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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: Susan Boyle - "O Come All Ye...
Seasons Greetings, Friends!Mr. Magpie went out this morning and took photos of this gorgeous St. Augustine sky on his way to pick up breakfast. Then, before I knew it, he had composed that beautiful...
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A Spot of Whimsy To Brighten Your Day: Teapots and Button Trees and Ferris...
Christmas Day has come and gone...The New Year's entered, too...I'm late with my last Christmas post...'Cause life...Has been a zoo!So before I pack my friends away...I'd like to say, "Goodbye"...And...
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MOON OVER MIAMI Part I
How about a trip to the tropics? A little respite from the cold? Here we go...Not long ago, my husband and I had the opportunity to visit Miami on business, and as always, we marveled at the...
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MOON OVER MIAMI Part II: Miami's Viceroy Hotel, A Place For All Seasons
(Promotional Photo from The Viceroy Miami) It's been years since I visited Brickell Avenue in Miami, and it was quite the treat to drive up to the world famous Viceroy Hotel, which opened its...
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A Valentine Love Story
This somewhat faded, sepia-toned photograph was taken of my parents on their month-long honeymoon in Mexico a lifetime ago.The joy on their faces is almost palpable, and gazing on this photo, I can...
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Downton Dinner: Hosted at Downton Abbey South
For those of you familiar with the British television drama, Downton Abbey, you will understand how tablescapers, designers, drama fans, and Anglophiles around the world are all mad for the series'...
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An Octopus' Garden
I'd like to be...Under the sea...In an otopus' garden...In the shade.He'd let us in...Knows where we've been...In his octopus' garden...In the shade. I'd ask my friends...To come and see...An...
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PRETTY IN PINK: Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
GREETINGS! And welcome to the world of "P" is for PINK.I thought you might enjoy seeing these pretty pink tablescapes as much as I did.To me, they can be summed up in one word, WOW! My hand (which was...
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There are Shingles, and Then There are SHINGLES...
...and you do not want the latter!No, you do not.Trust me on this one.For if you wondered where I have been, I just had a rugged battle with the latter version, the one with the capital...
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WINTER GREETINGS (Part One): Counting My Blessings!
Greetings of the Season!Which, coincidentally, is my favorite season of the year.And though this year's celebration has seen our activities curtailed somewhat due to my need for rest and recuperation...
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WINTER GREETINGS (Part Two): A Lenox Tablescape and My 300th Post/No Strings...
One year ago (Christmas 2013)), we had plans to go on a trip with our godchildren and their family the day after Christmas, and I had no plans to do a Christmas tablescape.We had invitations to dine...
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SURPRISE! SURPRISE! We Have A Winner! Come On Down!!!
It's... Beverly (How Sweet The Sound)!!!Yes, Beverly, you are Queen for the Day! :-)You did not win a refrigerator, but you did win the book, FLAIR by Joe Nye!And just in case you think we only have...
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Copycat Challenge: Frosty Dines or How to Build a Snowman Tablescape for Kids...
I'd like to interrupt my regularly scheduled blog post to bring you something I haven't done in a while, a tablescape! A few days ago, one of my favorite bloggers and I were discussing a tablescape I...
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Scaaaaaarrrrry! or Where I've been Hiding! ;-)
Greetings! Remember me? Remember this gas lantern from my pink post? Handsome, isn't it? Bear that in mind as I show you what I've been doing. This post started life as a postscript to a lovely wedding...
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Rude, Crude, and Aesthetically Unacceptable...
Got your attention, didn't I?Bet you're wondering why Mr. Magpie is wearing that look of stunned horror on his face. (He took this picture of himself and messaged it to me!)It has to do with the fact...
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Finding True Love at 80 or Happy Endings Are Not Just For The Young!
During the 1970's, this photograph was taken in my aunt's dining room at my maternal grandmother's wedding reception. Lovingly known to everyone who knew her as "Granny," she was photographed here...
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Hospice and Hope...
Our family has recently received some news, and I wanted to share it here with my blog friends. My sweet mother in law has been admitted to Hospice. This happened very, very suddenly a few weeks ago....
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Follow my blog with BloglovinAs Reader comes to an end, I have decided to join several of my favorite blog friends on Bloglovin'. I have no idea if this is the best way to read blogs, but I am going in...
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In The Garden
I come to... The garden...Alone...While the dew...Is still on the roses. And the voice I hear...Falling on my ear...The Son of God... Discloses.And He walks with me...And He talks with me...And He...
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Just Another Manic Monday or Fall(s), Folderol and Fiddle Dee Dee!
November???Anyone else feeling the shock that September and October are GONE?Yikes! My mind has definitely been elsewhere.Actually, I sent it on vacation when it went into overload. Then it came...
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The Quilt (For Wendy)...
When I think about all the marvelous colors of life... The blue of a clear morning sky... Or that of a robin's egg in spring...The deep China blue of plates from a faraway land... Or the soothing...
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Before and After: Decisions, Decisions...
Earlier today, Mr. Magpie left for a business meeting out of town, and I didn't think I had anything to share with you since I have to load photos from his computer. Bummer. Or so I thought at first......
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Bag Lady: Naughty or Nice?
This little "crabby" lady has lived in our St. Augustine guest room since I received her as a gift some fifteen years ago.When I saw the following Christmas bag, I knew that it was the perfect...
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Sock It To Me!
The Christmas Season is upon us, and I wanted to share a little of the sock madness I got involved with last year. Madness being the operative word here. ;-)Before I get started with that, however, I...
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The Ultimate Sacrifice, Lest We Forget...
John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. In honor of Memorial Day, I would like to share a link to an amazingly poignant article written by a British...
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