GARDENING: SPRING GARDEN TOUR / SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHe1r2BZ51V418Noos1Fhq4fwOHK7pEjEGRqeAIUhXo5kqJxJBC1739yUUpNM5dV8KN6Ws659vLKCaR8iTjieqPilqnWtG1KBdtiCYxoDtk3mMyEA1JVs_vy_gVYKcQ_9lkjzjJYkRhA/s1600/header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHe1r2BZ51V418Noos1Fhq4fwOHK7pEjEGRqeAIUhXo5kqJxJBC1739yUUpNM5dV8KN6Ws659vLKCaR8iTjieqPilqnWtG1KBdtiCYxoDtk3mMyEA1JVs_vy_gVYKcQ_9lkjzjJYkRhA/s640/header.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love bird garden fountain</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>The <span style="font-size: large;">countdown to the Spring Garden Tour</span>  (Virtual) has begun and I must admit, I have caught a bad case of <span style="font-size: large;">Spring Fever</span>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so looking forward to seeing your garden photos and adding them to the upcoming tour.  <span style="font-size: large;">Please forward them to me, if you haven't already.</span> (<a href="mailto:your-nest@hotmail.com">your-nest@hotmail.com</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Everyone is invited to participate - you don't need an invitation - just a camera and a garden or outdoor living space.  I will be contacting a few of you to come take photos, as well!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I am on the subject of gardens, I thought I'd share some of my own inspiration this year.  In April I attended the spring garden show at South Coast here in Southern California - here are a few things that caught my eye there:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMktlQS0Hdip1efwIImxEjtZvN7IvoY6nZ6YJuno0antiHCyUO-09K_5htsAjuCMWiEwX2thqu1CLSYwUv694qm-DoAasJ4QuJUGxvdThrH3v-kGPJTXsOCHgahaQ5IkfI9NxwcSFcBY/s1600/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMktlQS0Hdip1efwIImxEjtZvN7IvoY6nZ6YJuno0antiHCyUO-09K_5htsAjuCMWiEwX2thqu1CLSYwUv694qm-DoAasJ4QuJUGxvdThrH3v-kGPJTXsOCHgahaQ5IkfI9NxwcSFcBY/s400/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" width="357" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">succulent wreath</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Succulents were everywhere! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLgA4ww9LVrHZq4V-geThjWOmarGXN2O9z9_ajyIqGyQN583UenDktzBEtcl7hsFn58gWB2CAAvoVW3MFL8Elit8sd2OhFhLI54fI_YN27vpl_BYgwPYx6dnHAT4iqzfOHa-NDCIdbeY/s1600/gardenshow+geraniums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLgA4ww9LVrHZq4V-geThjWOmarGXN2O9z9_ajyIqGyQN583UenDktzBEtcl7hsFn58gWB2CAAvoVW3MFL8Elit8sd2OhFhLI54fI_YN27vpl_BYgwPYx6dnHAT4iqzfOHa-NDCIdbeY/s400/gardenshow+geraniums.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pansy style geraniums</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always have to take home a new geranium plant or two...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPCvfEVWvYPt9RLQmHdHa8vWM3Dac2z04QNR5WzYOWMSV-zSjQNWSSm87RmYs2JoudM84qL8jfoimYjPgn8v50RRhxtNe1Pbidt3rO5PFomNcNReucqYyxBm-STflBG3Q3VjiO_irF5s/s1600/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPCvfEVWvYPt9RLQmHdHa8vWM3Dac2z04QNR5WzYOWMSV-zSjQNWSSm87RmYs2JoudM84qL8jfoimYjPgn8v50RRhxtNe1Pbidt3rO5PFomNcNReucqYyxBm-STflBG3Q3VjiO_irF5s/s400/IMG_0003.JPG" width="343" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new supertunia</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This supertunia in purple and green came home with us, too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopzrwPLr4P3N3GgQccFO2TwP6wGGmoJOqmpVcN4g0BSs8iOk2wB5bjZoM0zaY04X3DvaBnq2rRREUaOZ9MkuYunSjP8emTL7N63xS9EeprHQSau154t7jKv0GAt-_YQ4GZIeYqYbIsjA/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopzrwPLr4P3N3GgQccFO2TwP6wGGmoJOqmpVcN4g0BSs8iOk2wB5bjZoM0zaY04X3DvaBnq2rRREUaOZ9MkuYunSjP8emTL7N63xS9EeprHQSau154t7jKv0GAt-_YQ4GZIeYqYbIsjA/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple and brown orchids</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the orchids always blow me away with their color and variety</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40VWlwTeMSS7oYe3vbrDtDGgmPd-_EJghH0kjxHxbmkyHH3PQOKwnKuXqHAhea2X31k2wugKaS1PA2esHyun1mm-MFcrEQT3ulkfgV7xhzLmsj3Mec6z_iwrBW4NEMMOtOEcQfKNDcvE/s1600/gardenshow+orchids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40VWlwTeMSS7oYe3vbrDtDGgmPd-_EJghH0kjxHxbmkyHH3PQOKwnKuXqHAhea2X31k2wugKaS1PA2esHyun1mm-MFcrEQT3ulkfgV7xhzLmsj3Mec6z_iwrBW4NEMMOtOEcQfKNDcvE/s400/gardenshow+orchids.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">south coast garden show orchid display</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I decided NOT to kill any this year by bringing them home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFhfWNpSDtHBmD-naaq-VwV6G1qmynD8TIFSzGaZF__bsBYpIpPVHVumJkhkST3GiqQPwHXSOJSxmxFM1npTtOc5JKmeOyMlotdW6hyphenhyphen9Hvrs8ou2cyhkurajzxBmc1D8vmR1NgAMEH-4/s1600/closeupbabybath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFhfWNpSDtHBmD-naaq-VwV6G1qmynD8TIFSzGaZF__bsBYpIpPVHVumJkhkST3GiqQPwHXSOJSxmxFM1npTtOc5JKmeOyMlotdW6hyphenhyphen9Hvrs8ou2cyhkurajzxBmc1D8vmR1NgAMEH-4/s400/closeupbabybath.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cottage garden planter</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I now know what to do with my european baby bath - identical to this one - sitting empty in my garden.  Turn it into a planter!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKY0rtdDB9Lxp6uiepUTLg5n7s7IimDjCTUZ0NVTtnVtj2km7vLgs0KGUCugjSuLaDSMSI-UX2N0FQ6FVt1ZORvGeDGNx_SeqD2dgi2sF1OcZHa9BH_5xXyE14QJLowKZwCjm7KoLimQ/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKY0rtdDB9Lxp6uiepUTLg5n7s7IimDjCTUZ0NVTtnVtj2km7vLgs0KGUCugjSuLaDSMSI-UX2N0FQ6FVt1ZORvGeDGNx_SeqD2dgi2sF1OcZHa9BH_5xXyE14QJLowKZwCjm7KoLimQ/s400/IMG_0017.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pottery barn window display</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially inspiring was this Pottery Barn window display.  Love the old ladder used to hang lanterns.  Imagine the variety of lanterns you could use, and where you could hang them - from a tree, a patio cover, or over a barbecue - where I will use this idea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Memorial weekend found us on a road trip to a family reunion in the Salt Lake area of Utah.  I picked up some fresh spring garden ideas there, as well.  Most memorable was the huge variety of shrubs and greenery - many flowers were also in bloom - viburnum of the 'snowball' variety were everywhere and nearly every home seemed to have a variety of bearded iris..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took Bailey with us - she loves to go for rides in the car, although this 'ride' was a lot longer than most...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UgebfjB7HcAQwMo10WD-H1rEpKIF13Fx-ziEYfPe8opOqJs0eZ8sh7v5in60WXuGW99ig99vZTpSgreDi4koJI8S2Hg0m9Lrk3o0bPN2MH4EfsY__24m22YIApLYRP_HB9Rt16DqUzs/s1600/IMG_0075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UgebfjB7HcAQwMo10WD-H1rEpKIF13Fx-ziEYfPe8opOqJs0eZ8sh7v5in60WXuGW99ig99vZTpSgreDi4koJI8S2Hg0m9Lrk3o0bPN2MH4EfsY__24m22YIApLYRP_HB9Rt16DqUzs/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bailey, the leonberger</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br />We had a beautiful trip up, with no traffic and great weather (just a little rain) although we heard it had snowed in the valley just a couple of days before.  <br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmUWaIHGb28Vi3mS5UbJhSBdZ8MfFH2vBiX7GWwteOMpEZNC4AjaA_SkPPQ5zpvrK5afhyphenhyphenIwbAsEiG8kfulRuvvkvF95BpnCaMYuyPyhiPNEhfnYFycvYvw18usdTplv1LFPG-agSjAc/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmUWaIHGb28Vi3mS5UbJhSBdZ8MfFH2vBiX7GWwteOMpEZNC4AjaA_SkPPQ5zpvrK5afhyphenhyphenIwbAsEiG8kfulRuvvkvF95BpnCaMYuyPyhiPNEhfnYFycvYvw18usdTplv1LFPG-agSjAc/s400/IMG_0078.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leaving california</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux53OQWFO3ctr0gv9GWhf77Mu4BECiv6ZlgX6vE4Bmoe7WqUp-89toCtiZuAtRIX9uHbmPREHURPlDRRqYP4japLinOXXqC46l2v55A0yntQPBxLYZD9xcRGHExCdb1yMEbbAsQhT9NU/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux53OQWFO3ctr0gv9GWhf77Mu4BECiv6ZlgX6vE4Bmoe7WqUp-89toCtiZuAtRIX9uHbmPREHURPlDRRqYP4japLinOXXqC46l2v55A0yntQPBxLYZD9xcRGHExCdb1yMEbbAsQhT9NU/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raindrops keep falling...</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnH3qoiNHB0M6PvABMiAyiRwEd_XGbgRCeoMXKix2V61kEN8lzg6-86vmsgExDK6ioHoqlWzJVOi8D3vjLcL_7O06NBsajac-7oUBnhMf3HALW2O9yS6DCIRlNQEx2zQyM0YsUxZ3R8g/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnH3qoiNHB0M6PvABMiAyiRwEd_XGbgRCeoMXKix2V61kEN8lzg6-86vmsgExDK6ioHoqlWzJVOi8D3vjLcL_7O06NBsajac-7oUBnhMf3HALW2O9yS6DCIRlNQEx2zQyM0YsUxZ3R8g/s400/IMG_0084.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">storm clouds in salt lake city</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br />While in Salt Lake, we found a little time to explore and found a great shop at 678 So. 700 E. called Ward and Child - a garden decor store with a beautiful garden in the back of the shop that I will wait for the garden tour to share.... but the inside....<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2_i1_UvIoNk-INWJqgdpLeRhyphenhyphenQ98NT1o7SR902Z9HOzmwzm7MrXMmDNe5TbgPQ8R6IPYkXejHMVooIMx6Un531CnEi6ZmRxS4MOeA-ypjr3Ty9plMhXHaQd3huwi47L639PvjTV2zVM/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2_i1_UvIoNk-INWJqgdpLeRhyphenhyphenQ98NT1o7SR902Z9HOzmwzm7MrXMmDNe5TbgPQ8R6IPYkXejHMVooIMx6Un531CnEi6ZmRxS4MOeA-ypjr3Ty9plMhXHaQd3huwi47L639PvjTV2zVM/s400/IMG_0111.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child garden store gnomes</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">great garden accents...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(don't ya just love the gnomes!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei1f-ucz-anrpCodqEMWHRSrQ-argrI1_VvUOEPwym-ads9Of1C3n3z4AUfOeyGJhWPHyRoNzVe0Ea_29pTEH5LWqALLWieZtHgkgYcxBnomFgkSF3Qcr5QkRRRJ2y6h7GjPGEdwQnjQ/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjei1f-ucz-anrpCodqEMWHRSrQ-argrI1_VvUOEPwym-ads9Of1C3n3z4AUfOeyGJhWPHyRoNzVe0Ea_29pTEH5LWqALLWieZtHgkgYcxBnomFgkSF3Qcr5QkRRRJ2y6h7GjPGEdwQnjQ/s400/IMG_0112.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child statuary and urns</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beautiful urns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV6FbOUUvJR9MXJVc3oYXX1bUjFaQmctDCfTJok_LbGNE5bytpYEoADMhYZtetJN3ZckkoAMhWJvVtrTinDSeUI9RAc4dWK8r-50ObI1oQW8vXmqAeYnvOaapFdrDPubMaTbli5Y2_7E/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV6FbOUUvJR9MXJVc3oYXX1bUjFaQmctDCfTJok_LbGNE5bytpYEoADMhYZtetJN3ZckkoAMhWJvVtrTinDSeUI9RAc4dWK8r-50ObI1oQW8vXmqAeYnvOaapFdrDPubMaTbli5Y2_7E/s400/IMG_0113.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child statuary</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">statuary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V5r0oBZgGNwtPQWqGJ1KXW65oK32PdpnYhXIsnCBkYLF9scpXNOAMvGoJzaEGz84okJpA6zT8HNlGzc9jEvRaUEpEy36NmTk_w45v4AKdxnFUGSvUdooMnoMTg9IibWSsrPedvkg1WU/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4V5r0oBZgGNwtPQWqGJ1KXW65oK32PdpnYhXIsnCBkYLF9scpXNOAMvGoJzaEGz84okJpA6zT8HNlGzc9jEvRaUEpEy36NmTk_w45v4AKdxnFUGSvUdooMnoMTg9IibWSsrPedvkg1WU/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child in salt lake city, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and just my kind of shop inside - what is it about garden decor that makes me want to curl up and live there?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnePnABdYrWPQxQqrX14RqUzTo9-M9IZchSwPKAFEuunzPOAMoD5VZB14pk9QsEfcltgTYGWXrsCg6AvU6QKkyXQP7RJE5lwJPFOnjypvFMWwT94gaExKWRnplJ20hhGE5918Cad2mbe8/s1600/IMG_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnePnABdYrWPQxQqrX14RqUzTo9-M9IZchSwPKAFEuunzPOAMoD5VZB14pk9QsEfcltgTYGWXrsCg6AvU6QKkyXQP7RJE5lwJPFOnjypvFMWwT94gaExKWRnplJ20hhGE5918Cad2mbe8/s400/IMG_0080.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second hand chic junk shop</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We also scouted for treasures at some Salt Lake antique and junk shops</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198UM9TdfZ8hl2RGFsXw2XKNEmC_l6ZQOAJhiJYwfWhOZgdLQ9qr_sEdEbIq-Mt7F4Fbp-seZAYvRMx2otfEOGFzhBBgN3dBxSxtNHRZRprTNubposT7zikcdR7dQZjkDOaZykhpeUK4/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg198UM9TdfZ8hl2RGFsXw2XKNEmC_l6ZQOAJhiJYwfWhOZgdLQ9qr_sEdEbIq-Mt7F4Fbp-seZAYvRMx2otfEOGFzhBBgN3dBxSxtNHRZRprTNubposT7zikcdR7dQZjkDOaZykhpeUK4/s400/IMG_0083.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">emiliejayne vintage and new</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyXIEvkoHtjWRbBwMTrIUAnGV6lfR-cdIXRbzTh4_dAEz5uqaKsF6vshWvnK6DBDmsK4sLDBo7rEDNFEyEZz9TYSD0X4RY7E3K-UOg4VE4o_nGRW-179yvxJhosmb28deunNdu_WlIdo/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyXIEvkoHtjWRbBwMTrIUAnGV6lfR-cdIXRbzTh4_dAEz5uqaKsF6vshWvnK6DBDmsK4sLDBo7rEDNFEyEZz9TYSD0X4RY7E3K-UOg4VE4o_nGRW-179yvxJhosmb28deunNdu_WlIdo/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cummings chocolates</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and had to make a stop here for my DH - the chocoholic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent two great days with family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH7E96VXeNO3AknCwNtUQt97ibB_Dy3FmODqcK1uTt3Ui_DnIdMZGqCgZsKGRc6MI7FyMv2lb_xPOZ6TIu7Vnl_JNZs9VB4fGqajiE8o6wvJQs5_p_Bzli5dmSqdcaR3phuSnPQOz6rA/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH7E96VXeNO3AknCwNtUQt97ibB_Dy3FmODqcK1uTt3Ui_DnIdMZGqCgZsKGRc6MI7FyMv2lb_xPOZ6TIu7Vnl_JNZs9VB4fGqajiE8o6wvJQs5_p_Bzli5dmSqdcaR3phuSnPQOz6rA/s400/IMG_0164.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reunion banner at murray park</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplQp9LkowxVRhSGgTfgHtssXV9H7mitXzmQlJrY0G8Wxy5zKA-Qs_1p6rhNp3i5gsau7vc0HS9tx7_3FbU5mDtVsFbV3AvoePhyphenhyphenu_HwPBtfn7R8ALqxgHdSRMvvpBhI9L6I4xgJnoSgo/s1600/IMG_0228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplQp9LkowxVRhSGgTfgHtssXV9H7mitXzmQlJrY0G8Wxy5zKA-Qs_1p6rhNp3i5gsau7vc0HS9tx7_3FbU5mDtVsFbV3AvoePhyphenhyphenu_HwPBtfn7R8ALqxgHdSRMvvpBhI9L6I4xgJnoSgo/s400/IMG_0228.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 legged race</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">including my beautiful 93 year old mom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSynBe5Lul38Xk3hfpMD-pyWyaKfSC8Wgf4qkkCL6ZHxC0AORcizoBF6Dd4a5YRj9uzkKXt6GHF6mpiCy_iNosnvezABLbl3y-8TRhgpeT_kuv0IfJ7vbDitCU4ioLNqOCbzuqvH1ZEQw/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">afton - 93 years young</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then headed for home ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3wGeV734l50Mf8i05A4_UcPfXNhTnoOnnNKwrxCqBhxPjkfsssGQ9ktRynw7J20RuA07WWMyT20kjb1tYZMAyxuj4GFxYuOPv_H2hQFTu0ftYL4jcrxY4XZMr3btvA9n1A1Q3A-PID8/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3wGeV734l50Mf8i05A4_UcPfXNhTnoOnnNKwrxCqBhxPjkfsssGQ9ktRynw7J20RuA07WWMyT20kjb1tYZMAyxuj4GFxYuOPv_H2hQFTu0ftYL4jcrxY4XZMr3btvA9n1A1Q3A-PID8/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">early morning cloud bank in provo, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after an Einstein Bagel breakfast with our son who is attending college in Utah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVQSJvfVtHRNeu1p95gyYaBCCxjQ7-AOUFqoMQt4UV8Q6gH_cM9YNWQGSdjFjWx5eivAjuDDySrcReFbVscsL3m6bOBXFJ6bnykxRZQXz_TybRNgaEgT27zxyPG0hHLH9i6VzCD1RTXE/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVQSJvfVtHRNeu1p95gyYaBCCxjQ7-AOUFqoMQt4UV8Q6gH_cM9YNWQGSdjFjWx5eivAjuDDySrcReFbVscsL3m6bOBXFJ6bnykxRZQXz_TybRNgaEgT27zxyPG0hHLH9i6VzCD1RTXE/s400/IMG_0236.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">einstein bagels</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some shopping.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ph_EoCU7Twl3QLnUgmlDt9992_yYcAdTGN0US-Qi2L0ikrPJRH6vsDQ9Z9vm67dPEDv9mcaRpwB6gHJjRowtEwB9V1wUqKuWFjWbxmxJznLQadvMraoLgNOAkIR4o6l2vVHBFc0a_SA/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ph_EoCU7Twl3QLnUgmlDt9992_yYcAdTGN0US-Qi2L0ikrPJRH6vsDQ9Z9vm67dPEDv9mcaRpwB6gHJjRowtEwB9V1wUqKuWFjWbxmxJznLQadvMraoLgNOAkIR4o6l2vVHBFc0a_SA/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">james at nordstroms</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which means posing with funny hats and sunglasses</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbDmY89dXHGyP1nsfxU8EA36QYwMmeIwPbswuaPuXFaj0cRxcLZfIZfRL4C8ITK0mbJ2vemo-5wHi969-dTVXyOwGZ2cCyx2b0M83_nTFptQZ3u8Q3rtLZyij5yzait0JE8S-vEFBIjc/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVbDmY89dXHGyP1nsfxU8EA36QYwMmeIwPbswuaPuXFaj0cRxcLZfIZfRL4C8ITK0mbJ2vemo-5wHi969-dTVXyOwGZ2cCyx2b0M83_nTFptQZ3u8Q3rtLZyij5yzait0JE8S-vEFBIjc/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brett - gq pose</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcodE2p6Q-diDOvOmvn5HToyvkQXVBkl4Cw-Ln36STZtD0KQVxHT_CaipI7Q-c1sro8V1Prg8heOe8uJj2KahyphenhyphenxrcLVMPvqr6V54mq8rXh5Jh5tz9AhcWGGEry3DsMHn-zX2837M-GOM4/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcodE2p6Q-diDOvOmvn5HToyvkQXVBkl4Cw-Ln36STZtD0KQVxHT_CaipI7Q-c1sro8V1Prg8heOe8uJj2KahyphenhyphenxrcLVMPvqr6V54mq8rXh5Jh5tz9AhcWGGEry3DsMHn-zX2837M-GOM4/s400/IMG_0127.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">miami vice jacket</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and trying on Miami Vice style jackets....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just for laughs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ride home was long, but beautiful </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd91oXsbNWlFi_loW9OtAzMRd6HNXs0kZPNhY-qqP3MGyEkJPFrMQnDcBlk6dF0m1e0dtvgce1ltjy6MFlNVgfB9JOM3i5-CXHScOwGkHOFFKBY9nOdVWYuY-gUNyHqQ0K4JlFJVQDEk/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd91oXsbNWlFi_loW9OtAzMRd6HNXs0kZPNhY-qqP3MGyEkJPFrMQnDcBlk6dF0m1e0dtvgce1ltjy6MFlNVgfB9JOM3i5-CXHScOwGkHOFFKBY9nOdVWYuY-gUNyHqQ0K4JlFJVQDEk/s400/IMG_0238.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">st. george, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V3-sYIwnWrZKAGmgl6jwUIVSnO2C1tyxCH_V_UBUuXI7lMWMcS558IhC8pA45LBF8UBWUquPHvwpbzrJcIe39UhGurgVqIjDAA_BIKCZ9f9yor58ZR_HT-_xbSW5-HVGTcr6HvTRevU/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V3-sYIwnWrZKAGmgl6jwUIVSnO2C1tyxCH_V_UBUuXI7lMWMcS558IhC8pA45LBF8UBWUquPHvwpbzrJcIe39UhGurgVqIjDAA_BIKCZ9f9yor58ZR_HT-_xbSW5-HVGTcr6HvTRevU/s400/IMG_0256.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">las vegas at sunset</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS1nyBg4QO2XQyZJVLWKFKLMd4lLnxtVTO2JFeY_-feK__5d4hNkPFogbPVSHz_LhsDRJkUJ_mqNuy1NGc0RGNCUysj779_6BFSLSW6rfEbaJGJyT3qO14kousDf9FHq1hig37XuTcV4/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS1nyBg4QO2XQyZJVLWKFKLMd4lLnxtVTO2JFeY_-feK__5d4hNkPFogbPVSHz_LhsDRJkUJ_mqNuy1NGc0RGNCUysj779_6BFSLSW6rfEbaJGJyT3qO14kousDf9FHq1hig37XuTcV4/s400/IMG_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nevada desert</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">See you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Claudine</div>

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