tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29224587581143254702024-03-14T11:15:58.576-07:00The Peachy KeenLydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-60545742118850273812010-07-21T11:16:00.000-07:002010-07-21T11:16:18.981-07:00Words of Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiinkQXABU3QiNEWuWgvclRM30kvJPZa5FtlapteNXfYg5VK0Nms0p-pFplBksTm0FJXuQHC1HOz5RDvcCfjQR9ODt2Yxp1X5BjoMnXPs0f5boPFkpVH7hx02M2cZVxs7EwyGkhKC-EI/s1600/917551_the_mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiinkQXABU3QiNEWuWgvclRM30kvJPZa5FtlapteNXfYg5VK0Nms0p-pFplBksTm0FJXuQHC1HOz5RDvcCfjQR9ODt2Yxp1X5BjoMnXPs0f5boPFkpVH7hx02M2cZVxs7EwyGkhKC-EI/s400/917551_the_mirror.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It has already been a long week for me, I have been going through several pots of coffee. It started with a call from my mom telling me that Dad had broken his shoulder falling off a ladder, he is doing fine now (it could have been allot worse) he had to have surgery on it but he is comfortable and is going to heal up just great. I've been working on a lot of stuff for InClover, I'm hoping we will be getting off the ground soon. I am trying to write a business plan, I've never writing one before and am feeling my way through it. I've been testing bath salt recipes (I know, not a hard job right?) and I think I'm on to a good one. The thing I have been stuck on is packaging. We have an idea of how we want it to look in our heads but I need to spend some time running around and trying to find some actual material for us to use. Moms coming over here soon so I hope to have some stuff ready to show her. It's been a lot of work but I truly am loving it. </span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-61640085032034045022010-07-16T17:03:00.000-07:002010-07-16T17:03:20.073-07:00Snail Mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This morning I found a lovely handwritten thank you card in the mail and it just made my day. While now days email and texts have taking over the world I find that handwritten snail mail is even more special. Apparently the Britain's </span><a href="http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Royal Mail</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> thinks so, they have released these great stamps of old British post boxes, I love them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ0VtuUzaGEri9BwrMjuQgYAeYX1uRPdJdF41JAyVN0Iry772RClXeBqgly-YPHOhMAXB2v-Dn046Bui1bTcxudO-fc8rDGXPIwuZeYeOlVf0eP8yGvBs6tPiKxTufK6bAW1k39eIdOc/s1600/91100486_1st.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJ0VtuUzaGEri9BwrMjuQgYAeYX1uRPdJdF41JAyVN0Iry772RClXeBqgly-YPHOhMAXB2v-Dn046Bui1bTcxudO-fc8rDGXPIwuZeYeOlVf0eP8yGvBs6tPiKxTufK6bAW1k39eIdOc/s320/91100486_1st.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cCpIgh3TU_8yoMd_I_SLoQjQk_Wc46zdZE8-fiuwiTaSHoCX0Gfnjx-odFBpvMrzwrJ7qbTAwBiqulWsR_N8MzxhWbZ-6rXzWhUacuBo0sRMi4nyqMLiZPWH9rguFjwhnB-CeiwHlDs/s1600/91100487_56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cCpIgh3TU_8yoMd_I_SLoQjQk_Wc46zdZE8-fiuwiTaSHoCX0Gfnjx-odFBpvMrzwrJ7qbTAwBiqulWsR_N8MzxhWbZ-6rXzWhUacuBo0sRMi4nyqMLiZPWH9rguFjwhnB-CeiwHlDs/s320/91100487_56.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFmGZVHNxsR-kVWpledRvICdk4AS3kqQKH7tiz9eGQQDQOI-ogYUpF0bLLnF8LagcFurWewGKG8n58WU1eHwdod5jwLby06K9e-F3VBdqXqd78nRk1sEuloMp586M6hJn2XAknSTUox4/s1600/91100488_81.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFmGZVHNxsR-kVWpledRvICdk4AS3kqQKH7tiz9eGQQDQOI-ogYUpF0bLLnF8LagcFurWewGKG8n58WU1eHwdod5jwLby06K9e-F3VBdqXqd78nRk1sEuloMp586M6hJn2XAknSTUox4/s320/91100488_81.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX97fhnrXgzlyYlRshubZmXbkE1VZs84WDIwtELbHzCzJE9Pr1qWNSOdvozxvdnoQtgX2VjMDBgKgJdPq4CMd1hZ_pWw-YPdndaYkQmWxHW6tP-eIFHQGVbOYydwR4RXzbKU8N_gesIfw/s1600/91100489_90.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX97fhnrXgzlyYlRshubZmXbkE1VZs84WDIwtELbHzCzJE9Pr1qWNSOdvozxvdnoQtgX2VjMDBgKgJdPq4CMd1hZ_pWw-YPdndaYkQmWxHW6tP-eIFHQGVbOYydwR4RXzbKU8N_gesIfw/s320/91100489_90.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-86507252018310079152010-07-13T12:29:00.000-07:002010-07-13T12:29:29.394-07:00My New Adventure<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng3rhhSP-mbEw-R9EVT-xjRjyg_-tL98c7Sh55r3otdlF4mOVScGU-AA_osvoZ0tNN3ic5hoJN7PAnVqV2s7rmMd1aSx4d6DzR0jw3drIBR1fyK9IVaWYnlc663AUtEYVXCf0-SknL3U/s1600/yellow_pencil_in_hand-t2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng3rhhSP-mbEw-R9EVT-xjRjyg_-tL98c7Sh55r3otdlF4mOVScGU-AA_osvoZ0tNN3ic5hoJN7PAnVqV2s7rmMd1aSx4d6DzR0jw3drIBR1fyK9IVaWYnlc663AUtEYVXCf0-SknL3U/s320/yellow_pencil_in_hand-t2.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Hello all, Sorry that post have been light lately I have been busy with a new project but I promise to be more diligent about the blog in the future. In the mean time I want to fill you in on my new endeavor! I am very excited to be starting a small business (very small, as in out of my bedroom). Me and my mother have been making soap in someway or another for the past ten years. We have always enjoyed it, playing with fragrances, perfecting recipes and of course taking lots of luxurious baths. Now we want to take it to the next level and I am so excited!! We are hoping to be selling on Etsy soon, so look for us!! We are calling ourselves InClover Bathworks</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-91531691347748737292010-07-10T14:43:00.000-07:002010-07-10T14:43:23.023-07:00Paper Dolls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaYT1quzt6KKr1Zbw2h37IK2uJy_2b8IELvauiAOmRq0YfF85iGqvyTCMWPx5wwJaMflWvXI1vxJT_0NFJJalAw87G4iFBgnUq47G3Xd11tKkV9sY4Aru2WxnfEGba-YWI8b1ihn_IGw/s1600/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjlsV2h0MnFNM3hHRWptaUNXa2VUZmcAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaYT1quzt6KKr1Zbw2h37IK2uJy_2b8IELvauiAOmRq0YfF85iGqvyTCMWPx5wwJaMflWvXI1vxJT_0NFJJalAw87G4iFBgnUq47G3Xd11tKkV9sY4Aru2WxnfEGba-YWI8b1ihn_IGw/s320/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFjlsV2h0MnFNM3hHRWptaUNXa2VUZmcAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">When I was a little girl I loved to play with paper dolls, I could spend all day dresses them up in different outfits. Well I found a grown up and fashion forward equivalent in the website Polyvore, it lets you create different looks with tons of images (I created the one above because I am longing to hit the beach). It also links you over to were the images came from if you want to perches part or all of the look you created. I could defiantly see myself spending all day creating different looks, just like I did with my dolls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">http://www.polyvore.com/</a></span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-23921175104040330422010-07-10T10:30:00.000-07:002010-07-10T10:30:23.741-07:00Words of Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvKIlcU_itzYmOFmd2eDiuT3MTTlSwGzlfFKkt3zaTZwTpYpVjad_SvH4K0eUBj94DWDRy8QvW_CtymteV3VRTYQyKIgP0GCm4ZuTF3znOLzIntnicptYevDPYVHdqAKCpOYYhKdgAec/s1600/10001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvKIlcU_itzYmOFmd2eDiuT3MTTlSwGzlfFKkt3zaTZwTpYpVjad_SvH4K0eUBj94DWDRy8QvW_CtymteV3VRTYQyKIgP0GCm4ZuTF3znOLzIntnicptYevDPYVHdqAKCpOYYhKdgAec/s320/10001.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">~Robert frost</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-79336148720823582812010-07-08T15:55:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:59:14.547-07:00Wild Target<object height="295" style="background-image: url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/PmS3ePcA6VU/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PmS3ePcA6VU&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PmS3ePcA6VU&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thelxd.com/">The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers</a></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-29986436650555648842010-06-30T17:09:00.000-07:002010-06-30T17:09:25.455-07:00Home sweet Wallingford<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last night was my first night in my new home! I'm still de-stressing from the move (and still unpacking) but I can't wait to explore my new and lovely neighborhood of Wallingford, Seattle. Here are a few of the places I am looking forward to frequenting.</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Molly Moon's Ice Cream</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmEd0bEHysvcjgiTfDQZ4vLSBsU4JjZS_svyysp0erhNEjLa-Aq97qCzgHb5xRNEzTq6S1eJkbm4TCLIUt8HtanhJkXX7PhcmBuXDBXckuMKWnQVACn9sf7K3A1I4CKGYzKft4OJ3e0U/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmEd0bEHysvcjgiTfDQZ4vLSBsU4JjZS_svyysp0erhNEjLa-Aq97qCzgHb5xRNEzTq6S1eJkbm4TCLIUt8HtanhJkXX7PhcmBuXDBXckuMKWnQVACn9sf7K3A1I4CKGYzKft4OJ3e0U/s320/untitled.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arguably the best ice cream out there. <a href="http://www.mollymoonicecream.com/">Molly Moon's</a> makes there waffle cones fresh in the store (you can smell them down the block) and offers a variety of amazing flavors like salted caramel and birthday cake. But the best part about Molly Moons is their dedication to using local ingredient! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Farmers Market</span></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Pacific Inn Pub</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzULNbinrkPGqVqEZh5osFFUvazidudrjApTOwnjL9qKZwcXyJ4LdmwSkuGAP5SI9PgB3RX-E47DQDS1xMcgCxyw_GIlYkO4z24aMRuEB17Ajy4aARqtFwvWR4cJUObCnwJXFFY0Cp6bc/s1600/Pacific_pub_seattle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzULNbinrkPGqVqEZh5osFFUvazidudrjApTOwnjL9qKZwcXyJ4LdmwSkuGAP5SI9PgB3RX-E47DQDS1xMcgCxyw_GIlYkO4z24aMRuEB17Ajy4aARqtFwvWR4cJUObCnwJXFFY0Cp6bc/s320/Pacific_pub_seattle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to hit up the Pacific in when they have the Yankees playing on the t.v. (still a NYC girl at heart). Good burgers, good beer, friendly staff, it's the perfect little neighborhood pub.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Well so far I am loving Wallingford, one of my lovely new roommates is taking me out for italian tonight and then I really must get back to unpacking and settling in.</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-49825493405122123062010-06-26T15:27:00.000-07:002010-06-26T15:27:27.149-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDBt9q8bx_RMIN9JAppd_mg-Yb5KiPksNbrHJwwejVziCryQNeeVX6X3vdKG46grhK-UMQxWyZsH-5hsj4POmrfk1Xpjhf0XvzDHOPMOFInz6P3Pn2u0nHFHvX2RYRoWicI3-AgBtq4U/s1600/biz-etiquette-table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDBt9q8bx_RMIN9JAppd_mg-Yb5KiPksNbrHJwwejVziCryQNeeVX6X3vdKG46grhK-UMQxWyZsH-5hsj4POmrfk1Xpjhf0XvzDHOPMOFInz6P3Pn2u0nHFHvX2RYRoWicI3-AgBtq4U/s400/biz-etiquette-table.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">~Emily Post </span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-58585349556474031582010-06-25T17:30:00.000-07:002010-06-25T17:30:56.965-07:00Louis V<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am so in love with these photos from Louis Vuitton's fall 2010 collection. They are a kind of sexy/sweet, glamorous throw back to the feminine women of the 1950's. Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs said "This season was a manifesto for beautiful, ladylike clothes." I'm loving it, how about you? And how gorgeous does Christy Turlington look? She is rocking her 40's!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Last Sunday was the 20th annual Broadway Bares event in New York. The burlesque/ variety show featured some of Broadways biggest stars yet still maintain a community feeling. Since in started in '92 with seven dancers stripping on a bar, it has been raising money for </span><a href="http://www.broadwaycares.org/Page.aspx?pid=195"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and this years "Strip-opoly" show made over $1 million, how great is that?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">"Uniforms are, by nature, an attempt to make people conform to a code. I always find it interesting when people are able to play within the set boundaries of a code while still not totally losing their own uniqueness."</span></blockquote></blockquote>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-65658751731727279142010-06-23T17:14:00.000-07:002010-06-23T17:14:48.227-07:00Words of Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxV1ZTpYQV3MibUIykHYX3KO5SiA8bFqF4LEemOinF82rY8Q1GXq0OwsuYWIerigUdPv26QH9hW3XXALh1rWbftWYkPvNUGJA0Ad73spCKIZfyeDLnvs5yDTmT-BclXvYgb65SM5fblok/s1600/the-catcher-in-the-rye-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxV1ZTpYQV3MibUIykHYX3KO5SiA8bFqF4LEemOinF82rY8Q1GXq0OwsuYWIerigUdPv26QH9hW3XXALh1rWbftWYkPvNUGJA0Ad73spCKIZfyeDLnvs5yDTmT-BclXvYgb65SM5fblok/s320/the-catcher-in-the-rye-cover.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">J.D. Salinger</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span> </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I just finished reading Catcher in the Rye and absolutely loved it. I want to read The Help next, I started it but had to bring it back to the library. What are you reading this summer?</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I am heading up to the farmers market after work today, now that it finally feels like summertime I am inspired to cook more. I'd also like to try preserves, I love the idea of buy bulk, fresh, fruit and putting it up for winter. Here are a couple of videos, hope they inspire you, or at lest make you hungry.</span>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-89796093913375107752010-06-23T15:47:00.001-07:002010-06-23T15:47:58.801-07:00<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20classid=%22clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000%22%20codebase=%22http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,20226-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=20226"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/><embed src="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,20226-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=20226" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="323"/></object>"><object althtml="<embed src="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,20226-VIDEO,00.xml&amp;channel=20226" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="323"/>" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" height="323" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,20226-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=20226" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /></object></a>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-75310526651555796102010-06-23T15:45:00.000-07:002010-06-23T15:45:26.855-07:00<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cobject%20classid=%22clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000%22%20codebase=%22http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,14787-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=14787"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"/><embed src="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,14787-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=14787" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="323"/></object>"><object althtml="<embed src="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,14787-VIDEO,00.xml&amp;channel=14787" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="400" height="323"/>" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,124,0" height="323" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://common.scrippsnetworks.com/common/snap/snap-2.1.11-embed.swf?channelurl=http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/channel/xml/0,,14787-VIDEO,00.xml&channel=14787" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /></object></a>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-46088333608155275322010-06-20T09:04:00.000-07:002010-06-20T12:52:16.598-07:00Words of Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULhVp7o3zRy7P5iBw76-_yP2QUDMEdy-mmXhbciAXZJK_j2E-C1YODszmz6iwzNRMpdPDqcN0bYRU6U4i2NjYBQgI27YQ3Gws9Na8EaDqFxWJQazxjNJFzAMe78BZMQMZSA1P7-_rdTs/s1600/tourists-new-yorkers-sidewalk-chalk-labels.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULhVp7o3zRy7P5iBw76-_yP2QUDMEdy-mmXhbciAXZJK_j2E-C1YODszmz6iwzNRMpdPDqcN0bYRU6U4i2NjYBQgI27YQ3Gws9Na8EaDqFxWJQazxjNJFzAMe78BZMQMZSA1P7-_rdTs/s400/tourists-new-yorkers-sidewalk-chalk-labels.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal. Its politics are used to frighten children. Its traffic is madness. Its competition is murderous. But there is one thing about it-once you have lived in New York and it has become your home, no other place is good enough. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">- John Steinbeck</span> </span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"></div></blockquote>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-85456440675662010782010-06-19T14:21:00.000-07:002010-06-19T14:21:38.804-07:00The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You<p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/qqZZlL0l5Uk/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqZZlL0l5Uk&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqZZlL0l5Uk&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>Now that's a love song</p>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-68386238412186784422010-06-19T14:08:00.000-07:002010-06-19T14:09:15.478-07:00Word of Wisdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcymAVii37qZCeAXRiQy0F2FPmot3DmhU5IM0qweMvNgWGnLlAIgbdN6tFzYTGwY4L5B3S2QWsaf-tj1ZQJFuH-dUrAPcKPM8gQ2qTzsJ9OETRGPvb5BYFvjA-xOLTARuRreEnKzCZT8/s1600/Lori_Petty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcymAVii37qZCeAXRiQy0F2FPmot3DmhU5IM0qweMvNgWGnLlAIgbdN6tFzYTGwY4L5B3S2QWsaf-tj1ZQJFuH-dUrAPcKPM8gQ2qTzsJ9OETRGPvb5BYFvjA-xOLTARuRreEnKzCZT8/s320/Lori_Petty.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">~A League of Their Own</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2922458758114325470.post-78267956180818212362010-06-13T14:43:00.000-07:002010-06-13T14:43:48.284-07:00My Grandparents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_7t52pTQVuM7Mi-3Re7ar3evA3hIhGo2JGaHcW1Icu7Tu1JqQfCQDDQyVAL5RhQksaB50JToslYlKct_rLzlCMbq3WVZ_tzpGcoooCT2l9wJD5x_P9UA6jh4KvMC-JG2Jv8I_3oaUi0/s1600/GetAttachment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_7t52pTQVuM7Mi-3Re7ar3evA3hIhGo2JGaHcW1Icu7Tu1JqQfCQDDQyVAL5RhQksaB50JToslYlKct_rLzlCMbq3WVZ_tzpGcoooCT2l9wJD5x_P9UA6jh4KvMC-JG2Jv8I_3oaUi0/s400/GetAttachment.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtM7bDfXedgemPHStYJGXSBPACXMk16isAdw8WPhyzY0eu1C1c71cnhiLA1Qenl7DIdF_NSI1r7ssh4ZEZwr45ps0MaXq0ag5hSJY7NuUxZZq8K2ib2fkcOP1woZ5zEn0_psHCtcfkkU/s1600/GetAttachment2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtM7bDfXedgemPHStYJGXSBPACXMk16isAdw8WPhyzY0eu1C1c71cnhiLA1Qenl7DIdF_NSI1r7ssh4ZEZwr45ps0MaXq0ag5hSJY7NuUxZZq8K2ib2fkcOP1woZ5zEn0_psHCtcfkkU/s400/GetAttachment2.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtBAEoMGBo_rK-uFtJWWsqAdlZkhYkRBO_kxaaTsBrSVKg_zFhIc2dKUKd3ihhJoDaYAhm9sUvIIJ8PnCjLf9P4imz7wdpqnR_Tze8F81K1zr3FNJcHujcXxihGTu2YSJggm1OkBP0zQ/s1600/GetAttachment3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtBAEoMGBo_rK-uFtJWWsqAdlZkhYkRBO_kxaaTsBrSVKg_zFhIc2dKUKd3ihhJoDaYAhm9sUvIIJ8PnCjLf9P4imz7wdpqnR_Tze8F81K1zr3FNJcHujcXxihGTu2YSJggm1OkBP0zQ/s400/GetAttachment3.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My uncle emailed me these great photos of my grandparents, weren't they classy? I never got to meet my grandfather (he passed when my mother was just a girl) but I love hearing stories about him. My grandmother has always been a hero of mine, she was an amazingly strong, stylish and funny women, I think you can see some of that in these photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Miss you Gran.</span></div>Lydia Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273635696735747765noreply@blogger.com0