tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75068626223113380632024-03-05T00:18:10.796-06:00margo thingsstories.. findings.. people.. places.. marvelous things.margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-44599340640622545362013-10-19T14:05:00.000-05:002013-10-19T14:05:42.930-05:00BE Original. Be BRAVE.I've been thinking. And I can't keep this one in. It's about the whole copying thing. Specifically as it applies to art, design, & concepts. And <a href="http://lisacongdon.com/blog/2013/10/my-art-was-stolen-for-profit-and-how-you-can-help/" target="_blank">Lisa</a>. And <a href="http://www.codyfosterandco.com/page1.html" target="_blank">Cody</a>. And <a href="http://blog.westelm.com/2013/10/17/we-love-authenticity/" target="_blank">West Elm</a>. And it's kept me up at night. In fact it's a major driving force behind why I do what I do, and the integrity with which I approach my work, how I interact, how I walk through this space called life. Always has been. Always will be, as long as I'm sane. It's my soap box, as many of you know.<br />
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I have followed <a href="http://lisacongdon.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Congdon</a> through social media channels, watched her success, and admired her process. She is generous with what she shares. She knows how she wants to be <a href="http://lillarogers.com/artists/" target="_blank">represented</a> in the market, and firmly stands for it. She tenaciously continues to <a href="http://lisacongdon.com/blog/2013/09/creative-bug-creative-branding-series/" target="_blank">build a very strong personal brand</a> with great integrity. The fact that she immediately took on sharing this situation over social media is a huge game changer, huge. And one that couldn't have unfolded the same way if she hadn't built the solid foundation & brand strength that she has done. At this point of writing, her blog post alone has been shared on fb over 233K times, and retweeted over 23K times. That's visibility that didn't used to be possible at all. And that's Brave. Below is a perfect Eleanor Roosevelt quote by brought to life by <a href="http://lisacongdon.com/blog/2013/09/the-reconstructionists-week-40/" target="_blank">Miz Congdon's </a>hand.. I think she perfectly illustrated the importance of this conversation.<br />
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Copying. Just don't. It's as simple as that. Simple. It seems that it should be, right?<br />
But apparently it's NOT. This is nothing-nothing-nothing new. It has been going on since the dawn of time. The second guy to make a wheel probably copied it from the first guy to make a wheel.<br />
But did he ask? Did he put his own spin on it? Did he credit his friend?<br />
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"Art is either plagiarism or revolution" -Gauguin</div>
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"If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be called down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be called up as erudition."-CC Colton</div>
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We can't do it. It's not ok. it's never ok. Artists work SO HARD to create work, to constantly keep the creative process moving forward, to be found, to create their niche. If someone takes that from them, it can erode business, confidence, all that one works so hard to build. And when done without permission, it creates false reality & threatens livelihood at the very least.<br />
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We get our ideas from a million different places. I made my own art. Products made from my hand. Did I think of it all by myself out of my head? Of course I did. The very first piece I made was because I was inspired by something that I saw. But did not copy. It came out of my life <a href="https://jclicht.com/page/472/" target="_blank">experiences & inspirations</a>. I made a living from my art. I sold my work in to small galleries & boutiques nationally. It was in magazines. It was in books. It was seen. Did I live through the anguish of having someone copy my art? Yes indeed. The first time it happened I literally got sick. Eventually my work was copied by a wholesaler who knew I was too small to do anything about it. This was years & years ago. Before Etsy, before social media. So you just talked about it to your friends, or maybe a lawyer. It was a small frustrating cloud of knowledge shared. It was learning how to differentiate yourself & move forward. These experiences taught me a lot. They brought small artists & wholesalers together, made us family. Then & now. Because we all experienced similar growing pains & experiences.<br />
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I knew, early on, that I would never be a copier. In any way. And I would fight the same fight for others, and educate. I am conscious of it all the time. We have to be aware. We have to speak up. In every industry it happens. Food. Music. Words. Wherever there is an original thought, it can be borrowed, innocently or not.<br />
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Individuality drove how my Mom & I chose product for our retail store, Tantau. It was important for us to be distinctive. We wouldn't buy from companies who we knew copied. I learned from that. It drove me to create, with Artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aaron-Foster-Designs/106896862709449" target="_blank">Aaron Foster</a>, our wildly fun & successful wholesale business, Relish. We represented small artists nationally & internationally. We became known for the fact that we would always have something unique and different, we could always be counted on for handmade, unusual, fun. I would coax the artist from retail into wholesale, from local street fairs to the Halls of Harrods. ("So you can only make 40? We'll sell 40! To Sundance!) Retailers knew they could come to Relish and have something that would set them apart. I am forever proud of that stance.<br />
In fact, one of those small artists Relish represented was Cody Foster. He made amazing things on his own, he has a fabulous curators eye & intuitive talent. He had started finding great vintage things to reproduce. We took more orders than he could even produce. It was crazy busy & exciting, that first time we showed his line on the Piers in New York. That was 2001. That's how companies grow. That's how they begin. How they <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/105498342@N02/" target="_blank">choose to continue</a>, has to sit on their own conscience. That has to be owned & directed by what they feel is right. Integrity goes a very long way. I'm very sorry he didn't grow with the same personal individuality his business started with. It undermines what is Brave.<br />
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I eventually took my entrepreneurial self to the halls of corporate. I wanted to learn more about manufacturing, about how my wire pieces could've actually been made in China or India. About how all those products out there were created. What these companies already did well. What they did or didn't take time for. As a small artist I couldn't fathom it. And as the Creative Director of a large company, I could learn. And I did, oh I did.<br />
I thought Corporate would have it figured out. I thought they'd know about originality and integrity. For the most part, many do, but many more don't. That's why I chose to work for the two companies that I worked for. But still, things would show up on style boards that was ART by people I KNEW! It happens every day, worldwide. And it would lead to conversations & the potential of product, sometimes. I questioned & stopped many things along the way. And these were innocent idea threads, not planned plagiarism at all. But honestly, I think especially when people on the inside haven't had to sit in their dining room & make art & try to figure out how to sell it all on their own, they don't really think all that through. Just my take on it. When I started with the largest company I worked for, within week-one I taken a stand & had a gift bag pulled from production. Because I knew who's idea it was originally. And I knew it could cost both sides. You can't be afraid to stand for what you know is right. It's a big company. It had slipped through, and no one knew it wasn't designed from within, because of all the layers. And bear in mind, they educated every employee on plagiarism. Everyone watched a long video & participated in conversation about it & signed off that they would never. Refreshing, actually. But it's life, and ideas flow, and sometimes people aproach the gathering of ideas less stringently than others. Images are absolutely everywhere today. Things happen. We have to stand for awareness & promote it, take steps to educate & know where things come from.<br />
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West Elm has separated themselves from the norm. Over the past few years they have been paying attention. Taking risks. They partnered with Etsy to showcase Etsy artists.<br />
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They have figured out how to incorporate these works into their product mix both locally & in their catalogs. It's admirable, & it isn't easy. To pull key product from a tightly developed mix right before the holidays, is saying that they are firmly standing for this point of view. I think that's fantastic. I didn't expect it. It's one of the things that will take the conversation about originality to the retail level. Good for you, <a href="http://www.westelm.com/shop/handcrafted/?cm_sp=SuperNav-_-Handcrafted-_-OurStories" target="_blank">West Elm</a>. There are some Brave people in that corporate office. With admirable integrity. Stay the course.<br />
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I 'm fascinated by social media & it's reach & strength. It's a powerful platform. I get new ideas & find new artists every day. It's what I DO. I'm passionate about it. I've been there. I am you. I work with small businesses & artists to help them get to places they didn't think they could. I know it can happen. And now I work again for a seasonal gift decor company, and a home decor company. I was asked to come in & help them regain a solid unique stance in the market. An exciting proposition. We have an outstanding team of in house artists, and we get to find & license & create product for many Independent Creatives. I love this part. It ties in to my experience, my passion, & others get exposure.<br />
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Live by what you know is right. Be BRAVE. Work with passion. Do what you love. Do it with your own personal integrity, and this will shine through. Always. It will win. You will.<br />
Stand on your hands. Sing out loud.<br />
It's worth it.<br />
Every. Single. Time. <br />
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-m<br />
<br />margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-25220440872829905472011-02-06T23:44:00.002-06:002011-02-06T23:46:10.776-06:00brrrSoo...the groomer calls & says your pooch is all matted underneath & has to have a "close cut"... & he's going to be very cold. Here was my answer to that...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLIGAKXt7eIheyn2G_716gLTs2ukqiTIi-vBdBQEZyUEwlQUpPhjHWD2SFqFMAWDbGVNfqh426_6vjQSeQZNqE0FxNMwurANI8Qv6IVGfKBWhDkFy2BfQKCxjNrIv9_zPJguMIq6kFYg4/s1600/IMG_0770.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570805214713199490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRLIGAKXt7eIheyn2G_716gLTs2ukqiTIi-vBdBQEZyUEwlQUpPhjHWD2SFqFMAWDbGVNfqh426_6vjQSeQZNqE0FxNMwurANI8Qv6IVGfKBWhDkFy2BfQKCxjNrIv9_zPJguMIq6kFYg4/s400/IMG_0770.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Not a bad look! I just took an old sweater that I had already felted... cut it to fit, & sewed it together under the neck & belly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZyWjngmne89wrcQuf_eY_-EdrRDj9yhY5T3DUBkcXKvJ4gT8epbMb1h9WBK3YxClMIJUjCqfDIQo4_vvXkQZJcTQnjT7Y-Z9pB0Pduuwzl32C-8JXrXKp8MxLExoOwhyphenhyphenAXY736T8LiOa/s1600/IMG_0780.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809517655113970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZyWjngmne89wrcQuf_eY_-EdrRDj9yhY5T3DUBkcXKvJ4gT8epbMb1h9WBK3YxClMIJUjCqfDIQo4_vvXkQZJcTQnjT7Y-Z9pB0Pduuwzl32C-8JXrXKp8MxLExoOwhyphenhyphenAXY736T8LiOa/s400/IMG_0780.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZM4Zruc6X9ticjOSMWEZTu3ArcAUC9_1MK8JwC23gtpQ_RbfdHSIouM-gAb2N8hh-DLw4xuU5tG8nda-9JX13O3-LUbyx8PRpEhC87l0Ms10Z_3pJw0p2dh_luSwAlMVscGH2iZOOO64/s1600/IMG_0779.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570808376973921138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZM4Zruc6X9ticjOSMWEZTu3ArcAUC9_1MK8JwC23gtpQ_RbfdHSIouM-gAb2N8hh-DLw4xuU5tG8nda-9JX13O3-LUbyx8PRpEhC87l0Ms10Z_3pJw0p2dh_luSwAlMVscGH2iZOOO64/s400/IMG_0779.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rSEtQ0DnzVc1rbfW14-qEjmT_Qz0xZYxucJl6TYKowamPbuitdVlUxK3FZd7v3Dhxk95cCJv_o08hdzq3236SwxIMrJX2WPb0jBe9tz71qKVheIexqUB6m_nZU-H3tIBuANbVJ9WV4qr/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570809907045480994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rSEtQ0DnzVc1rbfW14-qEjmT_Qz0xZYxucJl6TYKowamPbuitdVlUxK3FZd7v3Dhxk95cCJv_o08hdzq3236SwxIMrJX2WPb0jBe9tz71qKVheIexqUB6m_nZU-H3tIBuANbVJ9WV4qr/s400/IMG_0741.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />just some pinking shears, some yarn & a big darning needle, & voila.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99ZRgeFNsootzpCbGQPluV68YBjTusf-nxDziSzqgQQVnaeMVth7xC2tFDHZAfIKz26sX7E67ca5v370OiS7lXQ6Uejg58qErh6RQTnH8fPkmyMbYiIfAMaG-6Ab_JO89-MUyR4Kywikm/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570807073832404866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99ZRgeFNsootzpCbGQPluV68YBjTusf-nxDziSzqgQQVnaeMVth7xC2tFDHZAfIKz26sX7E67ca5v370OiS7lXQ6Uejg58qErh6RQTnH8fPkmyMbYiIfAMaG-6Ab_JO89-MUyR4Kywikm/s400/IMG_0756.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />and I added a bone for a little color on the back...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndAAoKQA_EkDirs4r9YMTeBD7zO-_1lzW54dbeTY0Kt7PPtbvCFJfGKMXYCb7GGvCx30TLpQGiFl2khBhu63uERQ_4cAuoKGZGaKDqs9nd_rloKP2krE7GXRX84DToes58x5K1phB_FyK/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570807452640435090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndAAoKQA_EkDirs4r9YMTeBD7zO-_1lzW54dbeTY0Kt7PPtbvCFJfGKMXYCb7GGvCx30TLpQGiFl2khBhu63uERQ_4cAuoKGZGaKDqs9nd_rloKP2krE7GXRX84DToes58x5K1phB_FyK/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />& to put it on, i just pull it over his newly trim head, & wiggle his front legs through the front opening.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FvxrfaR6bR3SXPaG-cmLZ6DLSBMPMp1OQOkhE0ie73NxwFHCvZgw-UO8hM0K5gfxJ1uLfBr0VsKbR_YfUMIZ8no2eOM9i0w9JUGvs16Zft_d_ub1rDVhq7V7B0cG7uMIodqaOtsxibNx/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570810643826597858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FvxrfaR6bR3SXPaG-cmLZ6DLSBMPMp1OQOkhE0ie73NxwFHCvZgw-UO8hM0K5gfxJ1uLfBr0VsKbR_YfUMIZ8no2eOM9i0w9JUGvs16Zft_d_ub1rDVhq7V7B0cG7uMIodqaOtsxibNx/s400/IMG_0747.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />i'm pretty pleased with the results, & mister bean is cozy!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE7vZiv59euoBo5hi2FFEojd6BK0aafEO3qht13fvgbai33x40L7bCJF0mxI9mXnyEX-jkHU4DrKh3neROAJOSlHXvU3saTc_8WdsegcGVPX7VA203v2gpt-3KSJnwYQAqBNkDopOn0OP/s1600/IMG_0774.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570808790783158434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE7vZiv59euoBo5hi2FFEojd6BK0aafEO3qht13fvgbai33x40L7bCJF0mxI9mXnyEX-jkHU4DrKh3neROAJOSlHXvU3saTc_8WdsegcGVPX7VA203v2gpt-3KSJnwYQAqBNkDopOn0OP/s400/IMG_0774.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-30843810698207191512009-09-21T22:36:00.012-05:002009-09-22T00:44:57.573-05:00CleverGirlies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuAx0L48-YG0SsF0P0zs5rv0gLJ0fLktmrRASFmtuIsxEdzpJpoRaoFPP5UDlQF_vb7P-oqQL-rj81Q8EmwWRrzkYqoa1aAAI7gVWx7qvEGrKSzMSye3hUH7uc74dCSwR4DusfjxAH6M/s1600-h/IMG_3190.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuAx0L48-YG0SsF0P0zs5rv0gLJ0fLktmrRASFmtuIsxEdzpJpoRaoFPP5UDlQF_vb7P-oqQL-rj81Q8EmwWRrzkYqoa1aAAI7gVWx7qvEGrKSzMSye3hUH7uc74dCSwR4DusfjxAH6M/s400/IMG_3190.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161772723091922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdURb2qj5SDeXt4vCXcmZ4g_cTSkk7vMeXPhBNL_oYZfZxXH-AgfrlSbQtVMG5teJEE_g_d_yED7dnH4vFiTitqkdnI-3vJCvar3tUqNjtFSR-XeMi5ul874X-RS5Pli-IwcjGO0awZqg/s1600-h/IMG_3140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdURb2qj5SDeXt4vCXcmZ4g_cTSkk7vMeXPhBNL_oYZfZxXH-AgfrlSbQtVMG5teJEE_g_d_yED7dnH4vFiTitqkdnI-3vJCvar3tUqNjtFSR-XeMi5ul874X-RS5Pli-IwcjGO0awZqg/s400/IMG_3140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384161763735338354" /></a><br />oh my GOODness. i have been absent & remiss, & in that time, several of the lovely women from the wonderful Julie Arkell summer course at <a href="http://www.lessoeursanglaises.com/welcome.html">Briancon</a> have or have started their own blogs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oQgxmDumrC9LXQfLqicUyr3plcw4C3pvbfzDQABjVYcBslOwj0T3e3wLqzpaag8tw76wb26_NG7QhFxpGdzwtIkbp8MvKNrqL39n6j-L825p6Cj2ZuXrvnKcH3tZW8vWNFo0YfFeipM/s1600-h/IMG_3122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oQgxmDumrC9LXQfLqicUyr3plcw4C3pvbfzDQABjVYcBslOwj0T3e3wLqzpaag8tw76wb26_NG7QhFxpGdzwtIkbp8MvKNrqL39n6j-L825p6Cj2ZuXrvnKcH3tZW8vWNFo0YfFeipM/s400/IMG_3122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384134538589015058" /></a><br />i am drooling.<br />i had to share, immediately.<br /><br /><a href="http://ragtale.blogspot.com/">danielle the wonderful..</a>...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy6WfkQxywAyGfrTppvSTbvcQW6M05r6Q0DDBa9YAVybs2xVdGi2fe9Vm22XopR2rfwGSaRd8QMVRxbRRCaa1jbuS-JokoiTELw7HI_XTyd7t4a-UtKJ_CGFo4aWM5W7iEFxwYtXaQ2s/s1600-h/IMG_3011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy6WfkQxywAyGfrTppvSTbvcQW6M05r6Q0DDBa9YAVybs2xVdGi2fe9Vm22XopR2rfwGSaRd8QMVRxbRRCaa1jbuS-JokoiTELw7HI_XTyd7t4a-UtKJ_CGFo4aWM5W7iEFxwYtXaQ2s/s400/IMG_3011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384145882675278578" /></a>(& her frightfully creative daughter)<br /><br /><a href="http://polkadotponie.blogspot.com/">miz jone herself,</a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3yRuckXaKulEwqCIxYJzEcwnyV-4jgTY8Z4vVasCGuLc5K6HGC8-0s6ZzMbiZWmGt5kgScwjbdjXLw1RccDTPTNzUhMGWVcMs9Y4gKdI8Vh6H6LdeTAGZASQpDa70aoLW0I7L8K6eQ8/s1600-h/IMG_2575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3yRuckXaKulEwqCIxYJzEcwnyV-4jgTY8Z4vVasCGuLc5K6HGC8-0s6ZzMbiZWmGt5kgScwjbdjXLw1RccDTPTNzUhMGWVcMs9Y4gKdI8Vh6H6LdeTAGZASQpDa70aoLW0I7L8K6eQ8/s400/IMG_2575.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384146520201216386" /></a>who sips chai in Santa Fe & is very good about keeping in touch...<br /><br />gentle <a href="http://birdsocks.blogspot.com/">joanna</a> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3PgqhPHZRw7X387bZ8iYCBMyS3vWDSJyMzShgWSzc4Qvv8Q5ZVi4B44sl5_B4cGry7FcPZUwC9-i0b0c_y5DnD9pPIiu_w6csC3Gcl1bT03c2h1XuuNxQ6YnXagdJQlYE3THE9iW4hE/s1600-h/IMG_3204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3PgqhPHZRw7X387bZ8iYCBMyS3vWDSJyMzShgWSzc4Qvv8Q5ZVi4B44sl5_B4cGry7FcPZUwC9-i0b0c_y5DnD9pPIiu_w6csC3Gcl1bT03c2h1XuuNxQ6YnXagdJQlYE3THE9iW4hE/s400/IMG_3204.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384150007716345186" /></a>and her lovely family...<br /><br />the ever clever <a href="http://taysch.blogspot.com/">taylor</a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-XwfCpkua7K17H4EexpAUJX7FR9EhwIs1x-B-HljyIHpwM0Fd7rCk4RNHxaMXRklkkruzJfyW9P89h4EmyHEim3bXy05j8pG4W28vyU5uKqb0yor84KggIOmkb6EmiJU6vFNd__agrs/s1600-h/IMG_2974.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-XwfCpkua7K17H4EexpAUJX7FR9EhwIs1x-B-HljyIHpwM0Fd7rCk4RNHxaMXRklkkruzJfyW9P89h4EmyHEim3bXy05j8pG4W28vyU5uKqb0yor84KggIOmkb6EmiJU6vFNd__agrs/s400/IMG_2974.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384149161462555058" /></a> who so generously shares color....<br /><a href="http://beckybus.se/wordpress/"><br />rebekka </a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1PMDK6N9vnNtCP-7brrj7N7m0hLuFQUTbKgoaBUIurutqduZjiODqc1Iv6TgVhvifpOiUtU3xxiAzX3CyEZev-Cp0g8ZlM-qi32MlEaZGuH4T83wkZP5eHiEFvHsjdTa42mY3y1XsNo/s1600-h/IMG_3143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1PMDK6N9vnNtCP-7brrj7N7m0hLuFQUTbKgoaBUIurutqduZjiODqc1Iv6TgVhvifpOiUtU3xxiAzX3CyEZev-Cp0g8ZlM-qi32MlEaZGuH4T83wkZP5eHiEFvHsjdTa42mY3y1XsNo/s400/IMG_3143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384151768248403042" /></a> who's photographs make me happier than i can even begin to express....<br /><br /><a href="http://samsnotebook.typepad.com/">sam</a> who inspires us all, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yvo7FXf9ysU_jbf9BGKMM50-ax3cQkpKYRNVNS8kov67IjNm_g4g2ltwwZMZXR4eHqWWSlQmH9H5a63fRoa7BvtBKGhbqmx7ASLZ7SfVcEuFI4yXHyE_P4zJpqF01BOPHmMcxqyHSuM/s1600-h/IMG_2987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Yvo7FXf9ysU_jbf9BGKMM50-ax3cQkpKYRNVNS8kov67IjNm_g4g2ltwwZMZXR4eHqWWSlQmH9H5a63fRoa7BvtBKGhbqmx7ASLZ7SfVcEuFI4yXHyE_P4zJpqF01BOPHmMcxqyHSuM/s400/IMG_2987.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384144868495997474" /></a>and set up the blog that we all share, <a href="http://pantryviolets.blogspot.com/">Pantry Violets!</a>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-86974487627133173222009-07-27T23:05:00.008-05:002009-07-27T23:35:22.263-05:00Homemade CircusAnyone heading to the <a href="http://www.americancraft.com/BMAC/">Rosen Show</a> in Philadephia this weekend?<br />Well if you are, then you are in LUCK, because my great friend <a href="http://homemadecircus.blogspot.com/">Tammy</a> is having her debut show there. If not, well, there are other ways to collect her amazing sculptures, wall pieces & general fabulousness. Try her Etsy Shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6310702">Homemade Circus</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PpTlItN5AIQ4dTXP-T0m8y6QmHjSa8KiMVnybXS53GatzheLplJ1LfGiKG2P5BgIcaDIgd_uiMLvNCwbs1Y7_UgBY0FMnhyphenhyphenQaXiiNnr4s69GOJoTfaO0OQQ6y3rUvGUAqHN7G3W-ROY/s1600-h/DSC01639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PpTlItN5AIQ4dTXP-T0m8y6QmHjSa8KiMVnybXS53GatzheLplJ1LfGiKG2P5BgIcaDIgd_uiMLvNCwbs1Y7_UgBY0FMnhyphenhyphenQaXiiNnr4s69GOJoTfaO0OQQ6y3rUvGUAqHN7G3W-ROY/s400/DSC01639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363359085544968050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR1QLYTuKHDMHjLzCiwjmY0wCKiqvff-0N47yRplla-I9Q7OPyY8cWQn9mc6gg_aDnXeKk9OZuLBDEvp1ljYlhx5-EWpLBpJ4rsPjl8989_CznAErHQTJ0qI-PsSG2TCLqNmj4iKY-nI/s1600-h/DSC01636.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHR1QLYTuKHDMHjLzCiwjmY0wCKiqvff-0N47yRplla-I9Q7OPyY8cWQn9mc6gg_aDnXeKk9OZuLBDEvp1ljYlhx5-EWpLBpJ4rsPjl8989_CznAErHQTJ0qI-PsSG2TCLqNmj4iKY-nI/s400/DSC01636.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363360292313414754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBDwygIBRh2WRGis7HtWLqC8Ar208Ajjyba0OL2fX8vKzb6FkjAuQ-2plt_1zyoGDRtwHUk0thPWqeop3KQP0pfm1BvSXy1fj0dJkwls0GylpL8KoRkOXP2_IYYinnGl5a0Hqjw4fDo/s1600-h/DSC01643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFBDwygIBRh2WRGis7HtWLqC8Ar208Ajjyba0OL2fX8vKzb6FkjAuQ-2plt_1zyoGDRtwHUk0thPWqeop3KQP0pfm1BvSXy1fj0dJkwls0GylpL8KoRkOXP2_IYYinnGl5a0Hqjw4fDo/s400/DSC01643.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363360286151753890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO7_zEwIsWNkxK-rNu_qzGVmkjypbSvcF_yWIMcLNGVD5gx6YtS2ramj5QmXY98kM3XKKQxY07xoeS5Jk2pQ1dOHVfuHUcHgq0uQn0-5ruI6xOOyaNMqlelgHuKZr02u_V6PZC-_uxTA/s1600-h/IMG_0146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO7_zEwIsWNkxK-rNu_qzGVmkjypbSvcF_yWIMcLNGVD5gx6YtS2ramj5QmXY98kM3XKKQxY07xoeS5Jk2pQ1dOHVfuHUcHgq0uQn0-5ruI6xOOyaNMqlelgHuKZr02u_V6PZC-_uxTA/s400/IMG_0146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363360281324796370" /></a><a href="http://homemadecircus.blogspot.com/"></a>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-50648308650283395392009-07-22T21:18:00.004-05:002009-07-22T21:27:17.455-05:00ok, i'm back.Hello...<br />Now that I have more blogging friends, I obviously have to step up & actually POST. SO! I promise to. Here are some images from our walk tonight...balmy, nice, a slight breeze, and....Cooper's first puddle!!! (ok, mom was really excited by the fabric on the sofa left on the curb. But I was vetoed.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uVIaHTEGNuTYZITrcEz0lnWJyswcQsluNNOz1Ui59u3Y3NU2y4pY5GwLYl5wkXC7XNVRgbUVgsbtcpqkoWC4i3FCwEIhaiKin4AkpLN-Da7xXRxuOLtZwT75mSVumFtvat8euUvn8BE/s1600-h/IMG_2023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uVIaHTEGNuTYZITrcEz0lnWJyswcQsluNNOz1Ui59u3Y3NU2y4pY5GwLYl5wkXC7XNVRgbUVgsbtcpqkoWC4i3FCwEIhaiKin4AkpLN-Da7xXRxuOLtZwT75mSVumFtvat8euUvn8BE/s400/IMG_2023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361475830540212050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN2GulrRqUKWLvCUptaUWenZvq8zFyUsywMuEa0SknZ0ACZNXpYfZOsqX_n_7AiTw2PPSqvM8EqTr3qL1D2adHSyQoXFmYt8IixvN5XpR9-j2TclS4QmrShLezKgqp58E2QWdbYr-Vfw/s1600-h/IMG_2046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN2GulrRqUKWLvCUptaUWenZvq8zFyUsywMuEa0SknZ0ACZNXpYfZOsqX_n_7AiTw2PPSqvM8EqTr3qL1D2adHSyQoXFmYt8IixvN5XpR9-j2TclS4QmrShLezKgqp58E2QWdbYr-Vfw/s400/IMG_2046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361475827488485890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUrmzhyl6-Mz2xY9RwDdTnvEKQEnK4X7kxwAGkdKYVQ6ziFTL25YE893vL7RUsVSaXYvjVjePHDWdTHjXvo7OAcMMSno96X-qG_qlXywVma-v1Pg4P5LnShExxujMtjpSp9ES08t01-E/s1600-h/IMG_2041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUrmzhyl6-Mz2xY9RwDdTnvEKQEnK4X7kxwAGkdKYVQ6ziFTL25YE893vL7RUsVSaXYvjVjePHDWdTHjXvo7OAcMMSno96X-qG_qlXywVma-v1Pg4P5LnShExxujMtjpSp9ES08t01-E/s400/IMG_2041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361475817459248610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiceN_KknYsD0eWorphst5OxcagkrL0pvPX8eoYjjOMsuGvLs3Al-M1p9tEUliaswgwwzHNSZvnbYZ7nsXnHPOgAz1rTRD25qN2on8S01m8vCWqeJk474PJVqa_1EcBqJVbxtmwuT9UxI/s1600-h/IMG_2040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiceN_KknYsD0eWorphst5OxcagkrL0pvPX8eoYjjOMsuGvLs3Al-M1p9tEUliaswgwwzHNSZvnbYZ7nsXnHPOgAz1rTRD25qN2on8S01m8vCWqeJk474PJVqa_1EcBqJVbxtmwuT9UxI/s400/IMG_2040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361475812039626178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoBmHiVIxbJS_cAoVzrzWyv0kQ8_0qh3By5yUEn-AnrJA1Dt1tmjp29SHstmt4ZAYlzJM9XOY_1lh2hLWHonvOXqMqe53j8Ri1i6W3RVsvXKZZuS960klAsceDkz5CM4MntNAeepgAsI/s1600-h/IMG_2029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoBmHiVIxbJS_cAoVzrzWyv0kQ8_0qh3By5yUEn-AnrJA1Dt1tmjp29SHstmt4ZAYlzJM9XOY_1lh2hLWHonvOXqMqe53j8Ri1i6W3RVsvXKZZuS960klAsceDkz5CM4MntNAeepgAsI/s400/IMG_2029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361475809681216642" /></a><br />Have a lovely evening, all!margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-56738285908787990182009-02-24T22:09:00.013-06:002009-02-25T00:14:18.250-06:00perfect thing for a sunday afternooni have a favorite <a href="http://www.rivermarketantiquemall.com/">antique-y spot</a> in KC, naturally. It's 4 floors of cramped & creaky stalls in a fabulously shabby old furniture factory. and it's just 2 blocks from the fabulous <a href="http://www.thecitymarket.org/">farmers market</a>, previously mentioned. sunday afternoon we decided to go poke around...as it was a perfect day for it & we needed a family outing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0xDbQwK5vt64lExtrwkrDyz6xTFE-I81wha9h0BVylcKq_GLs_FSCOW762DwmjaqP_KM7n8rhyphenhyphenVqrPVL2XM7aCgu6jEfe81M51_R-Vhj0AHx9svPNLLXXm0fPvsaEl_fUPAI_vLiyMk/s1600-h/IMG_0069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0xDbQwK5vt64lExtrwkrDyz6xTFE-I81wha9h0BVylcKq_GLs_FSCOW762DwmjaqP_KM7n8rhyphenhyphenVqrPVL2XM7aCgu6jEfe81M51_R-Vhj0AHx9svPNLLXXm0fPvsaEl_fUPAI_vLiyMk/s400/IMG_0069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306599816980754674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqRDt_ZgTfsfi7HioucriSep89_v_3oiSn9uUSwB4tjBR03_sjY29XIxB8vc7bI56Womlv_8i3cuBHTRGzORfVN8ao2g2yyMVO4PWrIR0yEtAyrapVO0fFbks3kh5OBu8YSobHv03KFU/s1600-h/IMG_0019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqRDt_ZgTfsfi7HioucriSep89_v_3oiSn9uUSwB4tjBR03_sjY29XIxB8vc7bI56Womlv_8i3cuBHTRGzORfVN8ao2g2yyMVO4PWrIR0yEtAyrapVO0fFbks3kh5OBu8YSobHv03KFU/s400/IMG_0019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306604901603048642" border="0" /></a><br />lookit this! it was a set of hats & a uniform shirt for a long disbanded TWA baseball team. Very fabulous,...love that someone saved it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_7GTSWxOtwlpKmoO5VsY1lz9R5Ck7EpgvlfWWN31wPXRsnDE_WgYefP7VMahF3XQexaTTtmsIxG71vA6VrA7s4UEW_Ugdr2HcTL5fJ60YeUtrwupxmgShg1IqwC4QRvaJYVMmDGEBVM/s1600-h/IMG_0076.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_7GTSWxOtwlpKmoO5VsY1lz9R5Ck7EpgvlfWWN31wPXRsnDE_WgYefP7VMahF3XQexaTTtmsIxG71vA6VrA7s4UEW_Ugdr2HcTL5fJ60YeUtrwupxmgShg1IqwC4QRvaJYVMmDGEBVM/s400/IMG_0076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306599814114000466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQObr-6fB4iBzjzqMEIzCI-JaxkeyKjIUaRnyWS0cbXjNzrK0cyqsiRbCD39ieRJ-h58dgglJL0JtY2Rk3nvch2ldVfOqKrRGUFaLh1I_r5UQqZxhercz_1O99u8EHsCPOV3CLffRc6Z0/s1600-h/IMG_0074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQObr-6fB4iBzjzqMEIzCI-JaxkeyKjIUaRnyWS0cbXjNzrK0cyqsiRbCD39ieRJ-h58dgglJL0JtY2Rk3nvch2ldVfOqKrRGUFaLh1I_r5UQqZxhercz_1O99u8EHsCPOV3CLffRc6Z0/s400/IMG_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306599824986148658" border="0" /></a>plastic everywhere, from plain to multi colored. stacks & stacks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO8WrCILRc_WH3ppBOr4J3f5lj4-0x0QwflzI3YaZ8EAbHXQ3pXHv3MAu_hVD4afJN1U2BPpy9BXSFlq2FqFLPHoOjkL0lNI2QqBdZIEvKBBCpzrnIjA6B7sTWOxLPizTAaB_uTB0PXw/s1600-h/IMG_0046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO8WrCILRc_WH3ppBOr4J3f5lj4-0x0QwflzI3YaZ8EAbHXQ3pXHv3MAu_hVD4afJN1U2BPpy9BXSFlq2FqFLPHoOjkL0lNI2QqBdZIEvKBBCpzrnIjA6B7sTWOxLPizTAaB_uTB0PXw/s400/IMG_0046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306610344446951378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jQTf9276vNOf5pcMUYyywV0ppgKpdqSl-nhx50NtxOCX0AwKJoR3xTVOeS9UxAQdj-fy4ao9gaUcIQZP8EYFgykyYYTFfTzo7nDBwzcZtJOw729aFtFLXVmT-0i2nsASNTtHfC-IwJM/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jQTf9276vNOf5pcMUYyywV0ppgKpdqSl-nhx50NtxOCX0AwKJoR3xTVOeS9UxAQdj-fy4ao9gaUcIQZP8EYFgykyYYTFfTzo7nDBwzcZtJOw729aFtFLXVmT-0i2nsASNTtHfC-IwJM/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306599828120776722" border="0" /></a>a floor patch..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5YDLm8Zoy7y8ftalGotxU18oi-pmO9xylf_WX-_RWdoaCUUDBsLHN3BFup_zb7gh-eofIXmDwSABP0RB7a5f8H93lzbgGuoqK9wJhTDQZOk11Te5DP08bHS_Q8diMvAKOLbUOCUowtg/s1600-h/IMG_0068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5YDLm8Zoy7y8ftalGotxU18oi-pmO9xylf_WX-_RWdoaCUUDBsLHN3BFup_zb7gh-eofIXmDwSABP0RB7a5f8H93lzbgGuoqK9wJhTDQZOk11Te5DP08bHS_Q8diMvAKOLbUOCUowtg/s400/IMG_0068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306598476587094530" border="0" /></a>who wouldn't want these?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LXa0yXEGCkq0ue2agEnXnEfLiiSD1oO8Jc3ZtvoTYG61gutHxbPjJOW7nEY_xybB4QE9hp1XI9rAErkWNhH1YxWlMNg0Kg6cZj7vAPfcdf2cgXgyGmiZRYSVsP7UJZRf2w6EtbPA5B0/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LXa0yXEGCkq0ue2agEnXnEfLiiSD1oO8Jc3ZtvoTYG61gutHxbPjJOW7nEY_xybB4QE9hp1XI9rAErkWNhH1YxWlMNg0Kg6cZj7vAPfcdf2cgXgyGmiZRYSVsP7UJZRf2w6EtbPA5B0/s400/IMG_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306598475056935186" border="0" /></a>bright & fun<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIkGDUerVwGk5LXoZiUg_e9Fudi2ov_s7EPwHvyqbCRebOctQLxX0aLql_Dc8aGqWfuD6hFaUy-VOKKzCytK426MHKz9cnU_C2JnRrEsSMX65q1b-2Iy3xmfbuMyx-t-O86CXEdI6w84/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIkGDUerVwGk5LXoZiUg_e9Fudi2ov_s7EPwHvyqbCRebOctQLxX0aLql_Dc8aGqWfuD6hFaUy-VOKKzCytK426MHKz9cnU_C2JnRrEsSMX65q1b-2Iy3xmfbuMyx-t-O86CXEdI6w84/s400/IMG_0040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306598470991834450" border="0" /></a>clean & sophisticated..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U8s3wZaRDWddYGtlzEqrefIDql6U2xa8oB4c3uZ_1camM7RG-m2r0RcS9d9VAj1GKlpkT9lygKJv2RWm8Ub0OEhSQ9EROQdPRSqKqLmeeQ7i4Yl8hIINiCV3-xUerSgt31nhUDdBnBU/s1600-h/IMG_0033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U8s3wZaRDWddYGtlzEqrefIDql6U2xa8oB4c3uZ_1camM7RG-m2r0RcS9d9VAj1GKlpkT9lygKJv2RWm8Ub0OEhSQ9EROQdPRSqKqLmeeQ7i4Yl8hIINiCV3-xUerSgt31nhUDdBnBU/s400/IMG_0033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306598466143334658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g7DNuG538zmsho5PdWNkQ1B6nzyqVvnkjLE-_vza0a50xWKrtVzTXSc7jnd1ulDo_D0dqHIeMGbiW6RwNFzdFHbkpSRjAhAjvZlAvur34sdSeeA2cnxTYRt8ScXF84rqhKL6JZwoV_Q/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g7DNuG538zmsho5PdWNkQ1B6nzyqVvnkjLE-_vza0a50xWKrtVzTXSc7jnd1ulDo_D0dqHIeMGbiW6RwNFzdFHbkpSRjAhAjvZlAvur34sdSeeA2cnxTYRt8ScXF84rqhKL6JZwoV_Q/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306596871616210018" border="0" /></a>something for everyone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhNWFEA1f-7UbBiXpPkVi6oQYLBOq3Atzy-cmMZr1MhTzSHnkxWm08J1B2DRdISzLvy4DSbxxb0bUBRlMbG6ZTagGhYUYvPjiGhFMuemAxDfF4d_X_0fnHI25i2wgdZ9-6VcMBu-GVEY/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhNWFEA1f-7UbBiXpPkVi6oQYLBOq3Atzy-cmMZr1MhTzSHnkxWm08J1B2DRdISzLvy4DSbxxb0bUBRlMbG6ZTagGhYUYvPjiGhFMuemAxDfF4d_X_0fnHI25i2wgdZ9-6VcMBu-GVEY/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306604902283963218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wsKJ1OGnYovXxCsgLI8bWsvcscg3z9JUlnuSwGFwxHgc0baNAKgaR9zZYFzD4UtZY2Nb9DmdhFYUl2IvgHDve1Kkc7zZSW7ggzZdfnR73RkW67qgmhyphenhyphenNVnj9sO3smg3x_4MzlNDN-fE/s1600-h/IMG_0067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wsKJ1OGnYovXxCsgLI8bWsvcscg3z9JUlnuSwGFwxHgc0baNAKgaR9zZYFzD4UtZY2Nb9DmdhFYUl2IvgHDve1Kkc7zZSW7ggzZdfnR73RkW67qgmhyphenhyphenNVnj9sO3smg3x_4MzlNDN-fE/s400/IMG_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306604898437584114" border="0" /></a>these are what we took home.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfT_bXgaSZ3MEBfJf3xz_PZ8Im4LCD1kho0cfwWCTdaLHH6ooN8BW0gYLO5ixy-bSuGRnP9imdWi7QvbeMwkPnFgxuDlaYzWvNwbSfhf8H-qJZJp62o1U-xbPiAD4G4k1ZzEiQhY2lNI/s1600-h/IMG_0108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfT_bXgaSZ3MEBfJf3xz_PZ8Im4LCD1kho0cfwWCTdaLHH6ooN8BW0gYLO5ixy-bSuGRnP9imdWi7QvbeMwkPnFgxuDlaYzWvNwbSfhf8H-qJZJp62o1U-xbPiAD4G4k1ZzEiQhY2lNI/s400/IMG_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306596870270712562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgp9zCZEPXnQDhtaFLmCb7qUypXpOtSZSc8rprwEvGGHigfumP8n75wuJ-qegjNwxAgNEUu4Ue34-8OUtHVeXQOiFWGVBN9spXp-1PkzQis12v0Arvcdj6DVFo0im3xJPzUjKJhrufrg/s1600-h/IMG_0093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgp9zCZEPXnQDhtaFLmCb7qUypXpOtSZSc8rprwEvGGHigfumP8n75wuJ-qegjNwxAgNEUu4Ue34-8OUtHVeXQOiFWGVBN9spXp-1PkzQis12v0Arvcdj6DVFo0im3xJPzUjKJhrufrg/s400/IMG_0093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306596866471518162" border="0" /></a>one more great little vignette...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxd-j_9ZC5ZQNyi2Zh0WqOKUOt0iK1y9jmV9GdJxaQR23MzMOFv1wIb9Akn4t9clIleIPC-Hvek2fWnEVnyQeGXTObu9ve6AljmUxdvEog6aCaP7tZltUN6EPQS5AxJZhuv2pSV_pfoA/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxd-j_9ZC5ZQNyi2Zh0WqOKUOt0iK1y9jmV9GdJxaQR23MzMOFv1wIb9Akn4t9clIleIPC-Hvek2fWnEVnyQeGXTObu9ve6AljmUxdvEog6aCaP7tZltUN6EPQS5AxJZhuv2pSV_pfoA/s400/IMG_0098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306604905011800338" border="0" /></a>and Cooper even found something he liked!<br /><br />Not hard to do at the Riverfront Antique Mall. Ask for Donnie, his booth is the best. And if he's not at <a href="http://www.roundtoptexasantiques.com/">Round Top</a>, <a href="http://www.walnutantiqueshow.com/">Walnut</a> or <a href="http://www.brimfieldshow.com/about_the_show.htm">Brimfield</a>, he'll help you find just what you are looking for.margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-26582929666121552922009-02-02T23:08:00.010-06:002009-02-02T23:31:15.855-06:00New York is a GIFTJanuary....Gift Show time.<br />And I dropped and broke my camera on the way out the door. Drat & double drat.<br />These are pics, then, from my ancient creaky contract-is-up cell phone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7K5ka219FyNiaWbBpbzzzpmYjakiMGZXStLEgDbwa4AH1qAmQuMg0fr6nBzKa9ujIsyYI8UpPwblLsm0FZ5TOUfCK3M8wO6RK9cAT8l4MnZbuMfpD2uBZ9iFF38TwIBbdfUv6PUMw_Ic/s1600-h/2-13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7K5ka219FyNiaWbBpbzzzpmYjakiMGZXStLEgDbwa4AH1qAmQuMg0fr6nBzKa9ujIsyYI8UpPwblLsm0FZ5TOUfCK3M8wO6RK9cAT8l4MnZbuMfpD2uBZ9iFF38TwIBbdfUv6PUMw_Ic/s400/2-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298434340254048370" border="0" /></a>The snow is white, the streets are clean...for just a moment. I love that moment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIlg79OIts20Kd5XPywvq8FpKfpbpdDzdq2FcY03q_Ml5_9oDUjWQ0XRscKY10E2XHgfEugXkKyOx-uuQTre37LaJjxK6tweysHplvxEgO7Hb2RD_k5JvAd8EuvDNQJFArs7yz7hITJg/s1600-h/2-21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIlg79OIts20Kd5XPywvq8FpKfpbpdDzdq2FcY03q_Ml5_9oDUjWQ0XRscKY10E2XHgfEugXkKyOx-uuQTre37LaJjxK6tweysHplvxEgO7Hb2RD_k5JvAd8EuvDNQJFArs7yz7hITJg/s400/2-21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298435365428397522" border="0" /></a>More beautiful fabric from Legacy Designs...hand screened on miles of linen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzozmBGzddJxWM2OjBFzw5ATJLS2HqehKvsJrzvsOSXQzEWKvcj-xgzSdxgf1GadzGFbmSwKjDeSQkngWzEhADGaHNuH7YwR9QgfeIlNfj193SpZzp8CEITBP2Vw_ToAbCR8bkKE_v8dA/s1600-h/2-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzozmBGzddJxWM2OjBFzw5ATJLS2HqehKvsJrzvsOSXQzEWKvcj-xgzSdxgf1GadzGFbmSwKjDeSQkngWzEhADGaHNuH7YwR9QgfeIlNfj193SpZzp8CEITBP2Vw_ToAbCR8bkKE_v8dA/s400/2-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298435667011670722" border="0" /></a>Metal 1/2 globe lamp...available soon...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPkt-L9Q7y8zzQbJ_wORxworaBYA3inf-51quk0Yb96jZVaY_c9b7e2XIs3C7nLz6sQGOM8zvoMXKL6tO7DtylWcCeM76E-ox3MFfKsi6Ma9H2I7DNjWFrT9nAH5TLtPniXQR8_iDsSs/s1600-h/2-15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPkt-L9Q7y8zzQbJ_wORxworaBYA3inf-51quk0Yb96jZVaY_c9b7e2XIs3C7nLz6sQGOM8zvoMXKL6tO7DtylWcCeM76E-ox3MFfKsi6Ma9H2I7DNjWFrT9nAH5TLtPniXQR8_iDsSs/s400/2-15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298435948549129106" border="0" /></a>A cascade of simple silky butterflies that just caught my eye...perhaps promise of spring?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWoXkLm10-M5X02_9PdzwQ203BZ5KEJhxrYZI1BmX-QsVbn_CSjEsi_vKssgxsGsVePiYyIY5gMFyODYj5HkRY_T-FyHQ4IV9mOHSl4LSWu4gH44YlnLFW50KAMKpjy4wc-AWPXLbGEo/s1600-h/2-14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWoXkLm10-M5X02_9PdzwQ203BZ5KEJhxrYZI1BmX-QsVbn_CSjEsi_vKssgxsGsVePiYyIY5gMFyODYj5HkRY_T-FyHQ4IV9mOHSl4LSWu4gH44YlnLFW50KAMKpjy4wc-AWPXLbGEo/s400/2-14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298436237945969442" border="0" /></a>Mary Emmerling & Jennifer Kopf...not so ready for spring. But the hats are quite worthy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NMPv-JYa_c5bBTox5C59tHf5armq7C1nz99pGBXRlg0zmBJt3qTIavqLAkF3KkS9H5xWlx7kltYaTXtzgeyyxdErzYmbXthH6exPV6_SEsUWSlfd6ahupjAfpp-84SxHKZCl5tf8tWw/s1600-h/2-17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NMPv-JYa_c5bBTox5C59tHf5armq7C1nz99pGBXRlg0zmBJt3qTIavqLAkF3KkS9H5xWlx7kltYaTXtzgeyyxdErzYmbXthH6exPV6_SEsUWSlfd6ahupjAfpp-84SxHKZCl5tf8tWw/s400/2-17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298436570971770850" border="0" /></a>And finally, I love this sentiment. A decent reminder lest we forget.<br /><br />The show was great, full of creative people, not so full of buyers. May we all hold on & stick together through these trying times... and keep inspiring each other.<br /><br />You ALL inspire me. You know who you are.margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-60430387435632299622009-01-05T23:05:00.009-06:002009-01-06T07:57:12.179-06:00i promiseSo i'm behind on my new year's resolution.<br />Isn't that just like me. I'm behind on my christmas cards & thank you notes too.<br />But look! here I am, blogging. and that's rezzo #1.<br />I promise.<br />I started a list today at work...blog ideas.<br />There is no shortage. I just have to go on down the list! Easy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnD6H2FC-5qXm1lxm4iGdG5kaEz9LUaITlQ8xY1qG1wecVEV12Rgp0VKzl2ZHaMam5YrP8lpaicAW9ayczQMFvA8kqnpZepsuaIEm5a1fsJJ9Fy5k7x3YoAxgsLJz3ArB0jnIO-dVzOfc/s1600-h/IMG_9029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnD6H2FC-5qXm1lxm4iGdG5kaEz9LUaITlQ8xY1qG1wecVEV12Rgp0VKzl2ZHaMam5YrP8lpaicAW9ayczQMFvA8kqnpZepsuaIEm5a1fsJJ9Fy5k7x3YoAxgsLJz3ArB0jnIO-dVzOfc/s400/IMG_9029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288178798553683602" border="0" /></a><br />First...before any of that, I have to stop. Breathe.<br />..and remember a beautiful friend, Rozelle Lentjes.<br />A ray of pure sunlight, who left us just a few days ago, on January first.<br />She made it through the holidays with her dear & precious family gathered with her, after a year of bravely battling wicked unfair cancer.<br />I will be forever grateful for her generous spirit, her creativity, her unwavering faith.<br />My dear friend Jane dedicated her blog on Country Living to Rozelle, and you can read it here,<br /><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/janes-blog/remembering-rozelle">IN MEMORY OF ROZELLE.</a><br />I cannot say it any better.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLymdNn4ebyM6ybBsZvR3qzcXLmm0pViXjvsRavAxuD1OHfhfBe14THsb-gEOHtNx4OcXIBNMgTvm2mPLHNe3acn5nfZzn0WXyv118XIdDph4ViSZOIFTOtRguDhV-pUEPX8iwOvUFng/s1600-h/IMG_9032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLymdNn4ebyM6ybBsZvR3qzcXLmm0pViXjvsRavAxuD1OHfhfBe14THsb-gEOHtNx4OcXIBNMgTvm2mPLHNe3acn5nfZzn0WXyv118XIdDph4ViSZOIFTOtRguDhV-pUEPX8iwOvUFng/s400/IMG_9032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288057324040750130" border="0" /></a><br />Last year Rozelle's beautiful pillows were in the windows of ABC Carpet & Home.<br />This December it was this angel.<br /><br />Fitting.<br /><br />Cherish every moment.<br />Promise to try.margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-64733611603629291132008-11-13T23:03:00.012-06:002008-11-13T23:50:27.726-06:00close to you<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0juCuBRgopcnx43widmnsjJZqHbif_n0Crwhq-T-yNWdQl6LklduTpJ40XoJb_cSaOzbw623nirG_3PrhmC0XFpxbr92jnZByyhusmDB7-k4cA-yjppbgV7r6msXte1CqFM8_QXA5MHc/s1600-h/IMG_6910.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0juCuBRgopcnx43widmnsjJZqHbif_n0Crwhq-T-yNWdQl6LklduTpJ40XoJb_cSaOzbw623nirG_3PrhmC0XFpxbr92jnZByyhusmDB7-k4cA-yjppbgV7r6msXte1CqFM8_QXA5MHc/s400/IMG_6910.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268376365494593746" /></a><br />How crazy is it that two girls from opposite continents should meet, become dearest friends, and in the span of 15 years...marry, visit, love, lose, laugh, cry, unmarry, cherish, create, fall, pick up, live in England, live in California, really love,....then both end up....crazy as it may seem, in KANSAS CITY...with little boys just 6 weeks apart? 4 blocks apart? <div><br /><div>The English one is the amazingly talented Sarah Lugg. Here on <a href="http://artslice.blogspot.com/2008/11/sarah-lugg.html" target="_blank">Artslice,</a> is a lovely blog article about her talents. She is modest and amazing and so much more, all wrapped into wonderful. I can't believe I can call her & be in the same time zone, let alone walk over to her HOUSE with my BOY. lucky me.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.weyvalleyworkshop.co.uk/Vicky%20Lugg.htm" target="_blank">Vicky</a> is smiling down indeed.</div></div>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-26589575178626304322008-11-11T19:55:00.011-06:002008-11-13T23:32:44.969-06:0011:11<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUFCl3Vfz-xrd4-FrIiWkENPQ-ghNR-5Kcpmg-rsoDoF_AU50z96kF3VZO0zWmKtwd5aEwt54OQWFE9OQt2nYgv8HicY6QrZGFU14gv8ASMq9ob-6K9WCquyUzmGXtrX2DPDGiCbMqE0/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUFCl3Vfz-xrd4-FrIiWkENPQ-ghNR-5Kcpmg-rsoDoF_AU50z96kF3VZO0zWmKtwd5aEwt54OQWFE9OQt2nYgv8HicY6QrZGFU14gv8ASMq9ob-6K9WCquyUzmGXtrX2DPDGiCbMqE0/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267631047003808594" /></a><br />So really, the goal of this blog, and what lights me up the most...is to be able to share the work of creative people. I am continually inspired by the talent around me, every day. It's in all of us, you know.<div><br /><div>Here, I have a place to share with you posts, people & places that are in my opinion, noteworthy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Right now in Atlanta GA it's 11:11. and today, is 11/11. So I find it only fitting & perfect to start off the creative parade with one who lives & breathes it every day. To live in & around your work and still love it and know it informs your very being & your livelihood...that's a rare thing.</div><div>This is a rare man. A talented photographer who puts his soul on the shutter button. <a href="http://www.phpictures.com/" target="_blank">Paul Hultberg. </a>I am lucky to know him. </div><div><br /></div><div>People who create..in any way, share bits of themselves with the rest of us. I love that. The vulnerability of putting yourself out there is actually giving a gift, a snapshot of who you really are. </div><div>Inside.</div><div><br /></div><div>And here, after an hour of figuring out how to write computer code to get this all to input correctly...it is now 11:11 Central time. Go figure.</div><div><br /></div><div>And create, while you're at it.</div></div>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-70181983170865328102008-10-06T22:03:00.004-05:002008-10-06T22:42:29.407-05:00bountiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpzVUg6peXobn-ksB1f0yo5Pq7nnw0Oh1J7wwQdK_wzMfqBnBhmiTn-eM3PZckruVz-lRZCFzOEJPWRb0My0hTKJ4-dVUTC0bWG-9QgimuYZajnggEVSYthDDvL6qcZpniyD6Fqchm-U/s1600-h/IMG_7520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpzVUg6peXobn-ksB1f0yo5Pq7nnw0Oh1J7wwQdK_wzMfqBnBhmiTn-eM3PZckruVz-lRZCFzOEJPWRb0My0hTKJ4-dVUTC0bWG-9QgimuYZajnggEVSYthDDvL6qcZpniyD6Fqchm-U/s400/IMG_7520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254248121939750306" /></a> Cooper and Daisy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4duv_TFo8mDM2f1psE8huiBZ2yJFL7D9wYsc60Zi1FX9nhvJacOCXJ-a-z3xUJ8XBZapZ5R7lP_j0DLtFIlx9lUwhey_fr-g3r07GwTmgLIeLFISriiIgwJrGr-1HhVJeuODBLzfGG4Q/s1600-h/IMG_7539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4duv_TFo8mDM2f1psE8huiBZ2yJFL7D9wYsc60Zi1FX9nhvJacOCXJ-a-z3xUJ8XBZapZ5R7lP_j0DLtFIlx9lUwhey_fr-g3r07GwTmgLIeLFISriiIgwJrGr-1HhVJeuODBLzfGG4Q/s400/IMG_7539.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254248129620095730" /></a> Mummbly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh837h9km6Ts7_cZULoqZJj8IMq3QOPUbKAzE4SEkl-tWwuf8ET3h4O57sE5kfivY5aUpzBuKSaBZaf1KBeS73i3-1nBHZzL3SqgiOnVz1F2Uvb45Z_ixB3C1HJEzaHFLvKOn-R0I9dyFE/s1600-h/IMG_7547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh837h9km6Ts7_cZULoqZJj8IMq3QOPUbKAzE4SEkl-tWwuf8ET3h4O57sE5kfivY5aUpzBuKSaBZaf1KBeS73i3-1nBHZzL3SqgiOnVz1F2Uvb45Z_ixB3C1HJEzaHFLvKOn-R0I9dyFE/s400/IMG_7547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254248127391910770" /></a> More mirrors?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrIU0EovZtXPv4o50cm6ruy8P_u5fktEopOKv4ZB1_QdQmPLoFLEzRWZOeqPwlYn_sXzEVDT1kcipKx2FKCgTPpsuiMKNOTB8HdVN6w2_okBZgp5ak4FSHBZk147CfYEkOyTgTQUZhyU/s1600-h/IMG_7510.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrIU0EovZtXPv4o50cm6ruy8P_u5fktEopOKv4ZB1_QdQmPLoFLEzRWZOeqPwlYn_sXzEVDT1kcipKx2FKCgTPpsuiMKNOTB8HdVN6w2_okBZgp5ak4FSHBZk147CfYEkOyTgTQUZhyU/s400/IMG_7510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254247335159348546" /></a>One of my weekend necessities her in KC is a trip to the River Market. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:13px;">www.thecity<b style="text-decoration: inherit; ">market</b>.org</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtvwGGpkFuITEOt2TWnRjOOwI2nj98OoCdGlvL-T4fGOtpreOoGm0zAugeBFX5WJuMIHlP1JoHRiMWF0eUgDtIvh_uEbGJcQ7cSHQpYdHjF6jIsmmhpePRBXFtloY_T8oPogih5M_pLI/s1600-h/IMG_7504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtvwGGpkFuITEOt2TWnRjOOwI2nj98OoCdGlvL-T4fGOtpreOoGm0zAugeBFX5WJuMIHlP1JoHRiMWF0eUgDtIvh_uEbGJcQ7cSHQpYdHjF6jIsmmhpePRBXFtloY_T8oPogih5M_pLI/s400/IMG_7504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254247337036762114" /></a>For us that includes picks from bountiful midwestern farms,..(earlier this summer I was a blackberry-a-holic) breakfast at Succotash, and a veture into the many creaky & deal-filled floors of the River Market Antique Mall.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:13px;">www.<b style="text-decoration: inherit; ">river</b>market<b style="text-decoration: inherit; ">antiquemall</b>.com</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEdAQF_VP3TZtAmdZaEcNAKWVFZQ9t1-sxOZn5M3LqHyl7oEOmBXwGKQABojR7f6SAgc6cMMzZOaRVgOXHwj03StQYqkcVx10p3SNWErTdGHRO32RPjsh-e75FLpba81Ogkhy4zSsqp0/s1600-h/IMG_7505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEdAQF_VP3TZtAmdZaEcNAKWVFZQ9t1-sxOZn5M3LqHyl7oEOmBXwGKQABojR7f6SAgc6cMMzZOaRVgOXHwj03StQYqkcVx10p3SNWErTdGHRO32RPjsh-e75FLpba81Ogkhy4zSsqp0/s400/IMG_7505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254247339335950146" /></a>The coors saturday were rich & vibrant, ..turning towards fall. Cooper got a chance to play with a dairy calf, & I came home with the tiniest of fingerling potatoes, sweetest sungold tomatoes, and two garnet colored mums to add to the pumpkins on the porch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzEWHGhhsaAMGGXVb4iNlpDoGIgBfP1Jl-MiFyJV3kWMJ9yu6Eu6zAlcPnR4hCt3ZMlw5AK_9nQDR_09E0CcDoG0t15ggYCe7snX83BzmZBo8Nr1juQvkmVbiRp7w1uaLfcuDpSvVKIo/s1600-h/IMG_7507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzEWHGhhsaAMGGXVb4iNlpDoGIgBfP1Jl-MiFyJV3kWMJ9yu6Eu6zAlcPnR4hCt3ZMlw5AK_9nQDR_09E0CcDoG0t15ggYCe7snX83BzmZBo8Nr1juQvkmVbiRp7w1uaLfcuDpSvVKIo/s400/IMG_7507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254247339536797762" /></a> The weekend wasn't long enough.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVJzmbj4OS5JM0cG3jT5SduT6jT8eSZB2k4_G3IJK4RxJmCkcS6GwMqAqSdkgMGQdEcbXkze_Lr5oFVeM23PFeXMunTh4RrcZ9YmldJx-ku0cCXJ07USwMQ1h4aPQbSrpzuTE5AGHtyM/s1600-h/IMG_7475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVJzmbj4OS5JM0cG3jT5SduT6jT8eSZB2k4_G3IJK4RxJmCkcS6GwMqAqSdkgMGQdEcbXkze_Lr5oFVeM23PFeXMunTh4RrcZ9YmldJx-ku0cCXJ07USwMQ1h4aPQbSrpzuTE5AGHtyM/s400/IMG_7475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254247339376051522" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-57624511832892210372008-10-01T22:53:00.000-05:002008-10-01T23:47:01.330-05:00far & dear<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Facebook. An element of our times. Can I just say though, how golden it is to find myself chatting away with one of my dearest friends from my days at Cheley Colorado Camps...Thanks, technology. And Trigger Bill.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>So, in July our little family moved to KC, Mo...right about at the M on the green map here. I work for Hallmark, officially "Director of Retail Gift". Unofficially, I get to work with several floors of highly creative & graciously dedicated people. As this blog unfolds, I'll speak more about why I do what I do.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE0yk2ZPmulf40A1bgjbF476rrTCMUR4L0BjuReQ-mkr8zA528JiBDmAILlXavxKd0YsJ70pxOye1vIWnJwrB4DSHD0uotSd-FXHJc3M-ZDES-Gjcr8yi_0L9dOWmkPEfVEYjUieIEnM/s1600-h/IMG_7455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuE0yk2ZPmulf40A1bgjbF476rrTCMUR4L0BjuReQ-mkr8zA528JiBDmAILlXavxKd0YsJ70pxOye1vIWnJwrB4DSHD0uotSd-FXHJc3M-ZDES-Gjcr8yi_0L9dOWmkPEfVEYjUieIEnM/s400/IMG_7455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252410637820300386" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">For now, I'll leave you with a few shots of where the pumpkins landed, perhaps you'd wondered.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHxuGwCG5nu3zP9au94ZEtth_I0fc1yz-JlUv-EZt1t0tLhqA68il__ONCOcP2dPfobImmHKwKobTZi5IP_qvgzfCaC3X5BnSj0r3xtAkvekqHoOQJe42wbxy1tdCZU0BYvVNrmpJ38U/s1600-h/IMG_7401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHxuGwCG5nu3zP9au94ZEtth_I0fc1yz-JlUv-EZt1t0tLhqA68il__ONCOcP2dPfobImmHKwKobTZi5IP_qvgzfCaC3X5BnSj0r3xtAkvekqHoOQJe42wbxy1tdCZU0BYvVNrmpJ38U/s400/IMG_7401.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252410638648166690" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46QlUEEjySVxqIfNRt9sh3iQWufQHbm31_ciOr7gkIThnfOnpWOx9k3OwvpNNBjeNVC4nnTYjr-tv5hgKkod4nTzqKl6qGZTwEgv6ytNd4YGBjFX7dDbwOSb84nwT_diJlTe0WaxqXHE/s1600-h/IMG_7400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46QlUEEjySVxqIfNRt9sh3iQWufQHbm31_ciOr7gkIThnfOnpWOx9k3OwvpNNBjeNVC4nnTYjr-tv5hgKkod4nTzqKl6qGZTwEgv6ytNd4YGBjFX7dDbwOSb84nwT_diJlTe0WaxqXHE/s400/IMG_7400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252410639422525666" /></a><br /></div><div>And remember how GOOD it feels to talk to those who mean so much, and how delicious it is when time melts away....<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKirTYXgdD3__pcmPyRrchB6DaheNPFq8yvB90hTCCTwE_QDrHxnOfFudQAlRXYgAbpv8eRJ-_Ujy0Xeel7_LVgkSxe1Git3qDB_NT9t2Xoh3lvfTf4N-NTNtOFY_vEUdbXEF43XBvgw/s1600-h/n635078644_945760_8884.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKirTYXgdD3__pcmPyRrchB6DaheNPFq8yvB90hTCCTwE_QDrHxnOfFudQAlRXYgAbpv8eRJ-_Ujy0Xeel7_LVgkSxe1Git3qDB_NT9t2Xoh3lvfTf4N-NTNtOFY_vEUdbXEF43XBvgw/s400/n635078644_945760_8884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252410640832198290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Mills Lake, CO...late 70's<br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506862622311338063.post-80102245639962549172008-10-01T00:28:00.000-05:002008-10-01T00:42:42.125-05:00Orange you glad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSK7ef9gFNrwd7z-7N4htYgzCgCmxXEg1o0JH0YtC5kjh733kdn-Wl1ulzibi7vKV7y55JiTksiIZmAbJ6cNLLkDBYtjXp6aR9iOfbRWZCkxPXzCFBVyHcpPCn6YhvoRXUo18p8MN5o0/s1600-h/IMG_7280.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSK7ef9gFNrwd7z-7N4htYgzCgCmxXEg1o0JH0YtC5kjh733kdn-Wl1ulzibi7vKV7y55JiTksiIZmAbJ6cNLLkDBYtjXp6aR9iOfbRWZCkxPXzCFBVyHcpPCn6YhvoRXUo18p8MN5o0/s320/IMG_7280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252056344809641858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pExaBVLfCQzFYzEBVQrm6vMjfH8SzJ38fKFbnLgNw5M0RsKe3z5BfXlvCkxMp_6xpio-YNh4htpU7wICrM5sEzyLfRahjVPEw1zevcLPDyUTPAI_UOKVYWGASgbbH_hyphenhyphenYDOmgLhdN5M/s1600-h/IMG_7320.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pExaBVLfCQzFYzEBVQrm6vMjfH8SzJ38fKFbnLgNw5M0RsKe3z5BfXlvCkxMp_6xpio-YNh4htpU7wICrM5sEzyLfRahjVPEw1zevcLPDyUTPAI_UOKVYWGASgbbH_hyphenhyphenYDOmgLhdN5M/s320/IMG_7320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252056346469807202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdcZDTNDoUyxrJ64WFOx3tslgsdBswEDVj3MgDR5eIva9slRu73V4hUntB_ejBzNDunJx_HudQMQCvXDq9OYcWV-snCjYVFDX2jBlsxFaqgYHfCtQdlqvVKAC3kekArdQptSkzVWLDaY/s1600-h/IMG_7344.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdcZDTNDoUyxrJ64WFOx3tslgsdBswEDVj3MgDR5eIva9slRu73V4hUntB_ejBzNDunJx_HudQMQCvXDq9OYcWV-snCjYVFDX2jBlsxFaqgYHfCtQdlqvVKAC3kekArdQptSkzVWLDaY/s320/IMG_7344.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252056350586258450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox0qxI-_tT46fDbJj9VC4FKauHJZEBArYompdRDeF5ByDZbijfqwc7Hw7CTrmgp7qgiaHYoebcba4UW4D8vVRxHEAI1mXHPEXwGBCxdaVdn4_kRZErtByl9rgmaSGPz1T-lSnlRWKIwc/s1600-h/IMG_7371.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox0qxI-_tT46fDbJj9VC4FKauHJZEBArYompdRDeF5ByDZbijfqwc7Hw7CTrmgp7qgiaHYoebcba4UW4D8vVRxHEAI1mXHPEXwGBCxdaVdn4_kRZErtByl9rgmaSGPz1T-lSnlRWKIwc/s320/IMG_7371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252056356328239410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAukZukiv4nn2NfcZfw0mNXAImenHz15DpuYNdB4oUiWPZbvI-aJTh3k0e63uUqZEJI-ZFbwBtVe-cUUf4FypbBIDNbUYdSKh51od6tOiepkQM3zRxCSNgJfttbK6H7VALg2g8S9OGsdQ/s1600-h/IMG_7310.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAukZukiv4nn2NfcZfw0mNXAImenHz15DpuYNdB4oUiWPZbvI-aJTh3k0e63uUqZEJI-ZFbwBtVe-cUUf4FypbBIDNbUYdSKh51od6tOiepkQM3zRxCSNgJfttbK6H7VALg2g8S9OGsdQ/s320/IMG_7310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252056354266160226" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday we went to the pumpkin patch...40 acres of lumpy funky gourds & pumpkins smack in the middle of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Midwest</span>. Makes a California girl feel good when she can pile 3 wheelbarrows full of mostly NOT orange pumpkins on her front porch. Cooper loved it. And the cider <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">slushes</span> & home made donuts were...<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">irresistible.</span></div>margo tantauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13404448177683969687noreply@blogger.com3