tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10879213965943284892024-03-13T13:03:59.035-05:00HIGHPOINT CIRCLEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-5617289165711466482024-01-10T01:11:00.002-06:002024-01-18T08:18:44.573-06:00LOVE & VALENTINES 💘 <div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">What a wonderful thing to celebrate after Christmas</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">—<span style="color: red;">Love</span> and <span style="color: red;">Valentine’s Day</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeH9hI2_MJlBIR35sCKIGF5cjhwfkHj7QLNJM3426M2IGyIk6nwVFx1xujlc-tX2mS-6zo53F2nCRNmZh9s6qEIu36JlXiQONQV6IAElqeJm0EU1f4EyozUw7STxB_Qgi1AEMGy5oxt_yMSqc6U0cPZ7p6hy3Ti6AuY-hn4lPrQJfYMpABymcABPhKtw/s2029/IMG_0449.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="2029" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeH9hI2_MJlBIR35sCKIGF5cjhwfkHj7QLNJM3426M2IGyIk6nwVFx1xujlc-tX2mS-6zo53F2nCRNmZh9s6qEIu36JlXiQONQV6IAElqeJm0EU1f4EyozUw7STxB_Qgi1AEMGy5oxt_yMSqc6U0cPZ7p6hy3Ti6AuY-hn4lPrQJfYMpABymcABPhKtw/w400-h328/IMG_0449.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">Each year I <span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">love </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">taking down the Christmas decorations and the feeling of cleanliness but after that, I <span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">love </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">getting out my beautiful Godiva chocolate boxes from years past. Godiva discontinued these this year.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhCgIjDLZoshiHC4z1RCSnzWWJfRLmugX2v1J0MOd7UdoWCPG5g83W9ijHzcjoPtc47qh5i4pa11rtLYJSRU4fyjMXKKWKLcZkGXuxR3CP3ufuDXUSHq_Y0UPPgo1x8s3uoexhacx_USTKCPRMhsxMsncj6CwbmhyphenhyphenFDyFqoBErf8icORb9EaH9FuFQ1s/s2680/IMG_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="2680" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhCgIjDLZoshiHC4z1RCSnzWWJfRLmugX2v1J0MOd7UdoWCPG5g83W9ijHzcjoPtc47qh5i4pa11rtLYJSRU4fyjMXKKWKLcZkGXuxR3CP3ufuDXUSHq_Y0UPPgo1x8s3uoexhacx_USTKCPRMhsxMsncj6CwbmhyphenhyphenFDyFqoBErf8icORb9EaH9FuFQ1s/w640-h544/IMG_0451.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvRDlBIwV5luLAAW6Y4ORqsUSE5BOBN_bd5ecStLubjSvbdQtnPdT-kOqM5qLFqzBzME3kVDHyo4HdGeVmoSwBjX0Q8pVL7O21JWACvxWw6r9RfcnQNjZjTqSMkJG5TiLUZIYCwMWc60XDhFW58vi2oJCwbUMsTndbqsTXROSONi3zrC8oDdQA9UuRw/s2602/IMG_0450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="2602" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQvRDlBIwV5luLAAW6Y4ORqsUSE5BOBN_bd5ecStLubjSvbdQtnPdT-kOqM5qLFqzBzME3kVDHyo4HdGeVmoSwBjX0Q8pVL7O21JWACvxWw6r9RfcnQNjZjTqSMkJG5TiLUZIYCwMWc60XDhFW58vi2oJCwbUMsTndbqsTXROSONi3zrC8oDdQA9UuRw/w640-h568/IMG_0450.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. 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text-align: center;">Minimal Book Shelf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-953xp4cdTZQ/YUI5tfnDxvI/AAAAAAAAEZs/mgIfmb1A4RUeBri9hQ3ya1SefiD-FPhaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3234/F1B8C3CA-2634-4062-9560-3C70388AD571.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="2545" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-953xp4cdTZQ/YUI5tfnDxvI/AAAAAAAAEZs/mgIfmb1A4RUeBri9hQ3ya1SefiD-FPhaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w315-h400/F1B8C3CA-2634-4062-9560-3C70388AD571.jpeg" title="In The Kitchen" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Minimal Kitchen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nYmcamXuOV8/YUPhYx2KDkI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/w9krrOzNq_cMBrYG-LjhluxJ-aoio9HGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3097/4AAFAC5F-8241-45F7-ADD3-DC63D035541A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3097" data-original-width="2337" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nYmcamXuOV8/YUPhYx2KDkI/AAAAAAAAEZ4/w9krrOzNq_cMBrYG-LjhluxJ-aoio9HGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w301-h400/4AAFAC5F-8241-45F7-ADD3-DC63D035541A.jpeg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little something in a dead corner</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cza60cV32FM/YUPhYtFSHII/AAAAAAAAEZ0/0OzMrxsv7lMXA4REXLDECknEsy_0razVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/9DF366E1-D668-445C-930F-4CAE3B8AB89F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cza60cV32FM/YUPhYtFSHII/AAAAAAAAEZ0/0OzMrxsv7lMXA4REXLDECknEsy_0razVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/9DF366E1-D668-445C-930F-4CAE3B8AB89F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something for the little guy in our lives</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. Thank you.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-30114708646338560572021-02-05T16:03:00.006-06:002021-02-28T19:36:24.090-06:00OMG BISCUITS <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ANuWgbomTjM/YB27eUmeimI/AAAAAAAAEUk/jG0nHahqj8gqLHD7HkyudbIqj0zBWMOMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2658/EDF260D1-8C98-4EC5-828A-64764A098FEA.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ANuWgbomTjM/YB27eUmeimI/AAAAAAAAEUk/jG0nHahqj8gqLHD7HkyudbIqj0zBWMOMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2658/EDF260D1-8C98-4EC5-828A-64764A098FEA.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="1761" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ANuWgbomTjM/YB27eUmeimI/AAAAAAAAEUk/jG0nHahqj8gqLHD7HkyudbIqj0zBWMOMACLcBGAsYHQ/w424-h640/EDF260D1-8C98-4EC5-828A-64764A098FEA.jpeg" width="424" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These are the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">best </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">biscuits I have ever made...but, they are the only biscuits I’ve ever made from scratch. What is wrong with me? Honestly!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Saying all of that, I’ve only had homemade biscuits once before that I remember. People, we are all missing out! I don’t ever want anything else—these are that good. They simply melt in your mouth. The strange looking pieces are the scraps. I just couldn’t resist those little nuggets. They were just miss shaped deliciousness!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wiiF2N2XlJQ/YB2_8g4lKdI/AAAAAAAAEVA/6MxrNVTGQWE-Q8ESPQv1s6gBB3dadd61ACLcBGAsYHQ/s3107/AB207404-DFFB-4A1C-9A4F-9355B94FCA1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3107" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wiiF2N2XlJQ/YB2_8g4lKdI/AAAAAAAAEVA/6MxrNVTGQWE-Q8ESPQv1s6gBB3dadd61ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/AB207404-DFFB-4A1C-9A4F-9355B94FCA1C.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To give credit to the wonderful blog I stumbled across, thanks to Pinterest, it is Baker by Nature @ </span><a href="https://bakerbynature.com/white-cheddar-bacon-and-apple-biscuits/?unapproved=414852&moderation-hash=2388505a40170590843cf2c02d8b0262#comment-414852" style="text-align: left;">https://bakerbynature.com/white-cheddar-bacon-and-apple-biscuits/?unapproved=414852&moderation-hash=2388505a40170590843cf2c02d8b0262#comment-414852</a>. As you can tell, the biscuits extraordinaire are called White Cheddar, Bacon and Apple Biscuits. Take a cruise around her blog, but make these biscuits today!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for the visit! See you next time something happens I can share with you. </span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. Thank you.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-33848645579199266022021-01-01T19:33:00.004-06:002021-01-01T19:33:52.342-06:00HAPPY 2021!!!<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">May 2021 be</span> </p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> the year we</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> we have all</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> been waiting for</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> 💥HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!💥</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. Thank you.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-63711129562129562782020-12-28T08:20:00.003-06:002020-12-30T20:52:15.602-06:00BEFORE THE UNWRAPPING <p> <span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Christmas </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">is in our rear view and things are starting to find their way back into the <span style="color: red;">Christmas </span>closet, but today I’ll reminisce with the warmest thoughts of this year’s gathering...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWt-ho0Axmg/X-nnht7Kq2I/AAAAAAAAESk/il2VLq4eKuMUltl53NlWAPxAbN_QRCIPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3094/EB494B72-2EAE-4575-B260-68670490DF7E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="3094" height="622" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kWt-ho0Axmg/X-nnht7Kq2I/AAAAAAAAESk/il2VLq4eKuMUltl53NlWAPxAbN_QRCIPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h622/EB494B72-2EAE-4575-B260-68670490DF7E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ8VQ91gMAw/X-noQ7FzivI/AAAAAAAAES4/adZ002KjkWQkGeQ4In9GKYCMKhri2gfiACLcBGAsYHQ/s3707/83FC369B-6E7D-4509-A759-76D27ED094D0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="3707" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mJ8VQ91gMAw/X-noQ7FzivI/AAAAAAAAES4/adZ002KjkWQkGeQ4In9GKYCMKhri2gfiACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/83FC369B-6E7D-4509-A759-76D27ED094D0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ioFudkPPCo4/X-noRIm6ciI/AAAAAAAAES8/bcCBLmJW22cwqEma8BaBk9dyT2VnVLIUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3721/5374A4AA-2803-47AD-BE62-D325A199FDFF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="3721" height="485" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ioFudkPPCo4/X-noRIm6ciI/AAAAAAAAES8/bcCBLmJW22cwqEma8BaBk9dyT2VnVLIUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w646-h485/5374A4AA-2803-47AD-BE62-D325A199FDFF.jpeg" width="646" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kypl09DmOog/X-noril-pNI/AAAAAAAAETQ/BbSOfC6kyFoBHhNrh05uWHviQQOCpLqxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s3372/37B26FD5-B521-47F1-BE11-4BC4BC36E9C4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kypl09DmOog/X-noril-pNI/AAAAAAAAETQ/BbSOfC6kyFoBHhNrh05uWHviQQOCpLqxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w179-h200/37B26FD5-B521-47F1-BE11-4BC4BC36E9C4.jpeg" width="179" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">May 2021 bring you unexpected joy!</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. Thank you.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-76870685681566064062020-12-11T16:15:00.002-06:002020-12-11T16:35:57.153-06:00TWO WEEKS TIL CHRISTMAS <p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br />Even during a global pandemic, when time seems at a standstill on so many levels, the glorious Christmas season seems to fly by so quickly. We sometimes arrive at Christmas Day, breathless, wishing for just a little bit longer to relish a time of year unlike any other season. Can you relate?</span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">But, this year I’m especially thankful for health and family and enough time this year to not feel the rush of the season and to have the time to savor the season. I do miss gathering with my book club and the high school friends of 47 years and my newest group of ladies, the bowling wives. </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqyYg86k6Eg/X9PsrX5QosI/AAAAAAAAESA/7WM4pDLFmVM4TKq6R09DDPzvQ6q2y9-DQCLcBGAsYHQ/s3032/48080B61-9257-4439-9C1B-A3457A48535D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqyYg86k6Eg/X9PsrX5QosI/AAAAAAAAESA/7WM4pDLFmVM4TKq6R09DDPzvQ6q2y9-DQCLcBGAsYHQ/w476-h640/48080B61-9257-4439-9C1B-A3457A48535D.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here’s my tree this year. It’s a 4-1/2’ tree with 450 lights and red berries. I thought I’d just let that be enough, but then I discovered a box a red ornaments in my stash and voila!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umovVmS0YQ4/X9PsrDIOYHI/AAAAAAAAER4/BJ302HPXpNc7l1XO4bFnLKlZw5370_XLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2474/198AE2CA-A4D8-441A-B83D-840D5D1F24F5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-umovVmS0YQ4/X9PsrDIOYHI/AAAAAAAAER4/BJ302HPXpNc7l1XO4bFnLKlZw5370_XLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w602-h640/198AE2CA-A4D8-441A-B83D-840D5D1F24F5.jpeg" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set the base inside a wreath, put the tree on a sofa table in front of a huge mirror.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xsrPlrNQpRQ/X9PsrchjtMI/AAAAAAAAER8/WMtZJYN841EtGdI3hyYNoa3LRWDgVe_awCLcBGAsYHQ/s2612/674935F7-DC79-4362-9CF4-94DC63FEB16A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="2415" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xsrPlrNQpRQ/X9PsrchjtMI/AAAAAAAAER8/WMtZJYN841EtGdI3hyYNoa3LRWDgVe_awCLcBGAsYHQ/w592-h640/674935F7-DC79-4362-9CF4-94DC63FEB16A.jpeg" width="592" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Thanks for coming for Christmas this year! May you find the time to breathe in the scent of the season and get your preparation done in peace!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. Thank you.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087921396594328489.post-2922101556776955542020-12-04T17:12:00.000-06:002020-12-04T17:12:56.072-06:00A LITTLE TIME OUT (of the house)<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Each year between Thanksgiving and <span style="color: red;">Christmas</span>, my husband and I go to our favorite nursery and the greenhouse is full of hundreds of poinsettias. This year (oh,boy, this year!) we just needed a bit of time out of the house and knew that if we went during the week, we’d have the greenhouse and all of the poinsettias to ourselves! What a wonderful time, especially this year. Here’s our purchases this time...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMgpT5LSALU/X8q825305jI/AAAAAAAAEPs/91hDg-tzwQMn3ehZF16n0XYCSHKEpDikgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/9237A36D-7333-4B63-B0A4-75099036EE5F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="636" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nMgpT5LSALU/X8q825305jI/AAAAAAAAEPs/91hDg-tzwQMn3ehZF16n0XYCSHKEpDikgCLcBGAsYHQ/w477-h636/9237A36D-7333-4B63-B0A4-75099036EE5F.jpeg" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little red and white splattered poinsettias just make me smile each year! They just bring a little cheer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-loqJQbItkGc/X8q-04TpPLI/AAAAAAAAEQQ/-u6qiF-ctR0_hhuKH2vlZ4qtXbI4l7YzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4032/BA245117-84F9-4D35-89A7-2CF3870D6213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-loqJQbItkGc/X8q-04TpPLI/AAAAAAAAEQQ/-u6qiF-ctR0_hhuKH2vlZ4qtXbI4l7YzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/BA245117-84F9-4D35-89A7-2CF3870D6213.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">And then, this pure white one was a real surprise...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Em7C-Sq75k/X8q_o2mc77I/AAAAAAAAEQg/qZ7ikluehHwz_uBWH_gLF9Bvl8QQSAw9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2859/3790DD8A-BFB3-4B06-9AE1-8313EDAD61D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="2859" height="624" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Em7C-Sq75k/X8q_o2mc77I/AAAAAAAAEQg/qZ7ikluehHwz_uBWH_gLF9Bvl8QQSAw9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h624/3790DD8A-BFB3-4B06-9AE1-8313EDAD61D3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It is a new variety this year called “Frozen”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iazBoCBoAzY/X8rAOg1BTeI/AAAAAAAAEQ4/Bc2dxtIvmzg6G506oBQr2M9O5KYFYy6mACLcBGAsYHQ/s3192/5E0FAF31-ED95-4E5A-A57B-8B1B8B0149DF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iazBoCBoAzY/X8rAOg1BTeI/AAAAAAAAEQ4/Bc2dxtIvmzg6G506oBQr2M9O5KYFYy6mACLcBGAsYHQ/w590-h640/5E0FAF31-ED95-4E5A-A57B-8B1B8B0149DF.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uwZLyVkghI/X8rAOufUj_I/AAAAAAAAEQ8/5UZinp9fP2EdjW2ijF4gdmPsteqj2-3VgCLcBGAsYHQ/s3574/7421942A-B318-46E2-A8D4-E22F8277E077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="2680" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uwZLyVkghI/X8rAOufUj_I/AAAAAAAAEQ8/5UZinp9fP2EdjW2ijF4gdmPsteqj2-3VgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/7421942A-B318-46E2-A8D4-E22F8277E077.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for joining my journey to <span style="color: red;">Christmas</span> 2020!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please give credit for photos used from this blog to highpointcircle.blogspot.com. 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A beautiful salad with edible flowers and a scoop of ice cream!</div>
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2. Two pics added to existing foliage</div>
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3. Fake pumpkins on hearth (some repainted to update)</div>
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Because of a busy month ahead, I decided on this cloudy, rainy day to do a Fall mantle. </div>
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I'm tired of 90+ temperatures and am hoping nature takes notice of my mantle and snaps into Fall temperatures (haha)!</div>
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Over the weekend I decided to change up a Fall painting I'd purchased at a garage sale years ago--I wanted a neutral living room this year. </div>
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Nothing wrong with it, but I needed a change.</div>
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I repainted the lettering to black (it doesn't really show up here) and redid the pumpkin too.</div>
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Those are artificial sea fans behind the books.</div>
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This is a tree in the entrance of St. Anthony's Family Shelter<br />
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This tree is in the dining room of St. Anthony's Family Shelter<br />
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A tree my partner and I placed in a house we worked on<br />
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Isn't this staircase just magnificient? The craftsmanship on the posts is amazing and the light coming through the window just highlights them so well.<br />
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Just a stunning interior and beyond the french doors lays the gulf! Oh be still my racing heart! In each house, artwork by local artists was featured, as you can see on the middle right side of the photo.</div>
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Yes, sad to say, I am frightfully slow at getting some things done. I've been wanting a cushion for this window seat for 22 years! BUT, the good news is I never lost sight of my goal and now I've done it! Yeah! Applause might be in order here.</div>
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The path to this goal was not smooth either. I taped the window seat to get it ready for painting and panicked for months (yes, maybe three months) over whether to sand before starting, whether to prime before applying the paint, whether to use a liquid sander, etc. Every thought to keep me from moving on with this job entered my mind. The blue painter's tape became part of the decor for a long time BUT finally I just jumped. I primed the lids on top that lift with two coats of oil-based primer (NEVER AGAIN) and then put two coats of water-based enamel paint on top of that. For the body of the project, I went straight to paint and applied three coats of the water-based enamel. </div>
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The water-based enamel had a self-leveling factor to the paint and the finish (without sanding between coats) is quite smooth. I love this Sherwin-Williams paint and have used it on my kitchen island and it wore like cast iron.</div>
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I called my upholsterer and everything was going great until she quoted me the price of the foam. It was more than the labor to make the cushion! I immediately went to the internet to try to find the foam at a lower price and was successful. BUT, not satisfied, I went to my local Joann Fabric store with my trusty coupon and found it about 60% cheaper than my upholsterer quoted me. It was fortunate for me that the upholsterer encouraged me to shop around for a deal on the foam! I ordered the fabric online and VIOLA my dream of 22 years came to life. I smile every time I walk by the room! I will add more pillows as I find them or attempt to make a few and this project will continue to evolve, as every house does.</div>
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And yes, it was filled with my favorite chocolates! It is very different from past years, more retro with embroidery. The fabric flowers are more traditional, but with little crochet centers. It's always a delight to open the box and see the design for the year.</div>
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A funny side note--I went to buy a new Valentine card for my sweetie and accidentally bought the one I gave him last year AGAIN! I must really like that card!</div>
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To see days 1-4, click <a href="http://highpointcircle.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-twelve-days-of-christmas.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">HERE</span></a><br />
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A snow lantern with <span style="color: red;">Christmas </span>mugs</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;"> A cooperative poinsettia--it hasn't dropped a leaf yet!</span></span></div>
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In this photo, you can see the barrel-vaulted ceiling (swoon...) and the trim around the entire bath enclosure. What is not quite clear in this photo is that the field tile had a linen finish. The combination was stunning! The bathrooms were such a surprise, because I did not like the rest of the home at all.</div>
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Too bad the rest of the house did not measure up to the bathrooms--seemed like an opportunity missed on such a potentially wonderful space. BUT, I had to show you these bathrooms. Hope you enjoyed the visit as much as I enjoyed showing it to you!</div>
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Just a little tidbit to let you know, I'm still here! How are you?</div>
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