OBthQoU1GLS2iB_EgEMKPQyhm5HAldSE2Zf0i1XZH-azEQb7VrYSlVovhSvwOUdsqnXdYHFAflDqP6BI2__9bAEFZCaX9Zv1qCbCMgjE4BWiqa4JunRsGt8eea2dWuiMVGZtw2FFiLyFvD80N_c=s72-w498-h640-c","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}}]}});