<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271</id><updated>2012-01-24T16:56:04.091-05:00</updated><category term='what are you looking at'/><category term='Inspiration'/><category term='Head First'/><title type='text'>B. PRiM</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-4102579160260252992</id><published>2010-03-31T19:50:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-31T19:50:36.016-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I found it!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I actually found it by searching some more. I was able to get the papyrus font on my header.&amp;#160; But alas, that is all I could get yet.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I still need to find out how to move it and increase the size.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I actually went in to HTML and changed some of the code.&amp;#160; Wohoo!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#a85400"&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" size="5"&gt;Here is the tutorial that I found to change:&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;a title="http://www.betatemplates.com/2009/06/change-blogger-header-title-font.html" href="http://www.betatemplates.com/2009/06/change-blogger-header-title-font.html"&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#d7d700" size="5"&gt;http://www.betatemplates.com/2009/06/change-blogger-header-title-font.html&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;It takes a while to do it but I hope this helps.&amp;#160; Not sure if this is supposed to be done (giving out secrets? ) but it is always good to help others.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I am still looking to see how I can move the text and enlarge it but at least it is a start. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;Well, on to more searching.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;B. Prim…..Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-4102579160260252992?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/4102579160260252992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-found-it.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4102579160260252992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4102579160260252992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-found-it.html' title='I found it!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-649686251665837650</id><published>2010-03-29T07:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-29T07:49:24.428-04:00</updated><title type='text'>How Do You....</title><content type='html'>Good Morning All, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope everyone is up and moving around on this great Monday Morning.&amp;nbsp; I just have a quick question.&amp;nbsp; I have searched and searched to find out how I can put my new Blog name on my header page in the Papyrus Font.&amp;nbsp; As yet I cannot figure it out.&amp;nbsp; Any help or a place to go find help would be wonderful.&amp;nbsp; Thanks in advance for helping.&amp;nbsp; B. Prim. ... Sherie&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-649686251665837650?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/649686251665837650/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-do-you.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/649686251665837650'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/649686251665837650'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-do-you.html' title='How Do You....'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-3576473446731709916</id><published>2010-03-28T18:54:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-28T18:54:03.012-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New New New</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="6"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="6"&gt;B. Prim&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;First of all I would like to apologize for not posting in a long long time.&amp;#160; I have not been inspired to come up anything good but hopefully things will change.&amp;#160; I have kept up with a lot of your blogs and they have helped me.&amp;#160; Thanks for that.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I have changed the name of my blog because ever since day one, when I was just learning this blog world, I did not do my research and find out if there were other names like the one I picked.&amp;#160; I was inspired by a pillow I had that had Bittersweet Primitives on it.&amp;#160; I even typed the name of my blogspot incorrectly and it took.&amp;#160; It has bothered me ever since.&amp;#160; So, after all this time I came up with a shortened version and came up with B. Prim.&amp;#160; Now as many of you know it is a chore to change everything and start again, so I am just going to shorten the name and leave it at that.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I have been kinda busy with work everyday (UGH)…when is retirement going to get here? Sooner I hope.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I have been cross stitching some and that has been very relaxing. I did a couple of&amp;#160; pin keeps from Primitives by Betty’s freebies and I thank her for sharing her work with everyone.&amp;#160; Here are a couple that I did for Valentine’s Day. (I need to send her these photos for her Friday’s Finishes…quite late).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_d_Ln1RsI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/vDHqkA3XLyU/s1600-h/Blog8008%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="Blog8008" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="Blog8008" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eAFA_snI/AAAAAAAAAVU/U4fYzSeVH3s/Blog8008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eAmS-heI/AAAAAAAAAVY/2i0E_tfWt30/s1600-h/Blog8001%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="Blog8001" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="161" alt="Blog8001" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eA8-g3PI/AAAAAAAAAVc/bb2vepjvyPo/Blog8001_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="263" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eAmS-heI/AAAAAAAAAVY/2i0E_tfWt30/s1600-h/Blog8001%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I also found a great cross stitch shop in Salisbury, NC called Spring Robin.&amp;#160; Robin was so helpful that day I went there and she even taught be about 1 over 2 and gave me a lesson.&amp;#160; Boy, that is not easy without a magnifying glass.&amp;#160; That really makes me feel old (needing a magnifying glass…LOL).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I have also been simplifying things around the house.&amp;#160; Moving furniture,&amp;#160; TVs, getting rid of old chairs, taking clothes to G.W. Speaking of Good Will, the picture below shows the “new” chocolate brown chair and the lamp and shade that I got a GW all in one day.&amp;#160; Lucky that day!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;Here are a couple of pics I just took&amp;#160; of things I have moved around.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eBr7AxqI/AAAAAAAAAVg/xXaWIhia4Bc/s1600-h/blog9%20007%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog9 007" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="blog9 007" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eBx9_8cI/AAAAAAAAAVk/9w_7CEvzhPE/blog9%20007_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;The picture above is where my old TV was (it was huge).&amp;#160; Now I have no TV in the living room. I have made my DH’s TV room into my new TV room with a love seat and some of my crafting stuff.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eCdhOHmI/AAAAAAAAAVo/AHa0CKm7vXs/s1600-h/blog9%20008%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog9 008" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="blog9 008" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eCilrJdI/AAAAAAAAAVs/B6BL8XpGSxI/blog9%20008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;This is kind of a divider between my foyer and the living room. It works pretty well for now.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;In the meantime I have taken a trip to Florida with some&amp;#160; friends who wanted to take a long weekend and visit some other friends (Ron and Barbara) who are camping down there for a month.&amp;#160; I was so excited when Roy and Donna asked me to go.&amp;#160; I only hesitated for half a day and told them I was ready to go.&amp;#160; It was great and we had a good time.&amp;#160; Spur of the moment things are good for me right now.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;Another thing that I am excited about is taking a short weekend trip with my daughter to my brother’s home in Georgia this coming weekend. It has been a long time since we have gotten away together.&amp;#160; I know we will have a grand time.&amp;#160; So looking forward to it.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;I am also so excited because in about three weeks, my cousin Cathy will be coming to&amp;#160; visit for a week&amp;#160; and we will be poking around in some new places I want to take her to (the new antique mall outside or in Concord, and many more places) .&amp;#160; I can’t wait.&amp;#160; We always have a good time.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;So, with all that being said, I guess I need to post more often, so the postings won’t be so long.&amp;#160; Thanks for hanging in there with me.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;As Always, B. Prim…..Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#a85400" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-3576473446731709916?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/3576473446731709916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-new-new.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3576473446731709916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3576473446731709916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-new-new.html' title='New New New'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/S6_eAFA_snI/AAAAAAAAAVU/U4fYzSeVH3s/s72-c/Blog8008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2572384086950368304</id><published>2010-01-24T12:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-24T12:56:30.771-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank you, Thank you</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;To all the folks who made just great comments on my blog.&amp;#160; I really appreciate them and all of you.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Your thoughts mean a lot to me.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;It has been a moment&amp;#160; by moment time for me.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I am&amp;#160; back to work and that has helped to keep my mind busy.&amp;#160; Just when I least expect it, the tears come and&amp;#160; that is good , I guess part of the mourning process.&amp;#160; That is the time of memory of&amp;#160; my&amp;#160; husband.&amp;#160; It is getting a little better each day.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;I have&amp;#160; gotten out and had dinner with&amp;#160; our friends and have a&amp;#160; dinner planned&amp;#160; this Tuesday with a great friend, Cook’e&amp;#160; who owns Mount Pilot Antique Mall&amp;#160; across from the shop I used to&amp;#160; own, Pilot Mountain Peddlers. On that note, I was able to get there and replenish my booth in the Peddlers.&amp;#160; It was a long time&amp;#160; getting there but&amp;#160; I made it happen.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;My sister-in-law sent some pictures out to the family of the time they were here in N.C. and they turned out great.&amp;#160; It really was&amp;#160; nice to have them all here during that time.&amp;#160; Family and friends and neighbors&amp;#160; and bloggers can really make us feel great and I thank you and thank you all again. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;I need to go now and be constructive and get a few things done .&amp;#160; Thanks again. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;As always,&amp;#160; Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#c7c78d" size="4"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#cccc99" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2572384086950368304?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2572384086950368304/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-you-thank-you.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2572384086950368304'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2572384086950368304'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-you-thank-you.html' title='Thank you, Thank you'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-3414462435859857768</id><published>2010-01-18T14:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T14:07:46.328-05:00</updated><title type='text'>His Journey’s Just Begun</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;Don’t think of him as gone away-&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; his journey has just begun, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; life holds so many facets -&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; this earth is only one. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;Just think of him as resting&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; from the sorrow and the tears&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; in a place of warmth and comfort&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; where there&amp;#160; are no days and years.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;Think how much he must be wishing &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; that we could know today&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; how nothing but our sadness &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; can really pass away. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;And think of him as living&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; in the hearts of those he touched…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; for nothing loved is ever lost - &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; and he was loved so much.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; E. Brenneman. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;On January 7, 2010 my dear husband went on&amp;#160; to&amp;#160; be with the Lord.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; As many of you know he has been suffering with renal failure, diabetes, heart failure&amp;#160; and just not feeling good at all.&amp;#160; He had a long struggle with his quality of life for the past year or two.&amp;#160; His body has been ravaged by the effects of these illnesses and he was worn out.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; In a matter of three hours he was gone from us, way too quickly, way too soon.&amp;#160; I miss him so much.&amp;#160; After 38 years plus, we have been together and now he is not here.&amp;#160; It is so quiet, so lonely.&amp;#160; There is no noise in the house.&amp;#160; After an intense&amp;#160; past few months with even making sure he was breathing EVERY day, and taking care of him, now there is no purpose to my life.&amp;#160; Don’t get me wrong, I am not being morbid or self destructing by any means but the emptiness is overwhelming at times.&amp;#160; I want to tell him something but he is not there.&amp;#160; I told him when I last saw him at the funeral, that I would be talking to him and I have.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;It has been 12 days and each day is a little better .&amp;#160; I came to the realization yesterday that now I have to&amp;#160; do things that make me happy.&amp;#160; I have to get out of any kind of rut I am in or might get into and&amp;#160; move on inch by inch every day.&amp;#160; I will be going back to work tomorrow so that will&amp;#160; get my mind on different things.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;The poem above says so much and&amp;#160; came on a card that my cousin Cathy sent to me and made me cry but is so sweet and true.&amp;#160; Thanks Cathy.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;His&amp;#160; journey has just begun and so has mine.&amp;#160; We will both be starting a new path and he will always be in my heart.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;Thank you for letting me tell my story and&amp;#160; wish me luck on my new journey, always with him&amp;#160; by my side. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;As always, Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#ffff88" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-3414462435859857768?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/3414462435859857768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/01/his-journeys-just-begun.html#comment-form' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3414462435859857768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3414462435859857768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2010/01/his-journeys-just-begun.html' title='His Journey’s Just Begun'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-1560203793836427020</id><published>2009-12-31T21:28:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T21:30:34.661-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: x-large;"&gt;Happy New Year to all of you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Palatino Linotype; font-size: x-large;"&gt;in blog land. This has been a wonderful experience to see into everyone’s lives, homes and all our ups and downs!&amp;nbsp; Thank you all for sharing and I hope that each and everyone of you have a great 2010.&amp;nbsp; Just a little while now (if we can stay awake, LOL) and we will be there.&amp;nbsp; Let’s make is a great year for all!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: NicolasCocTReg; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sz1d3hN8yvI/AAAAAAAAATM/PjFw4yrZf6w/s1600-h/1880815ft9kz2uxn04.gif"&gt;&lt;img alt="1880815ft9kz2uxn0" height="290" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sz1d5HzlOWI/AAAAAAAAATQ/7YBLQ5X8z7I/1880815ft9kz2uxn0_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="1880815ft9kz2uxn0" width="383" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-1560203793836427020?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/1560203793836427020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-new-year.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1560203793836427020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1560203793836427020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-new-year.html' title='Happy New Year'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sz1d5HzlOWI/AAAAAAAAATQ/7YBLQ5X8z7I/s72-c/1880815ft9kz2uxn0_thumb2.gif?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-6129104658125793765</id><published>2009-12-27T16:52:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-27T16:52:34.762-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Best Christmas Present</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;I&amp;#160; HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; THIS YEAR&amp;#160; WAS ONE OF OUR BEST EVER!&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; WE HAD&amp;#160; ALL OF OUR SMALL FAMILY WITH US TOO.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;ONE OF DH’S AND MY&amp;#160; GREATEST GIFTS WAS A LETTER FROM ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS.&amp;#160; WITH NOT A LOT OF MONEY THIS YEAR , SHE SAT DOWN AND TOOK THE&amp;#160; TIME TO WRITE ABOUT HER FEELINGS TO US.&amp;#160; NOW LET ME TELL YOU SHE HAD US&amp;#160; BOTH CRYING MORE THAN ONCE.&amp;#160; I CAN’T SHOW THE LETTERS&amp;#160; CUZ YOU&amp;#160; WOULD HAVE TO&amp;#160; GET A TISSUE TOO.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; THE WORDS SHE WROTE WILL BE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THE LETTERS WILL GO TO A SAFE PLACE.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXFsJpg_I/AAAAAAAAASs/afubMzK572o/s1600-h/blog4%20005%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog4 005" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="blog4 005" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXF90iUYI/AAAAAAAAASw/9pP-XQJ6cx4/blog4%20005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;ON ANOTHER NOTE, I HAVE TO TELL YOU&amp;#160; WHAT I&amp;#160; FOUND&amp;#160; AT THE OUR LOCAL GOODWILL….I WAS SO EXCITED&amp;#160; I COULD&amp;#160; NOT STAND MYSELF….LAST FRIDAY AFTER WORK I WAS TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO EVEN STOP AT THE GOODWILL..I GOT IN THE WRONG&amp;#160; LANE LEAVING WORK AND THOUGHT, WHAT THE HECK, I WILL JUST STOP.&amp;#160; I SURE AM GLAD THAT I DID.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;I GOT TO THE HOME GOODS SIDE OF THE STORE AND LOOKED ON A SHELF AND WHAT DID I SEE BUT….&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXGQtY93I/AAAAAAAAAS0/_eEDsejauHY/s1600-h/blog4%20008%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog4 008" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="blog4 008" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXGuFcn3I/AAAAAAAAAS4/W5fKyFNGg6o/blog4%20008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;OH MY….A SMALL STARFLOWER WATT POTTERY PITCHER…BE STILL MY&amp;#160; HEART!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;I TURNED AROUND&amp;#160; AND SAW THIS..&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXHGlJNfI/AAAAAAAAAS8/DKqpuedsNZA/s1600-h/blog4%20009%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog4 009" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="blog4 009" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXHax4FsI/AAAAAAAAATA/2zEGC_sSiNE/blog4%20009_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;A&amp;#160; MEDIUM&amp;#160; SIZED WATT APPLE PITCHER.&amp;#160; AND……&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXH_SOacI/AAAAAAAAATE/6Izk4bEsaOE/s1600-h/blog4%20010%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog4 010" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="184" alt="blog4 010" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXIkGrjfI/AAAAAAAAATI/KPq87rfVMws/blog4%20010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;RIGHT NEXT TO IT THIS LARGE (#17)&amp;#160; STARFLOWER WATT PITCHER… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;NOW THESE ARE NOT REPRODUCTIONS….THEY ARE&amp;#160; REAL THING……SORRY&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I CAN’T TELL YOU&amp;#160; WHAT I PAID FOR THEM, BUT LET ME TELL YOU&amp;#160; IT WAS&amp;#160; A STEAL, ESPECIALLY&amp;#160; SINCE WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY PAID&amp;#160; A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT FOR PREVIOUS&amp;#160; WATT POTTERY THAT WE HAVE.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; I WILL BE TAKING THESETO MY SPACE AT PILOT MOUNTAIN&amp;#160; PEDDLERS.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;SO,&amp;#160; LIKE I&amp;#160; SAID&amp;#160; IN THE BEGINNING, THINGS WERE GOOD THIS CHRISTMAS.&amp;#160; I HOPE YOU ALLHAVE&amp;#160; A SAFE AND HAPPY BEGINNING TO THE NEW YEAR.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; WE WILL TALK AGAIN SOON….SHERIE &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" color="#000080" size="4"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-6129104658125793765?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/6129104658125793765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-christmas-present.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6129104658125793765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6129104658125793765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-christmas-present.html' title='The Best Christmas Present'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzfXF90iUYI/AAAAAAAAASw/9pP-XQJ6cx4/s72-c/blog4%20005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-4730496757732619210</id><published>2009-12-24T11:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-24T11:52:44.929-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oops</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Oops!&amp;nbsp; I was trying to make different effects on my pictures and this one got published from Live Writer.&amp;nbsp; Please excuse&amp;nbsp; the playing....I am trying to get warm looking pictures and I am not sure how to get that.&amp;nbsp; I will keep working...MERRY CHRISTMAS. Sherie &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-4730496757732619210?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/4730496757732619210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/oops.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4730496757732619210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4730496757732619210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/oops.html' title='Oops'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-1147310429995146235</id><published>2009-12-24T11:49:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-24T11:49:02.977-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzObfAtytnI/AAAAAAAAAR8/6ZsZ1bcKvyU/s1600-h/blog3%20023%5B48%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 023" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="184" alt="blog3 023" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzObfuquMuI/AAAAAAAAASA/RwS6MxXh49s/blog3%20023_thumb%5B47%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-1147310429995146235?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/1147310429995146235/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog3-023.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1147310429995146235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1147310429995146235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog3-023.html' title=''/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SzObfuquMuI/AAAAAAAAASA/RwS6MxXh49s/s72-c/blog3%20023_thumb%5B47%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-6674240411342713643</id><published>2009-12-20T16:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-20T16:23:06.592-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Winter time in North Carolina</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;Boy did we get “snow.”&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160; It started snowing here in mid afternoon on Friday and did not stop until sometime in the middle of the night.&amp;#160; It was gorgeous!&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;Here is a peak of what we saw this morning…&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VnjLe6cI/AAAAAAAAARE/V625pYcyZQE/s1600-h/blog3%20008%5B2%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 008" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="220" alt="blog3 008" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6Vn4F9BGI/AAAAAAAAARI/Cj5Xwt7T3HY/blog3%20008_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="379" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VpDSY1pI/AAAAAAAAARM/shwoA14ALEs/s1600-h/blog3%20010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 010" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="220" alt="blog3 010" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VpQ6zG-I/AAAAAAAAARQ/s0IoKJnhRGk/blog3%20010_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="373" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;This is a picture looking out our front door over to the neighbors.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; It looks like a postcard to me, doesn’t it.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VqK0q-bI/AAAAAAAAARU/RCZ2UGWVuyM/s1600-h/blog3%20003%5B3%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 003" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="257" alt="blog3 003" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VqQSb70I/AAAAAAAAARY/U2aI51CdhyE/blog3%20003_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="392" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;And here are just a few more pictures that I took around the house.&amp;#160; I am trying to work with the camera I have (I even went back to the instructions to get some help….imagine that…LOL)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VrByyBHI/AAAAAAAAARc/NAytc8bynD4/s1600-h/blog3%20021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 021" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="261" alt="blog3 021" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VrsLcvUI/AAAAAAAAARg/NiVfoiKye0k/blog3%20021_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="377" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;This one if for&amp;#160; my cousin Cathy….see I CAN hang up a sign (LOL). It might have not been quick in getting there but hey, I did it…LOL. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VsXM08SI/AAAAAAAAARk/630ybJgxq_Y/s1600-h/blog3%20015%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 015" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="258" alt="blog3 015" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6Vsg1EmuI/AAAAAAAAARo/IRpm_0VKu2g/blog3%20015_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="370" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VtKCprRI/AAAAAAAAARs/_XuS-H19iMU/s1600-h/blog3%20013.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 013" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="228" alt="blog3 013" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VtYmeEfI/AAAAAAAAARw/ct6gLisnBxA/blog3%20013_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="391" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;And just one more picture what I thought was neat. (without the flash …. see I am learning, I hope).&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VuFGAL0I/AAAAAAAAAR0/eMIonajRa9E/s1600-h/blog3%20026.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog3 026" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="348" alt="blog3 026" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6VuWXxtgI/AAAAAAAAAR4/w1yHMcOMt2U/blog3%20026_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="414" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;Well, I am creating this post in Live Writer and saving it as a draft because DRAT, I cannot connect to the wireless network for some reason. I have spent over an hour trying to connect…UGH…so frustrating.&amp;#160; I guess&amp;#160; I&amp;#160; will go&amp;#160; start dinner and perhaps get this posted later.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;I hope you all have a good weekend and a&amp;#160; &lt;font color="#aa0000"&gt;MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS..&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#aa0000" size="5"&gt;Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt; **Sunday&amp;#160; afternoon and&amp;#160; I finally got the connection back to the wireless network.&amp;#160; WOO HOO.&amp;#160; Life is too good.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Footlight MT Light" color="#004000" size="5"&gt;Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-6674240411342713643?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/6674240411342713643/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-time-in-north-carolina.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6674240411342713643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6674240411342713643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/winter-time-in-north-carolina.html' title='Winter time in North Carolina'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sy6Vn4F9BGI/AAAAAAAAARI/Cj5Xwt7T3HY/s72-c/blog3%20008_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-538884322974596056</id><published>2009-12-14T19:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-14T19:59:28.767-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Just a little Christmas!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#400000" size="5"&gt;&lt;font color="#008000"&gt;Here&amp;#160; in North Carolina.&amp;#160; I&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#008000"&gt;hope&amp;#160; every one&amp;#160; had a great weekend and now counting down the days til the big Christmas&amp;#160; Day.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#008000" size="5"&gt;I thought I would just drop in and&amp;#160; show you a few pics of decorating and let you all know how things are going.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#008000" size="5"&gt;Right now I am waiting to take DH to another doctor’s appointment …way too early in the morning. (8:30 appointment).&amp;#160; He has been doing somewhat better lately.&amp;#160; (I thank you all for your prayers and thoughts&amp;#160; - see they work) .&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#008000" size="5"&gt;This&amp;#160; past weekend our granddaughter spent the weekend with&amp;#160; us.&amp;#160; We got to go to the movies to see The Princess and the Frog.&amp;#160; It was well worth it.&amp;#160; It really was a cute movie.&amp;#160; I didn’t know what to expect but we were both&amp;#160; surprised at what we saw.&amp;#160; It was worth going for sure.&amp;#160; We had a good time.&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#008000" size="5"&gt;Now, let’s see if we can&amp;#160; open up some pictures&amp;#160; in this new Live Writer.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#400000" size="5"&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfWC3CPYI/AAAAAAAAAQc/3YVcJE8rpd8/s1600-h/blog20046.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog2 004" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="493" alt="blog2 004" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfWzKjusI/AAAAAAAAAQg/ij3pmnsZo_Q/blog2004_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="438" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#400000" size="5"&gt;&lt;font color="#008000"&gt;Small twig tree in the foyer.&lt;/font&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;#160; &lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfXUrZDmI/AAAAAAAAAQk/jqPoXm9K2UU/s1600-h/blog2%20007%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog2 007" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="373" alt="blog2 007" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfX0O30dI/AAAAAAAAAQo/-26NirTMJNU/blog2%20007_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="411" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#400000" size="5"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" size="5"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;font color="#008000"&gt;Another&amp;#160; view in the foyer!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfYVbQsuI/AAAAAAAAAQs/SwXGUBp06Cs/s1600-h/blog2%20008%5B4%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog2 008" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="373" alt="blog2 008" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfZO2gSaI/AAAAAAAAAQw/POYVyPDM22I/blog2%20008_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="440" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfZvHcduI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/e7gFLMoU6PY/s1600-h/blog2%20013%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog2 013" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="466" alt="blog2 013" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfacW_ZdI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/zRBSLS4PFwk/blog2%20013_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="483" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfbeKZn9I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/ceBwJHr5B6s/s1600-h/blog2%20018%5B5%5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img title="blog2 018" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="365" alt="blog2 018" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sybfb11MPmI/AAAAAAAAARA/WsjjZy29KKw/blog2%20018_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="490" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Lucida Handwriting" color="#008000" size="5"&gt;Well, that’s just a little bit of Christmas for now.&amp;#160; I hope to show a few more later.&amp;#160; Thanks for stopping by.&amp;#160; Soon..Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-538884322974596056?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/538884322974596056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-little-christmas.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/538884322974596056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/538884322974596056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-little-christmas.html' title='Just a little Christmas!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SybfWzKjusI/AAAAAAAAAQg/ij3pmnsZo_Q/s72-c/blog2004_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2259345949685214505</id><published>2009-12-13T15:06:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T15:06:39.683-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Beginner</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" size="5"&gt;Live Writer Beginner.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; Well here goes.&amp;#160; I have just downloaded Live Writer and&amp;#160; I am just trying this out.&amp;#160; Not sure how it works but with a few “tweaks” here and there I hope it will work.&amp;#160;&amp;#160; More&amp;#160; later.&amp;#160; Wish me luck. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Papyrus" size="5"&gt;Sherie &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2259345949685214505?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2259345949685214505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/beginner.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2259345949685214505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2259345949685214505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/12/beginner.html' title='Beginner'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-330245893877702430</id><published>2009-11-25T10:43:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-25T10:47:56.530-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Happy Thanksgiving</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc9933;"&gt;I would just like to take this moment and wish everyone out in blogland a very very Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope you have the best turkey, gravy, stuffing and all the trimmings and most of all the best time with your family and friends.  We all have so much to be thankful for if we just take the time to think about it! We truly do....So again, Happy Thanksgiving to All.  *Sherie*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-330245893877702430?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/330245893877702430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-happy-thanksgiving.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/330245893877702430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/330245893877702430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Happy Thanksgiving'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-6627421635976115761</id><published>2009-11-15T19:20:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T20:07:36.752-05:00</updated><title type='text'>~In The Spirit~</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;I am so ready for a little spirit in my part of the world. It has been way too long since I last posted and I am sorry for that. It has been really trying around here. I will get the sharing of my life out of the way first. The past couple of months have been a whirlwind to say the least. My DH has been really sick with hospital visits, dialysis appointments, doctor visits, ambulances to say the least. We went through about six weeks of him feeling quite weak and fatigued. With so much going on with his body, I didn't know which way to turn,..heart, kidneys, diabetes, blood pressure, etc. Why is it that we want to fix everything for someone and when we can't we just crumble. It is starting to get a little better but still we just have to take one day at a time, literally...hoping that the next day will be better than the last. God only gives us what we can handle but some days I don't know how much I can handle. Anyway, enough about that for now. Sorry to bore you with that!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;So, with that being said, I need a little spirit in my life...ya think. Don't get me wrong, I am very very thankful at this time of year and always for all that we have. I am very thankful that I have a job to have insurance...&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;to help&lt;/span&gt; pay for all this help that DH needs. We just got the explanation of benefits for the past few months from insurance and the dialysis was in the 5 figures per month. I planned on trying to retire in three years but alas I think I need to rethink that one. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I need a little spirit in my life so that is the reason for the new header of my blog. I am trying to get in the spirit sooner than later. I am going to burn my candle, Mistletoe Kisses, to get the house in the spirit. Little by little I will decorate here and there. I purchased a new German Twig tree this year and hope to decorate it with as many handmade prim ornaments as I can. This will take a while as these are not inexpensive and you can't do a whole tree all at once. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;In the spirit of Thanksgiving and on a sad note, we will not be able to return to Massachusetts for Thanksgiving (Cousin Cathy I will call you). DH is not able to travel that far and I would be afraid if he got in trouble, doctors up there would not know how delicate his health is. So we will be having Thanksgiving here with the kids and &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;grandkids&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**~~~**&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;One of the brighter notes in my life is the fact that I have rented a booth back in the shop that I once owned, Pilot Mountain Peddlers, in Pilot Mountain, NC. Tammy owns it now and she is doing so well with it. This outlet lets me purge some of the items from my home that I was ready to part with and lets me go out and look for new "old" items to sell. Once in your blood, always in your blood they say. Here are a few pics of parts of my booth. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404497060028592626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SwChcRylsfI/AAAAAAAAAPo/s-S8-PE1aR8/s400/blog1+001.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just a few things I brought in for their Open House last Friday night which turned out very well.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404497362431642786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SwCht4VGDKI/AAAAAAAAAPw/bwBLoaZZe08/s400/blog1+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404497664008957058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SwCh_byurII/AAAAAAAAAP4/0Wx5UXnYjD4/s400/blog1+004.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404498072199006514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SwCiXMa0iTI/AAAAAAAAAQA/KTiCneJjZ40/s400/blog1+005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I was able to get to the Open House Friday evening and everything looked so good. Tammy have a lot of fresh cedar around the shop, many many primitive &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;handmades&lt;/span&gt; from various artists, snowmen, &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Santas&lt;/span&gt;, antiques and all great Christmas items. I was able to get the lighted candle in my header from her. The Santa I had purchased at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Sturbridge&lt;/span&gt; last Thanksgiving at the annual Christmas show. Love him. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you are ever in the area of Pilot Mountain, do stop in and see all the primitives that everyone has. You won't be disappointed. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;On that note, I will close and leave you with the hope of you getting "In the Spirit" whenever you want. Thanks for stopping by......Sherie &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-6627421635976115761?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/6627421635976115761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-spirit.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6627421635976115761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6627421635976115761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/11/in-spirit.html' title='~In The Spirit~'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SwChcRylsfI/AAAAAAAAAPo/s-S8-PE1aR8/s72-c/blog1+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2912016904570830739</id><published>2009-08-30T19:31:00.019-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T20:43:12.612-04:00</updated><title type='text'>**Here We Go**</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;As I promised in my last post I would show you some of the places that Cathy and I primmed and antiqued at. I can't remember in what order we started at but I will try to remember the town and what I got there. ****Here we are in Sturbridge at the Yankee Peddlar **** There's Cathy right out front before we went in. I didn't get anything here but I was impressed with the selection of lampshades that they had. Didn't get one but might go back when we go up there at Thanksgiving..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsQKbkFvVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/QcssqLEDYmQ/s1600-h/masstrip+006.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375908351580683602" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsQKbkFvVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/QcssqLEDYmQ/s400/masstrip+006.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Next we went on to The Handmaiden just up the road. There is so much to look at in here. I think I got some handmade sunflowers, the newest version of Mercantile Gatherings, a sunflower pin, some greenery wreaths and a few other things. Always like to stop in there. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsP_lmkAcI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/in8FlXwBYkg/s1600-h/masstrip+007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375908165296849346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsP_lmkAcI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/in8FlXwBYkg/s400/masstrip+007.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Here is one of the many antique shops we went to. I didn't get anything here this time. Boy, Brimfield was really quiet around this time. They were still tearing down tents after their last show when we were there. If you have never been to Brimfield during of their shows, it is well worth it. Better get plenty of rest, wear some comfy shoes, bring plenty of money and friend is great too. It is quite an experience. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsP1bEgY4I/AAAAAAAAAPI/k8d_2QpA4JU/s1600-h/masstrip+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375907990670959490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsP1bEgY4I/AAAAAAAAAPI/k8d_2QpA4JU/s400/masstrip+009.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Oh, while we were in Sturbridge, we went to the Sturbridge Antique Mall. I can always find something here.....let's see...a couple of boxes, (imagine that) and some small crocks and the rest I can't remember right now. (There's Cathy again, peeking out from behind the pillars). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPrYyJ8kI/AAAAAAAAAPA/VinxJPvLcyA/s1600-h/masstrip+010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375907818258428482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPrYyJ8kI/AAAAAAAAAPA/VinxJPvLcyA/s400/masstrip+010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;One of other stops, don't know which town, we went to The Purple Onion , cute shop, but nothing this time. We also stopped at another little shop, darn, can't remember the whole name right now but it had Post in it. (Are ya getting the picture here that the memory is starting to go...LOL...) At this little shop I got quite a few things.....A brown jug, a bucket painted black, a basket, a box (go figure) and a few other things. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPX4bta9I/AAAAAAAAAO4/u_Qnr2c_i9I/s1600-h/masstrip+011.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375907483156835282" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPX4bta9I/AAAAAAAAAO4/u_Qnr2c_i9I/s400/masstrip+011.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;This is a little shop in Ware, Massachusetts, that we had stopped at by chance last year and I got quite a few things then but this year not too much. It has quite a few rooms to go through. Cathy did pick up a gameboard for her collection though.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPGMlLMsI/AAAAAAAAAOw/yTQkiL9kcDo/s1600-h/masstrip+013.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375907179327599298" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsPGMlLMsI/AAAAAAAAAOw/yTQkiL9kcDo/s400/masstrip+013.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;And of course we had to go to Country Mischief, buildings one and two. It always amazes me how much they have in both places. Two floors in each building and rooms galore and it changes all the time. Cathy had said that she can go in there monthly and it is all changed around. AMAZING. The only thing I got was a little tiny white firkin. Now I have two....? is that a collection starting yet??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOweZEM_I/AAAAAAAAAOo/XqhceOcCc3A/s1600-h/masstrip+015.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906806151525362" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOweZEM_I/AAAAAAAAAOo/XqhceOcCc3A/s400/masstrip+015.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Here is one of my favorite antique malls. I can always find something here. I did get an old soap box with a lid (had to keep that one). I also got a bowl shelf /holder in a good red. I have taken that one to my booth in Pilot Mountain and it has sold already. I think I got one or two more things here also. Great finds all the time. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOiUCjYJI/AAAAAAAAAOg/bsnw_NvrBZg/s1600-h/masstrip+016.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906562854576274" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOiUCjYJI/AAAAAAAAAOg/bsnw_NvrBZg/s400/masstrip+016.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;One more picture of a great prim place. It is so cute inside and out. I believe I got some fall flowers here. They had just started to put out some fall things. Great stop. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOVuFgoHI/AAAAAAAAAOY/7Bu8xzYi4Ic/s1600-h/masstrip+017.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906346508001394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsOVuFgoHI/AAAAAAAAAOY/7Bu8xzYi4Ic/s400/masstrip+017.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;We also traveled to New Hampshire, went to an antigue mall up there, went up on Route 101 and stopped at several there. We also went out to a shop up there (not sure where, I wasn't driving) called Country Culture...I think. I called there to ask how late they were open and the owner said he would stay open til we got there...just a few minutes....and what a nice shop, lot's of different things. I purchased some flowers and the box in the header above. Good stuff. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***********************************************************************************&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;We did go out at least three or four days in our travels, stopping at The Primitive Peddler in Athol, Mass, and Homestead Primitives in Fitchburg, Mass to see Charlene and Roger...(Linda ...Behind My Red Door..she spoke highly of you as always). We also went to several other shops in the Winchendon area and new places I have never been to. That was our mission this time to get to all the favorites and to see some new places. I think we did alright for ourselves. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Well, this seems to be a long post for now and I am going to end now and will post soon. I would like to join the "Texture" fun and I did take a few pictures of things but they came out all blurry. I checked to see if my camera had a "macro" feature on it but could not find it. I even switched to other settings and they still came out blurry. It is a digital camera but not a very new one (1 inch or 1.5 inch screen). Oh well, I will keep trying. So long for now.....Sherie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2912016904570830739?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2912016904570830739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/here-we-go.html#comment-form' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2912016904570830739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2912016904570830739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/here-we-go.html' title='**Here We Go**'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpsQKbkFvVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/QcssqLEDYmQ/s72-c/masstrip+006.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7227289138739597973</id><published>2009-08-23T12:41:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-23T13:39:02.611-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, Well, Well</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;It certainly has been way too long since I have been able to get back to blogland. I have been able to read many blogs lately in short spurts but have not been able to post the way I should. Since I have last posted we did go to Massachusetts to the wedding and had a grand time. It was one of the most fun and innovative weddings I have gone to in a long time. The priest at my cousin Susan's wedding did something a little different. When they said their vows the priest turned Susan and Paul around and faced the friends and family who gathered. We were able to see them and hear them. I thought that was really unique. The reception was a blast and very elegant with a sit down dinner for over 140 and a band with a great D.J. Here is a pic of the reception. &lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpFzH_R-8dI/AAAAAAAAANE/bWQU_UHtfZc/s1600-h/masstrip+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 286px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373202411512852946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpFzH_R-8dI/AAAAAAAAANE/bWQU_UHtfZc/s400/masstrip+003.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpFzhMQVFuI/AAAAAAAAANM/y6419obLOI0/s1600-h/masstrip+004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 376px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373202844492306146" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpFzhMQVFuI/AAAAAAAAANM/y6419obLOI0/s400/masstrip+004.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The DJ had my brother Kevin, (pink shirt) get a few guys together to do the Village People and they all came out and did YMCA and at the end this guy came in introduced as Elvis. It took us all a while to figure out who it was and then...OMG...it was my Uncle John, Susan's Dad and it was hilarious. We all had a grand time. Thanks Susan and Paul for inviting us to a grand event and congratulations on your wedding. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Here's a pic of my brother and Uncle John when not in costume...LOL&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373205009567859410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpF1fNykQtI/AAAAAAAAANc/YO9Pgnri0BE/s400/masstrip+001.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Here is the happy couple getting ready to cut their cake. They do certainly make a really nice couple, don't they? &lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373208240771826130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpF4bS9oAdI/AAAAAAAAANk/v_XEscBj1Qo/s400/masstrip1+005.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Well, after this fanastic wedding on Friday evening, we had a GREAT cookout at my cousin Cathy (Susan's sister) and Gene's home and enjoyed some awesome food. There must have been over 75 people there. It was very very nice. On Sunday afternoon DH and I went over to his daughter's home, Louann and had a fabulous Maine Lobster dinner, melted butter and all. Just one of the things we look forward to when to go to New England, good family and good food. Great time, that's what it is all about. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Well, after this great weekend Cathy and I hit the trail on Tuesday to go to prim shops, antique shops and just poking around.  Our goal was to find new places to visit and we did.  I am going to end here as I am having trouble trying to move pictures in this blog.   I have some other pics to show you , some of the places that we went to.  I will try to get back to you much much sooner.  Until the next time.  Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7227289138739597973?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7227289138739597973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/well-well-well.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7227289138739597973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7227289138739597973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/08/well-well-well.html' title='Well, Well, Well'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SpFzH_R-8dI/AAAAAAAAANE/bWQU_UHtfZc/s72-c/masstrip+003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7060567080613024513</id><published>2009-07-12T13:53:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-12T14:43:05.803-04:00</updated><title type='text'>What to Say, What to Say</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have been wondering what to post the past few days and I couldn't come up with anything wonderful, so I thought I would just tell you about a few things that have been going on this past week. I guess you could say that it has been an eventful week. Last Tuesday evening I had to go the the emergency room for some irregular heart beats. Actually I could see my heart beating in my chest. It felt like my heart was having fireworks in there. Having had this before (previous heart surgery in 2000) I knew it was not going to subside, so we decided to go to the E.R (around 10:00 pm). Well, when you have heart problems they take you in right away. They did an EKG and my heart rate was 140 and for me it normally runs in the 70's. The E.R. did the normal things like IV and meds to try to get it to slow down. I had to be admitted. I got to the room about 3:00 a.m. I had been up since Tuesday morning at 4:00 am to go to work and worked a 10 hour day that day. Anyway, at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday I finally got about 2 hours of sleep until the nurse came in and had to get the vitals, etc....you know the drill. Anyhoo, with the medicine I was able to cardiovert (get back in normal rhythm) on my own around 2 or 3 pm on Wednesday. Thank goodness as I surely did not want to have to be paddled to get me back in rhythm. They discharged me on Thursday evening around 4:00 pm. I was anxious to go home that's for sure. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;They have changed my heart medicine (which has not been changed since 2003) and hopefully this will keep the rhythm at a normal pace. We will see. So far, so good.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357637883654743906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SlonROpqp2I/AAAAAAAAAMM/JCoZhNE6COk/s400/crowline.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#663300;"&gt;Well, yesterday I was planning on making a great meatloaf and DH decided he would rather have stuffed cabbage (Golumpki's (sp) as we call it) so that was dinner last night. It tasted so good. It is kind of an ordeal to make all that but it was so worth it. And guess what's for dinner tonight. Our daughter is coming over with our granddaughter (Chelsea) to do our hair and I kinda enticed her too by telling her I had made some stuffed cabbage. She said she can't wait. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Chelsea is going to spend the night tonight and I think we will go tomorrow afternoon and get a pedicure. She loved having one the last time I took her. It should be a fun afternoon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357640476653168530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SlopoKUqp5I/AAAAAAAAAMc/5iIvSwFGhd4/s400/crowline.gif" border="0" /&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;I am counting the days (10 days now) until we leave for Massachusetts. My cousin Sue is getting married on the 24th and we will be attending that. My brother Kevin and his family will be coming from Georgia to attend the wedding also. There will be a lot of family to see and reminisce with.  Our gratious cousin, Cathy  (Sue's sister) has kindly allowed us to stay with her and she will be continuing the party and having a cook out on Saturday. It should be a lot of fun.  Also we will be visiting our daughter Louann and family while we are there.  It will be good to see them.  Then, Cathy and I will be on the road again and junking, primming, and antiquing.  I am on a mission.....you see I have decided to take a small booth in Pilot Mountain Peddlers, to move around some "stuff" in my home and weed out some things. I need to have a place to sell them,  and it also gives me a reason to go shopping. I have given myself a limit so that I won't go nuts on spending for new "stuff" for the booth.  We will see what happens.  This also gives me a place to express my creative side when I feel like making something for the booth. I guess once it is in your blood, it always stays there.  Anyway, I am counting down the days.   Can't wait.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Well I guess that is about it for now.  I have been reading all the blogs I have been following and it is so nice to see a peak into everyone's lives.   Thank you all for stopping by and I hope you have a great upcoming week.   Soon.....Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7060567080613024513?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7060567080613024513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-say-what-to-say.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7060567080613024513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7060567080613024513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-to-say-what-to-say.html' title='What to Say, What to Say'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SlonROpqp2I/AAAAAAAAAMM/JCoZhNE6COk/s72-c/crowline.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-914730796488122904</id><published>2009-07-02T21:52:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-02T22:01:33.974-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;I would like to welcome a new blogger to the blogging world. She is Tammy from Pilot Mountain Peddlers at &lt;a href="http://www.pilotmountainpeddlers.blogspot.com/"&gt;www.pilotmountainpeddlers.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;.  She is the sweet owner of the great primitive shop in the nearby town of Pilot Mountain.  Her shop is near and dear to my heart  as you see this is the shop that I used to own and Tammy is now carrying on the same tradition of keeping it prim.   Her shop has the warmth and look that she is going for in the prim world.   She has the great help of her husband, Darren and her great family to make her dream come true in owning the shop.  If you would take a minute and just pop on over to her blog, she will be thrilled to have new followers.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Well, it is late on Thursday night, the eve of a three day weekend.  We are headed up in the morning to the mountain to camp for the weekend, relax, have some watermelon and watch the fireworks.  I can't wait.   I hope everyone has a relaxing,  fun filled, safe weekend on this Fourth of July.   Until next time...sooner I hope. Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-914730796488122904?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/914730796488122904/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/welcome.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/914730796488122904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/914730796488122904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/07/welcome.html' title='Welcome'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-210314933298511251</id><published>2009-06-12T11:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-12T11:59:44.969-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Check This Out!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Well here is the big reveal. This is what I won from Shari at Homespun and Primitives and received the other day. I was so thrilled. She was so generous in her giveaway. Thanks again Shari.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346469627763268162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SjJ5zLU-mkI/AAAAAAAAALM/PX8AsfUnba4/s400/gifts+from+Shari+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;The little night light (quilted) was not part of the giveaway.  I got that a while back in Salisbury, NC at the Salisbury Emporium.   But it all goes well together.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Well I have to go and get ready. We are going up to the camp for weekend for some R and R.  I hope you all have a great weekend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Soon.....*Sherie*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-210314933298511251?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/210314933298511251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/check-this-out.html#comment-form' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/210314933298511251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/210314933298511251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/check-this-out.html' title='Check This Out!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SjJ5zLU-mkI/AAAAAAAAALM/PX8AsfUnba4/s72-c/gifts+from+Shari+003.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7074139199512649393</id><published>2009-06-11T16:50:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T16:55:36.925-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SURPRISE, SURPRISE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;I won, I won.  I have been the recipient of a giveaway...My first. Shari at &lt;a href="http://www.homespunandprimitives.com/"&gt;www.homespunandprimitives.com&lt;/a&gt; was having her May giveaway and I won it.  So surprised and pleased to win. Well, I receive the package today and let me tell you it was awesome. So many things to cherish.  Among other things I now have my first sugar cone.  I have never had one before.  I am going to put it all together as a grouping and I will take pictures as soon as possible to let you see how it looks.  I am so pleased.  Thanks again, Shari.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7074139199512649393?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7074139199512649393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/surprise-surprise.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7074139199512649393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7074139199512649393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/surprise-surprise.html' title='SURPRISE, SURPRISE'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-8145268146174240130</id><published>2009-06-07T18:53:00.019-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-08T20:22:03.253-04:00</updated><title type='text'>WHERE WE SPEND OUR TIME</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#663333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;I thought I would&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;show you some more pictures of a few things in my home. Here goes----&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;"&gt;This is the view as you enter our living room. All the main rooms are in one....the foyer, living room, dining area and kitchen. As you can see there is a table and some chairs. New dining area..you'll see the old/new area below. All the windows and doors lead to the backyard and a surprise which you will see below.....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344724582595175762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixGsLfiJVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/PrWT1Djs1vQ/s400/blog6+013.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344731178289483458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixMsGXmTsI/AAAAAAAAALE/dIMtOst_ldU/s400/blog6+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;"&gt;This is the dry sink in the foyer with the sheep and the other is a bigger picture of the foyer. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344724032740458386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixGMLH8_5I/AAAAAAAAAKM/KylRFHyoLWk/s400/blog6+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"&gt;Here is one of my favorite cupboards with tons and tons of books and magazines I can't seem to part with. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixFwI5L7KI/AAAAAAAAAKE/cKSXtz_Gkqw/s1600-h/blog6+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344723551105313954" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixFwI5L7KI/AAAAAAAAAKE/cKSXtz_Gkqw/s400/blog6+001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Check out this great drawer I got at Pilot Mountain Peddlers the other day. I just had to have it. I can see a lot of potential with this. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344726167370315794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixIIbPXuBI/AAAAAAAAAKc/-vaJzRkDaD8/s400/blog6+011.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;"&gt;This was our dining room...but I have turned it into my blogging space. I love the cozy little area and love to sit and drink my coffee and blog..blog...blog...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344726888851353186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixIya92rmI/AAAAAAAAAKk/cAePzFnCHqI/s400/blog6+014.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Check out my GW find in this great child's or doll's chair. It is old and it was just 10.00. I will need to recover the seat but it will be great with a prim doll..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344727600685034370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixJb2wOq4I/AAAAAAAAAKs/6VCgHCbK5gA/s400/blog6+015.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;As you can probably tell by now I have a thing about boxes. I can't seem to get enough of them. I just love these hydrangeas on the jug. Had to get a shot of this. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344728255845831218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixKB_avEjI/AAAAAAAAAK0/s-3BgNLFehM/s400/blog6+016.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;And finally here is our view out our back door. This is Pilot Mountain. We bought our land and built our house so all views in the back of the house face Pilot Mountain. When I wake up in the morning and look outside this is our view. Check out the star in the garden. It's over on the right side. Kinda hard to see. It is a black wrought iron star staked in the ground and it has a hanger on it to hold a plant. It is about four feet across and I just love it. I just need to find a great colorful plant to put in it. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344728821300517954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixKi55o3EI/AAAAAAAAAK8/grkIs0ane84/s400/blog6+018.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Well, that's a little bit of where we spend our time. I hope you enjoy. Talk to you soon....Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-8145268146174240130?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/8145268146174240130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-we-spend-our-time.html#comment-form' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8145268146174240130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8145268146174240130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-we-spend-our-time.html' title='WHERE WE SPEND OUR TIME'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SixGsLfiJVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/PrWT1Djs1vQ/s72-c/blog6+013.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-8876037129654253017</id><published>2009-06-07T10:33:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T10:42:58.090-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SUNDAY MORNING</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;is a good day and all things are quiet on the home front.  It sure is nice to relax and have things back to a little normal around here.    We have finished the intense training on the dialysis and DH is now home doing this at night on his own with my help.   This is something we have to get used to and get in a routine as to timing and all that. But the first two nights have been good so far.   Hooray!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Well, I better get going on some home things and get the house in order.  Does that make sense?  It seems like when your home is in disarray (stuff here and there) that we or I don't seem to have a sense of calm.  And lo and behold once things get back in order  (even a little bit) , I feel a little bit more peaceful.  Does anyone feel that way?  Well, here I go....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Have a wonderful Sunday and I hope all your homes are peaceful.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Talk to you soon.....*Sherie*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-8876037129654253017?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/8876037129654253017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-morning.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8876037129654253017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8876037129654253017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-morning.html' title='SUNDAY MORNING'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-5999074922931857729</id><published>2009-05-31T16:54:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T17:31:55.832-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The First Week!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#663300;"&gt;First things first, an update on hubby. Well, we have gotten through the first week of his form of dialysis. He was able to lose quite a bit of fluid and his breathing has improved a good deal. He had the weekend off from it and we have done nothing. Absolutely nothing. Just resting up from the week and getting ready for next week...... Tomorrow starts the intense training to learn to do this at home. I will have to go to the training also all week (minus tomorrow when most of the day is consent forms and such). I thought maybe I would be able to stop in periodically to pick up a few pointers but nope...I have to be there every day, all day with him to learn also. But that's okay. If this lets him breathe better and have a better quality of life, that's the key. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Well, that's what is going on with him. Now for some things I have found and changes in have made to the mantle. I have been trying to go more toward the warm colors and I tried to change it up a bit, as in the topper. I hope it shows up warmer!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;I had a little time on Monday, Memorial Day to spend while DH was having his first treatment and I went to local &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;GW&lt;/span&gt; and unfortunately it was a bust, kinda bums ya out when you are hoping to find a treasure and don't. Well then I went to the local antique mall in Winston-Salem, Lost in Time Antiques and look what I found. It was the first thing I saw as I walked in the door and knew I had to have it. I know it is not that old but it is so nice. I have not figured out where it is going to go yet but I had to add a few things on it to see how they will work. Tweaking here I come. What do you think? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLwbuD4RfI/AAAAAAAAAJo/MwjdiGuzJyk/s1600-h/blog5+017.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342096467026265586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 340px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLwbuD4RfI/AAAAAAAAAJo/MwjdiGuzJyk/s400/blog5+017.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The next thing I found in the same entry way was this framed flag. I walked around the whole mall and came back to it and had to have it too. When I checked out it was on sale... go figure.... it makes up for the bust at &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;GW&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;LOL&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLwRsVBqfI/AAAAAAAAAJg/crRetCU4jdg/s1600-h/blog5+016.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342096294762621426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLwRsVBqfI/AAAAAAAAAJg/crRetCU4jdg/s400/blog5+016.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                              This third picture is just some more of the mantle on one side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLvNY_wq9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/B_uGq9OEZd0/s1600-h/blog5+015.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342095121342049234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLvNY_wq9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/B_uGq9OEZd0/s400/blog5+015.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;                                                This is the other side of the mantle.   &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342101823329140146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiL1Tf1__bI/AAAAAAAAAJw/Ex6RYe_gm6s/s400/blog5+012.jpg" border="0" /&gt;I know I didn't hide the cord but you get the idea.   I took a picture of the whole mantle but it just didn't come out warm and inviting. I don't know if it is my camera or heaven forbid ?ME? but my pictures don't come out like I would like them to. .  And getting a new camera for the blog is just not an option right now.  It is a digital camera by Kodak (Easy Share) so I guess it could be the picture taker.   I will just have to keep trying I guess.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, it is time to go make dinner for us and maybe read a book tonight, since there seems to be NOTHING on the TV now that all the "Shows" are over.  I hope all have a good Sunday evening and will talk to you soon.    Sherie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-5999074922931857729?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/5999074922931857729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-week.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5999074922931857729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5999074922931857729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-week.html' title='The First Week!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SiLwbuD4RfI/AAAAAAAAAJo/MwjdiGuzJyk/s72-c/blog5+017.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-1971156565369995225</id><published>2009-05-24T11:19:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-24T11:35:15.823-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Sunday</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;"&gt;This is something I found at Penniwig's blog and I thought I would try as a divider to see how it works.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Shll9Mja7JI/AAAAAAAAAIY/UEZXd2XgJEs/s1600-h/chrbrd.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339410935240649874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 20px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Shll9Mja7JI/AAAAAAAAAIY/UEZXd2XgJEs/s320/chrbrd.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Today we are going to the camp up in Fancy Gap, VA just to get away for a while and visit with some dear friends. The seasonal campers will be having a get together with the owners of the campground (Fancy Gap KOA) and have a pot luck dinner. I have prepared about a gallon of fresh strawberries and Cool Whip which I hope will be refreshing. It will be nice to have a change of scenery. Tomorrow starts a two week journey to get hubby better. Enjoy the day and I will talk to you soon. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Sherie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-1971156565369995225?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/1971156565369995225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-is-something-i-found-at-penniwigs.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1971156565369995225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1971156565369995225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/this-is-something-i-found-at-penniwigs.html' title='Sunday'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Shll9Mja7JI/AAAAAAAAAIY/UEZXd2XgJEs/s72-c/chrbrd.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7978073964971758401</id><published>2009-05-23T14:33:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-23T14:52:52.339-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding Stuff</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc9933;"&gt;I was just playing around with a few things, clip art and stuff and did not like it so that is why the wasted space.  I searched all morning for some neat prim things to spice up my blog but came up blank.  Any suggestions from all you great gals out there were I can find come cool things to add?   Every once in  a while it it nice to add a few things and change things up.  Any help you could share would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7978073964971758401?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7978073964971758401/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/just-thought-i-would-try-to-see-how.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7978073964971758401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7978073964971758401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/just-thought-i-would-try-to-see-how.html' title='Finding Stuff'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-6982686528225672435</id><published>2009-05-22T20:30:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T20:37:48.612-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yippee!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;I brought my hubby home today. It's a good day. He has been in the hospital for nine days and they finally let him go today. We still have a long way to go and the next two weeks will be intense as he will start a form of dialysis (peritoneal *** big word) but hopefully it will allow him to get a lot of excess fluid off of him and allow him to breathe better. We will have to go to the "city" every day for two weeks and then he will be able to do it at home and be more portable. I am just happy to have him home for today. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;I am hoping that this weekend I might be able to get a few pics and show you all something. Just can't get the time to take the pictures and set it up the way I want. I will try tomorrow. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Have a good evening and weekend ladies. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-6982686528225672435?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/6982686528225672435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/yippee.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6982686528225672435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6982686528225672435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/yippee.html' title='Yippee!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-888838662006193715</id><published>2009-05-20T13:38:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-20T13:41:55.867-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Updates</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Just a quick post on the hubby.  Two procedures and a small surgery and today he is  a little bit better.  Still in the hospital but we are seeing light at the end of the tunnel.   Thanks for thinking about us. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;I don't have any pictures for today but I do have a couple of things I need to show you when I get the time to take the pictures.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;I hope all have a great Memorial Day Weekend.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-888838662006193715?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/888838662006193715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/updates.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/888838662006193715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/888838662006193715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/updates.html' title='Updates'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7783484742121407182</id><published>2009-05-16T11:51:00.008-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T12:11:54.365-04:00</updated><title type='text'>"It's Been Too Long"</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;It definitely has been way too long since I have last posted. There have been a lot of things going on lately. The most pressing thing is that my dear DH is in the hospital again. He is again overloaded with fluid and short of breath. The docs are working on a few different things this time. Let's all keep our fingers and toes crossed for this one. I have all the faith in the world that this will be a shorter visit and he will be stabilized again. Thanks!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Well last weekend before all this started I went up to the MayFest in Pilot Mountain (big three day event for the town). The main street was crowded with vendors but I headed straight for Pilot Mountain Peddlers. It seems I can't stay away lately. Just keep on spending. I am trying to redo a few things in my house and am working toward warmer colors and go figure that costs money. I was able to take a few pics of the shop thanks to Tammy's permission and I wanted to share a few with you.......&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;                                                     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;A great patriotic display in her shop!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                             &lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336452328349727490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sg7jHnAXewI/AAAAAAAAAHY/lw6cyL9J544/s320/blog4+007.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;                                                &lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Great black cupboard with Black Crow Candles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336452623258312738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sg7jYxoDYCI/AAAAAAAAAHg/SxW9CVATCsM/s320/blog4+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;                                                     &lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Window Display with Garden Goodies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336452876190212194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sg7jnf3t4GI/AAAAAAAAAHo/lhmb6_AiYek/s320/blog4+009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Tammy has a great eye for displaying all her wonderful wares.  Stop by if you're in the neighborhood. While I was there, I saw Shari from Homespun and Primitives and met her sister and family! Yup, they were gettin goodies too.   It was nice to see and meet them.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Well, this is just a small post.  I need to get ready to go to the hospital and sit with the hubby for a while.   I will keep you posted.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc9933;"&gt;Sooner I hope......Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7783484742121407182?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7783484742121407182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-been-too-long.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7783484742121407182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7783484742121407182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-been-too-long.html' title='&quot;It&apos;s Been Too Long&quot;'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sg7jHnAXewI/AAAAAAAAAHY/lw6cyL9J544/s72-c/blog4+007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-7104807876203953843</id><published>2009-04-18T20:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T20:59:54.444-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Oops</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;"&gt;Sorry about the pics of the lamps, they are reversed.  The finished one is the black with shade. Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-7104807876203953843?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/7104807876203953843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/oops.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7104807876203953843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/7104807876203953843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/oops.html' title='Oops'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2253576168853089310</id><published>2009-04-18T19:58:00.011-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T20:55:42.835-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Missing in Action</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;"&gt;Yes, I have been missing in action lately and I am sad for that. It has been a really hectic couple of weeks and hopefully I can blog more frequently. I think I will start back at the camper adventure. We have been trying to make plans to build a new deck at the camp site but Mother Nature has not cooperated as I am sure she has not in many parts of the country from some of the blogs I have been reading. So that task has not been completed at all. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;"&gt;Well anyway, the weekend before Easter, we did get to go to the camper on Friday afternoon and got things all set up, food put away and such and then went out to dinner with the whole gang at Goober's, a local restaurant on Mount Airy, (yup the real Mayberry town in North Carolina). Everyone settled in for the night in their campers. Good evening for all. Saturday we awaken to a chilly morning and the ladies wanted to go to the local dress shop. Got a few things there and then went another close shop near by. The plan was to all meet in the clubhouse at 6:00 pm and everyone was to bring hamburgers or hot dogs and a side dish. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"&gt;Then the story begins. As I have said in an earlier post my hubby is disabled. Well, he was slowing down more and more and having a terrible time breathing, legs swelling, etc. It was at this point, around 5:30 or so I decided it was time to come back down the hill and take him to the emergency room. I took the food to the gang and told them I was taking him to the ER. Well, it took about an hour to get there and they took him in right away (he has had 2 sets of bypasses so anything to do with the heart, they take him right back). Well, long story short, they admitted him of course and he spent 10 days in the hospital and lost 33 pounds in those 10 days. He was full of fluid all over and with IV Lasix and other things he lost most of that fluid. He came home this past Monday looking like a new man. We have to make some serious dietary changes (very little salt) among other things, and walk more, and restrict his fluid intake dramatically. I am just so thankful that nothing more serious happened to him at that time. He's a keeper and I want to keep him around as long as possible. I need to make these changes also! Needless to say it has been a whirlwind time. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"&gt;On that same Monday that he came home our granddaughter, Chelsea, had her tonsils out. (I was over at that hospital with her in the morning and then off to get hubby from his hospital bed). She is nine and the doctor said she had the tonsils of a 90 year old man; they were really large. She did very well all in all. So on this past Thursday and Friday I watched her at our house overnight. She did pretty well, but still in a lot of pain. Her Mom took her to see the Hannah Montana movie last night which was good for her, to get her mind off the hurting. I kept telling her it will get better soon. It breaks your heart when they are hurting but I know she will be quite all right. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"&gt;Well, things have started to calm down today and I was able to get a few things done. I actually worked out in the yard today and untied some pear trees that were staked for stability. The ties were cutting into the trees and needed to come off. I cut back some bushes in the front yard, pulled some weeds and feel like I accomplished something. I know this is shocking for me because I am not a garden or yard person. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#990000;"&gt;I was also able to tackle a few "to do's" that have been on the back burner. I spray painted some rocking chairs that are going to the camper as soon as we get back up there (hopefully next weekend). I also tackled the lamp below. You can see the before and after. I got the lampshade at Pilot Mountain Peddlers in Pilot Mountain (this is the shop I used to own). It is funny because I had gotten the shade at the GW for $2.00 back before I sold the shop. I had left it with the inventory at the shop but remembered it was probably still there. When I went to the shop it still was there but LOL I had to pay $4.00 for it. Go figure. But I think it goes well with the lamp. Take a look! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SepqbZZrdJI/AAAAAAAAAG4/g9nAgAdXxxM/s1600-h/blog3+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326186528226636946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SepqbZZrdJI/AAAAAAAAAG4/g9nAgAdXxxM/s320/blog3+009.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SepqLVXKNoI/AAAAAAAAAGw/xdaui889cYA/s1600-h/blog3+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326186252264420994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SepqLVXKNoI/AAAAAAAAAGw/xdaui889cYA/s320/blog3+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;After, I really like it now.&lt;br /&gt;Also, here a couple of pillow sets I made just from some scraps that I think turned out good.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326185462075503522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SeppdVrcM6I/AAAAAAAAAGg/26OryPE8UVE/s320/blog3+011.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Also, here is just a pic of some of the things I like to collect. YELLOWWARE bowls with white stripes only. I don't know why just these but they certainly do appeal to me. I have 10 or more of them. These are above my cabinets. My pictures did not come out so clear on the other ones but there is greenery up there and lights that really make it cozy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326187452064024882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SeprRK9rSTI/AAAAAAAAAHI/wB4EpGjXF8g/s320/blog3+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;Well, I hope all this story has not bored you but I wanted to say why I have been missing in action. I will try to come up with things to say more often. Sometimes this is hard for me as I want to say something that someone would like to read. I guess I don't have to have pictures every time but I know I like to see pictures too. I guess I should think of this as a journal of life and hope that someone else would like to read it. I will talk to you again soon....Sherie&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2253576168853089310?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2253576168853089310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/missing-in-action.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2253576168853089310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2253576168853089310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/missing-in-action.html' title='Missing in Action'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SepqbZZrdJI/AAAAAAAAAG4/g9nAgAdXxxM/s72-c/blog3+009.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-8324939982609046152</id><published>2009-03-28T10:54:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-28T11:18:30.096-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Procrastination!!!!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#003300;"&gt;I am so good at this. Today is the day that I have to do taxes and I am procrastinating AGAIN! Does anyone else do this? I have been putting off doing taxes as it is going to be a big job again this year. I was all set to get started early and then BAM -- first I had to get my coffee, and while I was doing that I thought I would sit down at the laptop and check my blog --- then I got to reading all the wonderful blogs and then......it's time to take a BR break..... oh, then it must be time for a second cup of coffee and some scrambled eggs. I told you I was good at this. Well, then I thought I would show my GW finds from this week (I think I got lucky). So, have I stalled enough yet?. I am thinking if I get my taxes down early (ya, right) I can go shopping at the prim shop in Pilot Mountain as a treat for getting them done. So here goes... Here are a few pics I wanted to share...and then I WILL GO DO MY TAXES (as long as I don't turn the TV on....LOL). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc48jh77SrI/AAAAAAAAAGE/SSShlcIQvfg/s1600-h/blog2+011.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318254791073942194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc48jh77SrI/AAAAAAAAAGE/SSShlcIQvfg/s320/blog2+011.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;I got this lamp for $5.00. I can see it painted "black" as usual and then sanded a little. Finding the right lampshade might be a task. The green box ($4.00) I thought would be great with some pansies in it and on the picnic table at the camp site. Couldn't pass it up. The box in the background was not from GW (I just used it as a backdrop). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;This a just a little something I have on my dining room table. Just took a picture while I was taking the other one of the GW finds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc49ovA4V6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/lIeV30pssRw/s1600-h/blog2+018.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318255979995355042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc49ovA4V6I/AAAAAAAAAGM/lIeV30pssRw/s320/blog2+018.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc4-mVdJP7I/AAAAAAAAAGU/RsSS0udeF64/s1600-h/blog2+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318257038286471090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc4-mVdJP7I/AAAAAAAAAGU/RsSS0udeF64/s320/blog2+002.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;This is just a before picture of a rocking chair that will be redone and set to go to the camp. Stay tuned.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;OK, OK, I am going now.   Wish me luck.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;Soon,  Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-8324939982609046152?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/8324939982609046152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/procrastination.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8324939982609046152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8324939982609046152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/procrastination.html' title='Procrastination!!!!!!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sc48jh77SrI/AAAAAAAAAGE/SSShlcIQvfg/s72-c/blog2+011.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-3506354980980905025</id><published>2009-03-26T19:20:00.012-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-26T20:07:40.285-04:00</updated><title type='text'>We're Almost There!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;Just one more week and we will be there...... In my last post, last Saturday, I mentioned that we were going to our camper to get it ready for the season. So here's the story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;Several years ago our dear friends, Barb and Ron, got us interested in camping. We bought our first camper and off we went. Our camping group grew and before we knew it there were ten of us in the group. We would make plans for trips over time like Charleston, SC, St. Augustine, Florida, Smith Mountain Lake, VA, Gettysburg, PA, and then short trips here and there. A couple of years ago three couples made a big trip to South Dakota. Wow, that was a trip. It so such a big trip for us we decided to purchase a bigger camper. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;Our first camper was good (but being our first try at it, we probably should have thought about it a bit more.... we just jumped in to get a camper). So anyway, we traded that camper in and got a rear lounge travel trailer. Of course in order to pull this 29 foot monstrosity we had to have ab bigger truck to pull it. You know how that goes. Anyway back to the story..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;So the trip to South Dakota was awesome. Just a few things we saw was the arch in St. Louis, the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD; Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore in SD. Just a wonderful trip. In South Dakota we met a great couple, Sam and Judy from Virginia. Small world. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;Next week we will get to see Sam and Judy on our little getaway weekend. Yippee, haven't seen them for a while. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;For some health reasons, we are just not able to get out and travel like we did. Our friends, Ron and Barb are retired and have decided to do a work program at a campground in Virginia. There was a spot open near them for a permanent spot year round and they asked us if we would be interested in setting our camper up. Well, needless to say, we were really interested and went up to check it out. Naturally we jumped at the chance. Everything worked out and we were able to bring our camper up to the campground last November. Unfortunately the campground closes for the winter the Monday before Thanksgiving so we were only able to go there a couple of weekends before it closed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;Fast forward to last Saturday. It is SPRING!!!! The campground opens the first of March for the season and we are able to get there. The only problem was that it is still cold there and the water cannot be turned on until it warms up for a few days. We wanted to get things ready for the weekend of April 2,3,4 when our group will come together again, even Sam and Judy. Hoorah......(sp?)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;So here a few pictures to see our new adventure......the kitchen area, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317647469611750434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwUMxL2lCI/AAAAAAAAAFU/8xjWZRvw5Mw/s320/blog1+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt; The rear lounge, love the comfy chairs..... check out the prim flowers on the table.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317647970931059714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwUp8vsLAI/AAAAAAAAAFc/fa0rT4-5FJY/s320/blog1+013.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwVBwMtXRI/AAAAAAAAAFk/NvvPW9jkzUk/s1600-h/blog1+012.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317648379879972114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwVBwMtXRI/AAAAAAAAAFk/NvvPW9jkzUk/s320/blog1+012.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am trying to prim up a camper? Can it be done? Check out the star. I have a plan for it, stay tuned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwVVpZEvKI/AAAAAAAAAFs/8nhXry3KYpE/s1600-h/blog1+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317648721650171042" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwVVpZEvKI/AAAAAAAAAFs/8nhXry3KYpE/s320/blog1+002.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwWS-qiUrI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5aFuC9tqa84/s1600-h/blog1+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317649775332577970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwWS-qiUrI/AAAAAAAAAF0/5aFuC9tqa84/s320/blog1+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;"&gt;I am getting there slow but surely....Here is the before picture of the camper at the site. Stay tuned, our great friends are going to help us jazz this site up. Wait til you see what we do......Once the weather cooperates. Prim and all. Thank you for staying with me on the journey. Come back soon to see the rest. Soon, Sherie &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317650396273432386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwW3H2X10I/AAAAAAAAAF8/q_AWFP2FF1Q/s320/blog1+016.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-3506354980980905025?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/3506354980980905025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/were-almost-there.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3506354980980905025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/3506354980980905025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/were-almost-there.html' title='We&apos;re Almost There!!!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScwUMxL2lCI/AAAAAAAAAFU/8xjWZRvw5Mw/s72-c/blog1+008.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-8335677916128726063</id><published>2009-03-21T10:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T10:17:17.449-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Our Newest Adventure</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Happy Saturday Morning,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;I hope all are well on this second day of Spring. The sun is shining here in NC and that is a good thing.  I have been trying to think about a new post and have been a little stumped lately as to what to say.   Soooo,  in reading Linda's blog (Primp Your Pad at Gathered Treasures) I found my idea. (Thanks Linda - check out her latest blog). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;We have a travel RV  that we have had for a couple of years. Due to disability problems with my hubby, we have decided to park our RV at least for the next year at a campground in Fancy Gap, Virginia.  I am so excited.  It is only 30 minutes away but it is like a different world.   Anyway,  we are going up there today to start cleaning up and getting things ready for the season.  There are so many things I would like to tell you about our new adventure but I think I will wait until I get the pictures inside and out and then I can tell you more.  So stay tuned, pictures and story to come.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Again, thanks Linda for the inspiration.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-8335677916128726063?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/8335677916128726063/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/our-newest-adventure.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8335677916128726063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/8335677916128726063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/our-newest-adventure.html' title='Our Newest Adventure'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2376761555615858350</id><published>2009-03-18T20:31:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-18T20:47:38.529-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Just a Couple More</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGTgz8ycUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/a4KQPZYPb4s/s1600-h/springblog3+013.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314691227184165186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGTgz8ycUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/a4KQPZYPb4s/s320/springblog3+013.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGSvLoRUlI/AAAAAAAAAE8/CZ0s38QDHbQ/s1600-h/springblog3+012.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314690374547100242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGSvLoRUlI/AAAAAAAAAE8/CZ0s38QDHbQ/s320/springblog3+012.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Good Evening All,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Just thought I would post a few more pics of the house. These are from our bath. I just recently did this one over and love the black. The wallpaper is tan check and it's a little hard to see but is nice and warm. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;Check out the perfect stenciled sign I got at the Antique Mall in Greensboro a while back. It is just the right spot. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;As you can see, I went with the crow theme. Kind of unusual for the bath but what the heck.  Ya gotta have fun sometime.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314691868985873938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGUGK2PVhI/AAAAAAAAAFM/V4ZfBEMpCxw/s320/springblog3+011.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#330000;"&gt;Thanks for stopping by.  I am trying to post a little more often.  I get inspired by all of you that are dedicated to letting us know about your lives. I enjoy reading so much on these blogs and I am learning many many things; tips, more happiness, more kindness and just a bunch of things. Thanks for letting me take a peak into your lives.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#330000;"&gt;Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2376761555615858350?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2376761555615858350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/just-couple-more.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2376761555615858350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2376761555615858350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/just-couple-more.html' title='Just a Couple More'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/ScGTgz8ycUI/AAAAAAAAAFE/a4KQPZYPb4s/s72-c/springblog3+013.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-1551761977014420036</id><published>2009-03-15T12:12:00.014-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-15T12:37:54.868-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Come on In!</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Come on in to my little world. Just thought I would show you a few pics of my corner of the world. This first cupboard I got from some good friends of mine, Kati and Rick and I just love it. So many nook and crannies and it is RED. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0p74F1GLI/AAAAAAAAAEE/RfyoOKg2xbk/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+021.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313449244012910770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0p74F1GLI/AAAAAAAAAEE/RfyoOKg2xbk/s320/kevinblogdeer+021.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"&gt;There are so many things that I can display in there, seasonal or not!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0qMh_l4cI/AAAAAAAAAEM/667twUyIVuQ/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+019.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313449530138943938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0qMh_l4cI/AAAAAAAAAEM/667twUyIVuQ/s320/kevinblogdeer+019.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;As you can probably tell, I have started another collection of angels. I think I am up to four by now. This is the first one I got while on a camping trip to Virginia. Just love her.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313450351839698514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0q8XEUXlI/AAAAAAAAAEc/k_OQqlev3gs/s320/kevinblogdeer+032.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#660000;"&gt;Here is the shelf in my laundry room. Still a work in progress. When I find more stuff, I will fill it more. I am so excited to have my own personal photographer. My DH has started taking pictures for me and doing a great job. After 37 years I think I will keep him around for sure. Well I hope you like my pics. When I get him motivated to take some more I will share them with you. Have a good Sunday.......Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330000;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0qg0smDII/AAAAAAAAAEU/z4N_MgGD4e8/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+028.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0r35MrbBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/7cUoBZ5CKi0/s1600-h/springblog3+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313451374613851154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0r35MrbBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/7cUoBZ5CKi0/s320/springblog3+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0sS1d5dPI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VD76OVAUiGI/s1600-h/springblog3+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313451837468800242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0sS1d5dPI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VD76OVAUiGI/s320/springblog3+005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-1551761977014420036?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/1551761977014420036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-on-in.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1551761977014420036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/1551761977014420036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/come-on-in.html' title='Come on In!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sb0p74F1GLI/AAAAAAAAAEE/RfyoOKg2xbk/s72-c/kevinblogdeer+021.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-5970345392094148198</id><published>2009-03-14T19:36:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-14T20:00:16.045-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;It sure doesn't seem like Spring is in the Air when I look outside today here in NC but I am sure it is just around the corner. Today we have had some rain and cold but next week we are supposed to warm up. We have had some really strange weather here lately. A week ago we had snow, then up to 80 degrees and then back down to the 30's. Go figure. Mother Nature is playing with us.On that note I decided I needed a little bit of spring in the house as soon as possible. I have been on a mission to collect some new treasures for spring decorating and I can't wait to post it here. (you know blogging gives us all a chance to show our creativity and let the world see what we like and maybe someone else would enjoy it also - it's also the thrill of the search).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here are a few things that I found at the great Antique Marketplace in Greensboro last week for starters. Just love them. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxA4bJ5lBI/AAAAAAAAADQ/9L9B1xKPun0/s1600-h/springblog2+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313192998496474130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxA4bJ5lBI/AAAAAAAAADQ/9L9B1xKPun0/s320/springblog2+001.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt; I was so thrilled to find Mercantile Gatherings, the sign for my bathroom and the angel at the booth of Shari, Deb and Retha. You can see the angel in the topper of my blog. I found the wreath in another booth on sale. Just had to have it.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;So, the mission was to re-do my mantle into a spring thing. Here are a few pics of how it turned out. I might still do a little tweaking (as Linda from Behind My Red Door calls it) yet but we will see. What do you think?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxBh0-o6qI/AAAAAAAAADY/Q4AIRBdiaLo/s1600-h/springblog+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313193709803203234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxBh0-o6qI/AAAAAAAAADY/Q4AIRBdiaLo/s320/springblog+005.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;I got the rake and this angel at the prim shop in Pilot Mountain yesterday. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;                                                           Another view of the mantle. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313194902690516642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxCnQ1IzqI/AAAAAAAAADg/ahjneM42I48/s320/springblog2+008.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003300;"&gt;                        Most of the mantle here. It came out a little brighter than it is in person.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313195516810856386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxDLAm1h8I/AAAAAAAAADo/Iu7KtgVcn4s/s320/springblog+003.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;So that's my little bit of spring for today.   I hope to have  more pictures of the house soon. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#003300;"&gt;Thanks for looking.  Soon, Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-5970345392094148198?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/5970345392094148198/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/it-sure-doesnt-seem-like-spring-is-in.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5970345392094148198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5970345392094148198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/it-sure-doesnt-seem-like-spring-is-in.html' title=''/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbxA4bJ5lBI/AAAAAAAAADQ/9L9B1xKPun0/s72-c/springblog2+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-6104282725374414377</id><published>2009-03-05T20:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T20:39:00.937-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Just Some Stuff I'm Working On</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Just thought I would show you a quick pic of what I am working on for an open house next week at the prim shop in Pilot Mountain. I still am working on more but here is just a peak. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbB8rYedwAI/AAAAAAAAACY/J53-oJs_k6I/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+035.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309881045416263682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbB8rYedwAI/AAAAAAAAACY/J53-oJs_k6I/s320/kevinblogdeer+035.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Well, one more day of the warm weather and I think the white stuff will be all  melted away.  We are expecting "warm" weather here in the foothills of NC.  Maybe up to 70?  Maybe I will be able to get some  painting on my project this weekend.  Pictures soon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Have a good Friday everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-6104282725374414377?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/6104282725374414377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/just-some-stuff-im-working-on.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6104282725374414377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/6104282725374414377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/just-some-stuff-im-working-on.html' title='Just Some Stuff I&apos;m Working On'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SbB8rYedwAI/AAAAAAAAACY/J53-oJs_k6I/s72-c/kevinblogdeer+035.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2254560552520950103</id><published>2009-03-01T15:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T16:34:25.176-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My Oh My!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;It has been a long time since I last posted. I believe I was going on vacation with my cousin the last time I was on here. Well, she &lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;came&lt;/span&gt; to North Carolina and we hit the road running. Just after she arrived we stopped at our first antique mall right near the airport. I did find treasures there. I have been looking for a printer's box for a while but I wanted a smaller one. Well, I found three small ones and they are the cutest. I already had a few tiny items go in them. Here's a quick peak of two of them. They are so cute. I have them on my window sill above my sink in the kitchen. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar4jjtdkwI/AAAAAAAAACI/PUpPYXVY3Kw/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+034.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308328400574583554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar4jjtdkwI/AAAAAAAAACI/PUpPYXVY3Kw/s320/kevinblogdeer+034.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar23a8uYFI/AAAAAAAAACA/iXXb5KvDspI/s1600-h/kevinblogdeer+033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308326542796808274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar23a8uYFI/AAAAAAAAACA/iXXb5KvDspI/s320/kevinblogdeer+033.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Anyway, off we went to another antique mall on the way home. Nothing there this time. We also started our journey Saturday morning to my brother's in Georgia. On the way we stopped at three more antique malls and then to my brother's home. We had the best time visiting with them and one night we watched Mama Mia in his home theater. What a blast, popcorn and all. The next day we hit more antique malls and stores. Sunday also. We just can't get enough. My cousin and I were both looking to add to our collections or start a new one. As you can see from my new header, this is one of my new collections. I already had the black plaid sheep and now I have about 12 new little sheep in my collection. You know, once you are focused on an item, they tend to jump out at you and they just have to go home with you. Can we all relate to that? I sure can. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Well, after our visit we were on our way home and just had to stop at the casino in Cherokee. Times flies when you are in there. Six hours later, not totally broke, and having a good time, we decided it was probably time to get on the road home. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;The day after we got home, we hit the road again to do the local antique malls, and prim shop in Pilot. Found some good stuff again. The fluffy black sheep and sheep in the upper right hand corner were found on this trip. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;The next day we went on to Salem, Virginia to explore all the shops up there. Love to go there.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;I got these two items up there, mostly because I like the color of them.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308332339877293730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar8I2warqI/AAAAAAAAACQ/td3Y2K4SkAE/s320/kevinblogdeer+020.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;The next day we went to the local Winston shops along with Barbara, a longtime friend of mine, and then we all went out to lunch at Olive Garden.  What a treat.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;All in all, I think we visited about 23 antique shops and prim shops.  Now that is shopping til you drop.   But oh what fun.   Love it.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;I have more pictures that I will get together and post of  some of the other treasures I acquired.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Right now it is snowing here at the base of Pilot Mountain.  Everything is so white and pretty.  It's just our little bit of winter.  We get so excited with snow as we don't get very much any more, unlike our friends in the north.   My hubby just woke up from a nap and saw the snow and his comment was WOW!  It doesn't take too much for us to get excited LOL!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Well enough for now.  I hope to get more pictures together soon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Soon,  Sherie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2254560552520950103?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2254560552520950103/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-oh-my.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2254560552520950103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2254560552520950103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-oh-my.html' title='My Oh My!!!'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/Sar4jjtdkwI/AAAAAAAAACI/PUpPYXVY3Kw/s72-c/kevinblogdeer+034.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-5101802982833879671</id><published>2009-02-11T19:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-11T20:12:28.119-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what are you looking at'/><title type='text'>What are you looking at......</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;What are you looking at........ right now I am looking at an orange clove candle burning in front of an old wooden box with a fern and glass jar on my kitchen table.  I was just about to take a picture and post it and (ugh) don't you know it my battery in my camera went dead.  I will  post it the next chance I get.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Sometimes it's good to just stop a minute and see what you are looking at. We get so busy with working,  taking care of our families and making things, etc.  So it's just fun to stop for a minute, just a minute and look. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;So what are you looking at.......&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;I am so excited about next week.  I am on vacation.....yes!   My cousin is coming in from Massachusetts on Friday for a week and we will be going to see my brother, SIL and nephew in Georgia. We have so much fun when we are together.  It is non stop talking and fun. We go antiquing, prim shopping and just enjoying each other.  Can't wait.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;I hope to take some pictures and be able to show all our goodies.   We usually have "show and tell" when we get back home.  We shop and don't show each other what we bought and then when we get home we show our "stuff" and try to guess what we paid for it. Makes the thrill of the search that much more fun.   Can't wait to show you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Well, off to watch American Idol.  Yup, it's addictive.  That's what I am looking at. What are you looking at????&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Soon, Sherie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-5101802982833879671?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/5101802982833879671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-are-you-looking-at.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5101802982833879671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/5101802982833879671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-are-you-looking-at.html' title='What are you looking at......'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-2793592839519025519</id><published>2009-02-08T16:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-08T17:05:50.712-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inspiration'/><title type='text'>My Inspiration</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Hi again, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Just thought I would show a picture of my inspiration for the name of my blog. I have thought for a long time whether I would create a blog and could not think of a name. I had my laptop on the kitchen counter, facing the fireplace and low and behold there was the name that I saw. It just seemed to fit. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300549001871624658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SY9VO9McCdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qEOfCeUp3Cg/s320/Blog1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;I am excited to share my thoughts with all. It gets the brain thinking again during these long winter months. It is kind of different sharing your life with others but you never know, maybe one thing will touch someone's life without even knowing it. Just as several have touched mine in the past few months reading the blogs. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;So long for now&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Sherie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-2793592839519025519?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/2793592839519025519/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-inspiration.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2793592839519025519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/2793592839519025519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-inspiration.html' title='My Inspiration'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SY9VO9McCdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qEOfCeUp3Cg/s72-c/Blog1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2024669263128805271.post-4021303435446063253</id><published>2009-02-07T09:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-07T09:52:05.088-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Head First'/><title type='text'>New, New, New</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Well, I am taking the plunge! I have been reading many many blogs lately and have enjoyed so many (I faithfully follow Behind My Red Door and many others) and wondered if I would have anything to say that folks would want to hear.  So I am jumping in head first.   I have just started so bear with me and I hope to talk to you soon.  This is a work in progress.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc6600;"&gt;Sherie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2024669263128805271-4021303435446063253?l=bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/feeds/4021303435446063253/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-new-new.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4021303435446063253'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2024669263128805271/posts/default/4021303435446063253'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bittersweetblogcom.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-new-new.html' title='New, New, New'/><author><name>B.Prim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12722065987506678734</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i28ZfVjAiLg/SZAnSf44TNI/AAAAAAAAAAg/Ve02Jf9sPcY/S220/LAW40-~3.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry></feed>
