tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33051176650279370062024-03-10T20:03:57.907-06:00Art and AlfalfaLife in the CountryGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comBlogger1043125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-65716172327647817742024-03-03T09:31:00.003-07:002024-03-03T09:35:56.067-07:00After All, it is still Winter<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More snow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEiKMknKgX0xatFp7UZCqEim1KycqD-FYiOTmRK8amMzn5ovhwEpURZ0aFJ1yB-1fz7jqhJ4hP5CGTgL1OG6GEg8mvgMl5Qr1vCGzV5h8tBkeZtlzr8Cen6BfpgFK4BQ0esu7AWGPynBrwBgMrv-QWgcyicIwRFlx98nJmtbSe9yCw17pdRPRkLsap7ZR/s4896/DSC09348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEiKMknKgX0xatFp7UZCqEim1KycqD-FYiOTmRK8amMzn5ovhwEpURZ0aFJ1yB-1fz7jqhJ4hP5CGTgL1OG6GEg8mvgMl5Qr1vCGzV5h8tBkeZtlzr8Cen6BfpgFK4BQ0esu7AWGPynBrwBgMrv-QWgcyicIwRFlx98nJmtbSe9yCw17pdRPRkLsap7ZR/w640-h480/DSC09348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring Flowers are still sleeping in my garden</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtwgoG8lznok0DiLJW6p9goXkN8ruX1-QY7rxdGc_jH9LXt0Hr7ZvgIsRyvmAyFs1IH-4gYGF4rqXoRbyR6c6beSMmYzzl9uylMGPuX7Zs2DXve5Z3k7pkxlLURO8bAyRD77Ecq9SSd8sTpZciPT6GkHWPHhwHFi-7LedMG5o2vG_s9FwpQD2dLkD-_td/s1878/a%20few%20tulips%20013aw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1878" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtwgoG8lznok0DiLJW6p9goXkN8ruX1-QY7rxdGc_jH9LXt0Hr7ZvgIsRyvmAyFs1IH-4gYGF4rqXoRbyR6c6beSMmYzzl9uylMGPuX7Zs2DXve5Z3k7pkxlLURO8bAyRD77Ecq9SSd8sTpZciPT6GkHWPHhwHFi-7LedMG5o2vG_s9FwpQD2dLkD-_td/w640-h474/a%20few%20tulips%20013aw.jpg" width="640" /></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-size: large;">Happy Sunday to you and yours</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-73048231129360106432023-12-31T19:26:00.001-07:002024-01-01T10:44:52.169-07:00hAPPY NEW YEAR 2024<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQwzTKVDujjQTKQRdx-HU1nPV2_jgYcQEyUkT0tXjG0KihWyT7Wu-RnhNygR2xB-GhLzVdFXENegdEME3AjSNNFDjf7U2mq_qcLl3kB_cin3EAiqyWirERL-2MdLImy4Z09Hdwvd3SMkgHb-RfxOGu8hbSou_b9h_0-ZkuSBOaPn0Q4zlMLPE-gmmgG-ng" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQwzTKVDujjQTKQRdx-HU1nPV2_jgYcQEyUkT0tXjG0KihWyT7Wu-RnhNygR2xB-GhLzVdFXENegdEME3AjSNNFDjf7U2mq_qcLl3kB_cin3EAiqyWirERL-2MdLImy4Z09Hdwvd3SMkgHb-RfxOGu8hbSou_b9h_0-ZkuSBOaPn0Q4zlMLPE-gmmgG-ng=w640-h640" width="640" /></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-size: large;">The Best is yet to come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-38323873743521763752023-12-24T13:46:00.000-07:002023-12-24T13:46:08.558-07:00Merry Christmas<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxvQbDh9cEkxON4i5GuqWPZbC8L7li_l5wzxHP9fnEBdROjoVN_mBDq-2EeAPVz1Kt2h4lS7od11Yf9eKfGpil2EKEU4EIaCEo3fknhDBFkzXs7tjUK07-pGLHzP2yVGFpdRNKbMDNYg0pIvfr_Uxvyz0bNM8QmE9BN5vuwPPMYM9JpizqWt01bgOr-FJI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxvQbDh9cEkxON4i5GuqWPZbC8L7li_l5wzxHP9fnEBdROjoVN_mBDq-2EeAPVz1Kt2h4lS7od11Yf9eKfGpil2EKEU4EIaCEo3fknhDBFkzXs7tjUK07-pGLHzP2yVGFpdRNKbMDNYg0pIvfr_Uxvyz0bNM8QmE9BN5vuwPPMYM9JpizqWt01bgOr-FJI=w491-h640" width="491" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gina</div><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-82754356249387788222023-11-23T08:46:00.001-07:002023-11-23T08:47:40.282-07:00Happy Thanksgiving<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Wishing you, my dear Friends, a very happy Thanksgiving</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_x1QgXU3exPueKuHLKNP7fC9K1VrMCA4Avsgy2nxnLDvOMJzuyO6SIMCqqqSu-_wBFx4tdr3M870Mqc-2pFxu4ae94gN0JtzzLop2pL1fXK_GPoLChjNJBfzlXzKNPg1KCC2KERsR-C_DTnEHEirRKX_7nlbjDvJTCW2YjNbERyO7svkhNx_CDLYi2-W8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1559" data-original-width="1420" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_x1QgXU3exPueKuHLKNP7fC9K1VrMCA4Avsgy2nxnLDvOMJzuyO6SIMCqqqSu-_wBFx4tdr3M870Mqc-2pFxu4ae94gN0JtzzLop2pL1fXK_GPoLChjNJBfzlXzKNPg1KCC2KERsR-C_DTnEHEirRKX_7nlbjDvJTCW2YjNbERyO7svkhNx_CDLYi2-W8=w584-h640" width="584" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-47575566871621707732023-06-11T07:23:00.000-06:002023-06-11T07:23:03.550-06:00Blooming<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blooming in my Garden</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmtmYxegg8HBB5Z4R_pm7sX9byD0ciSCGs6S4nrIy8kwqypSkeLNhjGkSCObsAuHRBu8YEYj2aLxjBa1FV-lgl735Wb3L2o4Kq3hjuKILEYiVIR3Wgo70PipIZFoyretZunaTHuH088EaYBlDOdd6IQfw0PW83uV0YHKVCE2MSWf7ogtffQp_DRDeIA/s3177/DSC08926%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="3177" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmtmYxegg8HBB5Z4R_pm7sX9byD0ciSCGs6S4nrIy8kwqypSkeLNhjGkSCObsAuHRBu8YEYj2aLxjBa1FV-lgl735Wb3L2o4Kq3hjuKILEYiVIR3Wgo70PipIZFoyretZunaTHuH088EaYBlDOdd6IQfw0PW83uV0YHKVCE2MSWf7ogtffQp_DRDeIA/w640-h536/DSC08926%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pansies and </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GF9WtTJqdgMLA2WcREizBJUVEZ2wjL06dQZ34gOdKeVwKCCQJl-pofCXHjdq7CzRcV5DFikFzD9N4T3QqJ-0auHDsBfIdL5zRiiuHvwTULrXciyhDMkGSNIQSuK8RiO4TEdGW8nF-PypIRUR3uaqZbZXMpCq-KEGXS4I9KAIpJ93n_kI759Ny84fGQ/s4896/DSC08960%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="4896" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GF9WtTJqdgMLA2WcREizBJUVEZ2wjL06dQZ34gOdKeVwKCCQJl-pofCXHjdq7CzRcV5DFikFzD9N4T3QqJ-0auHDsBfIdL5zRiiuHvwTULrXciyhDMkGSNIQSuK8RiO4TEdGW8nF-PypIRUR3uaqZbZXMpCq-KEGXS4I9KAIpJ93n_kI759Ny84fGQ/w640-h410/DSC08960%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Daisies and </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9g3XMRUQueQTWFDGXdVIb9SXz9Wx82QL0BMmTbwUZGK2QKhNHtdatNaXYnAMYBEC0hl-gnVN4GhHgOEu5Fq3HGPMpMHraC3y0tenxB_aNvf-jhIsa2ROqIqWXGZJlt5d4P0zfgO6fnk1L5qg5aL3YBIDEx-sV_SnY0XPOt4QCXf0wcWk0Md66RT3g/s3491/DSC08929%20(4).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3491" data-original-width="2495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9g3XMRUQueQTWFDGXdVIb9SXz9Wx82QL0BMmTbwUZGK2QKhNHtdatNaXYnAMYBEC0hl-gnVN4GhHgOEu5Fq3HGPMpMHraC3y0tenxB_aNvf-jhIsa2ROqIqWXGZJlt5d4P0zfgO6fnk1L5qg5aL3YBIDEx-sV_SnY0XPOt4QCXf0wcWk0Md66RT3g/w458-h640/DSC08929%20(4).JPG" width="458" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Salpiglossis </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Sunday to you and yours, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-82132574113601608952023-04-08T09:01:00.000-06:002023-04-08T09:01:14.754-06:00Easter 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Happy Easter </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNsGDXEF17bFEgE6SO3B40-JcAKCc8oDdTlDrZh2c1zXdxc4EYalJ0QEC7r_k_4eyibhnPcsXdxemHX-iA-WjDnV2tt8Wqn3EvYPMqpLC0xW_yzKuAH7Z3g4bih9YmmpuW6cz1HgT1tD9dpQcWDYQdNQuPaSsv-SV88H5aaY5H105CjQuK8dAZ1tjhA/s800/goose%20eggs%20054w8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="800" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNsGDXEF17bFEgE6SO3B40-JcAKCc8oDdTlDrZh2c1zXdxc4EYalJ0QEC7r_k_4eyibhnPcsXdxemHX-iA-WjDnV2tt8Wqn3EvYPMqpLC0xW_yzKuAH7Z3g4bih9YmmpuW6cz1HgT1tD9dpQcWDYQdNQuPaSsv-SV88H5aaY5H105CjQuK8dAZ1tjhA/w640-h508/goose%20eggs%20054w8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a very special day</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> with family and friends</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-31991388977697867202023-03-26T09:22:00.002-06:002023-03-26T09:42:18.023-06:00A Miracle<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will it work Part II</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> It's just a little stic</span>k</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PK0EzXZ_WBwrzbVTp-Dt3wiwleyrxiRfDdM84JGg2DbXZnVEwiPipPg4WK3axc4yVYFtTZVFK2SQ0wmeljA8EGpIHJrrcuVPcGUVJxieuMV5gbUbTWTz-j31yjCBeKLY6l1Kb3kYjFsuFzKjT-6Au4HT9X_cpMP9QTp5Yfx3_aQ2neiUGqIYpwsNw/s4896/DSC08459%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PK0EzXZ_WBwrzbVTp-Dt3wiwleyrxiRfDdM84JGg2DbXZnVEwiPipPg4WK3axc4yVYFtTZVFK2SQ0wmeljA8EGpIHJrrcuVPcGUVJxieuMV5gbUbTWTz-j31yjCBeKLY6l1Kb3kYjFsuFzKjT-6Au4HT9X_cpMP9QTp5Yfx3_aQ2neiUGqIYpwsNw/w640-h480/DSC08459%20(1).JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He showed me how to prepare a grape branch for grafting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW1AxA2txWPSB4TI2uNaBERe3nel4Pe4gR8bdSP3Uim0CkE2-UCEvK4_9wUObqr9jKXhIijbr67ckz76dd615j1G9wSp3ylxygaShd7guWWateBEa8hfCjFOTupUuGSfidYXERrQh40cXZsFcqnlDVTBcZp5kUqnTxp2dsDbNBKUMHddrs7z14sBuA/s4896/DSC08458%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW1AxA2txWPSB4TI2uNaBERe3nel4Pe4gR8bdSP3Uim0CkE2-UCEvK4_9wUObqr9jKXhIijbr67ckz76dd615j1G9wSp3ylxygaShd7guWWateBEa8hfCjFOTupUuGSfidYXERrQh40cXZsFcqnlDVTBcZp5kUqnTxp2dsDbNBKUMHddrs7z14sBuA/w640-h480/DSC08458%20(1).JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></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-size: large;">It is an especially sweet grape </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rLfr6ZxcWVTbapq_zmsbKzp_ScUd4Sl0U4t76A9NM7zOaiJpTiP-TUF_8Udx7xKQIBWfEj5bA8E6w4OGOnF1OvnwhjRMG_ro0VpDDJRLdI6TnnvKVA2xtOfTcdiZveaPYeXVZT5J2hY0IO2Zi4cB4rApWS8G431Rx_c22fRPxRCfC_OIbGrXhg3Inw/s4758/DSC08456%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2908" data-original-width="4758" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rLfr6ZxcWVTbapq_zmsbKzp_ScUd4Sl0U4t76A9NM7zOaiJpTiP-TUF_8Udx7xKQIBWfEj5bA8E6w4OGOnF1OvnwhjRMG_ro0VpDDJRLdI6TnnvKVA2xtOfTcdiZveaPYeXVZT5J2hY0IO2Zi4cB4rApWS8G431Rx_c22fRPxRCfC_OIbGrXhg3Inw/w640-h392/DSC08456%20(2).JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">growing in the fertile soil, under spewing Mt Etna Volcano.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIMiTI6VmkxGtJSp4LTxYY3USuSJ3xFzWPFFqzCY97wpmsSo_qLDx4Sibem_LGFciT2ybD2kK2zdevvIcvacrgKiVR32v7YWi2ncIHlaooIUTEs4l8lD3ryIqdzpEUIx8SgxT-NN4TQT-oAGv9HbCM-BpmTojfsxDKXUItFLS7WZZXbwTrcgT6-HiVA/s4199/DSC08461%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="4199" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIMiTI6VmkxGtJSp4LTxYY3USuSJ3xFzWPFFqzCY97wpmsSo_qLDx4Sibem_LGFciT2ybD2kK2zdevvIcvacrgKiVR32v7YWi2ncIHlaooIUTEs4l8lD3ryIqdzpEUIx8SgxT-NN4TQT-oAGv9HbCM-BpmTojfsxDKXUItFLS7WZZXbwTrcgT6-HiVA/w640-h538/DSC08461%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See the rocks at the base of the barrels? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Mt Etna volcano reminds everyone who is in charge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;">And what about that stick?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It came home with me to give to my neighbor who is going to graft it onto his grape stock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">What else do you give a neighbor who has taken such good care of my animals and property while I was having a grand time in Italy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now my neighbor has achieved the almost impossible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That dried up old stick I carried around with me has come back to life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC98dfrJHGtl_OGq6yRFSr6ouGET3iU2jaa9F0Bi1GZOQNA3pZ9X6GptInDmxQpKN3bX2qyK4gJ_XYuSlMLy9QRrbMgV6czsJNCtihWXIGGGOplLeY5QjqbdPvIT0R1IEJ0_aIbrLx7uE-T1wo7TgxqxRrJXYXluFQjL-tL0UCmf9DnenpnIdfA5V9g/s3088/DSC08846%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC98dfrJHGtl_OGq6yRFSr6ouGET3iU2jaa9F0Bi1GZOQNA3pZ9X6GptInDmxQpKN3bX2qyK4gJ_XYuSlMLy9QRrbMgV6czsJNCtihWXIGGGOplLeY5QjqbdPvIT0R1IEJ0_aIbrLx7uE-T1wo7TgxqxRrJXYXluFQjL-tL0UCmf9DnenpnIdfA5V9g/w564-h640/DSC08846%20(2).JPG" width="564" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Salute</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-61901591995151820152023-03-19T08:58:00.000-06:002023-03-19T08:58:02.406-06:00Nothing, nothing at all<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">flowers are hiding under the snow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> All photos from my 2021 garden</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuzG1Yh5PAsCnHaQNKpLlFcEYW-RrqNci42ARy4dhfJIlSHLMf4ZsU3jsPlBpoCvn4AHukwowaXcX0QzN5aq5wpgqq-PK_3UZLSUCaigl4cFSaQCzdsu9Ns0b0sIzFZ38L1cR-wzWzwsd/s1600/daffod+035a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuzG1Yh5PAsCnHaQNKpLlFcEYW-RrqNci42ARy4dhfJIlSHLMf4ZsU3jsPlBpoCvn4AHukwowaXcX0QzN5aq5wpgqq-PK_3UZLSUCaigl4cFSaQCzdsu9Ns0b0sIzFZ38L1cR-wzWzwsd/s1600/daffod+035a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">They are still sleeping</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMEaqe4gbM7Ssd9qFNmEhziy7LQnYkWgYn3bSk2gfgcPwFjTNL2f09PTCK8CNc_aPHRm2PRbYNlU9JWUGTXTLAZm8kkEUzcgwhOMLEHh03BZKIxTo9hqeUcmTJm8ZGy7DoaK8XQQty5zI/s1600/last+003a+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMEaqe4gbM7Ssd9qFNmEhziy7LQnYkWgYn3bSk2gfgcPwFjTNL2f09PTCK8CNc_aPHRm2PRbYNlU9JWUGTXTLAZm8kkEUzcgwhOMLEHh03BZKIxTo9hqeUcmTJm8ZGy7DoaK8XQQty5zI/s1600/last+003a+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">No flowers for the house. <br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJamlPp6pFH_5chp5y8Ca95Uvd8KnMGhbyGSk0J75aLGuvRpRzwGu9NYHZjH3ul46acbr_QftPQdz9KHY3k5zDLDMNhvr_3NPwUmwTKKdq62L__oqP4jmA_22xfJxixAM24EeW0hZH4m52/s1600/pansies+038+a+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJamlPp6pFH_5chp5y8Ca95Uvd8KnMGhbyGSk0J75aLGuvRpRzwGu9NYHZjH3ul46acbr_QftPQdz9KHY3k5zDLDMNhvr_3NPwUmwTKKdq62L__oqP4jmA_22xfJxixAM24EeW0hZH4m52/s1600/pansies+038+a+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Even too cold for pansies.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Hz6M3nKZ3oHThInNk3gzGTi9ICCFQ79dusPzJURHhiwb9hEawx6GQjym4SlA7mIkMkwcjd0_FqX5uNG6S4cVKl6ntKrQJWyh2lESasxm9sebwlFts018UwRNgex7OsVkQXZzcZihUtnq/s1600/daffod+008aw.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Hz6M3nKZ3oHThInNk3gzGTi9ICCFQ79dusPzJURHhiwb9hEawx6GQjym4SlA7mIkMkwcjd0_FqX5uNG6S4cVKl6ntKrQJWyh2lESasxm9sebwlFts018UwRNgex7OsVkQXZzcZihUtnq/s1600/daffod+008aw.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not even a Hellebore in sight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen6anPP3PgQBGfw-2X01TwLcBmQQsIX8LpbTdW6MblaCS4gYs1zvGFAXN4_zwZMjC30Zzo_lb-ItFi2KsiNebFMc9Ael7D5Ozq25GTeV0ev5f9xaqrLyDCipnF7OWlIW1aRmu_1HFVfs9/s1600/Daf+bc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen6anPP3PgQBGfw-2X01TwLcBmQQsIX8LpbTdW6MblaCS4gYs1zvGFAXN4_zwZMjC30Zzo_lb-ItFi2KsiNebFMc9Ael7D5Ozq25GTeV0ev5f9xaqrLyDCipnF7OWlIW1aRmu_1HFVfs9/s1600/Daf+bc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When are they going to show their faces?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB3GQYrmttjxYOWQwpVVrnrJyBf31o_wnJtzMopC72vaH1Wc-ltNR4BiTeITCWqjLIkNEq43QDesAU5T6G6yUtCM1ZWyD7HD8B8meRPqtp8qnZyISMFbQkNPPQOwCAIFwpfpDU1SC7H7r/s1600/snowdrops+045+a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB3GQYrmttjxYOWQwpVVrnrJyBf31o_wnJtzMopC72vaH1Wc-ltNR4BiTeITCWqjLIkNEq43QDesAU5T6G6yUtCM1ZWyD7HD8B8meRPqtp8qnZyISMFbQkNPPQOwCAIFwpfpDU1SC7H7r/s1600/snowdrops+045+a.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is only this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and nothing more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy your flowers, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">mine will come soon enough</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Gina </span><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-14156501537658643942023-02-26T08:30:00.001-07:002023-02-26T08:30:11.094-07:00Wondering where to go this Summer<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why not consider this secret little spot?</span></p><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jeMz6vOc1YSGy7tz5o6Syb_63czmbQZdo_Mf7XX07a67EX_NdNmsRQCHEAbSbTSq03vWP2J3zY_JE52nms3PuevO_N-imkkXNkv6zo3mH33eWpfbDrSaGdUSTGihxLVyAy6RtYZuMaAR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2329" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jeMz6vOc1YSGy7tz5o6Syb_63czmbQZdo_Mf7XX07a67EX_NdNmsRQCHEAbSbTSq03vWP2J3zY_JE52nms3PuevO_N-imkkXNkv6zo3mH33eWpfbDrSaGdUSTGihxLVyAy6RtYZuMaAR/w640-h566/Italy+2017+317+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Where horses are ready to take your for a ride,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">their face made of velvet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJvm6XlpWyGZ_99S3Zt7x6iU2sJ1C9i8Cn5Ypj6Zisl0zodjrv8HuXFRLuJnIGPKpsUu-1c4tPxPTDR9hjKB1Q5LhSjx586hDk-GWUHBTEBqvx9wpF0NeqrbqtWTWceBSoJhFcgrNBm2y/s1600/hotel+Kaindle+ab.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="450" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJvm6XlpWyGZ_99S3Zt7x6iU2sJ1C9i8Cn5Ypj6Zisl0zodjrv8HuXFRLuJnIGPKpsUu-1c4tPxPTDR9hjKB1Q5LhSjx586hDk-GWUHBTEBqvx9wpF0NeqrbqtWTWceBSoJhFcgrNBm2y/s640/hotel+Kaindle+ab.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Hotel Gasthof Metzgerei Keindl is a good place to start y our journey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">But where is this place you say? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDkFmohoIiuAe9rG_exI17jW3jkvCus_C1_zevTOlWGU2Q1_hwk5-5zUJjaTNqAMEh_-xJHI-prE4WRlf6fE202K1Iv6H5J7H3PG-UYwzGOZRYeh3u8dbn5n7mOG6Vlj0rbsQzfo3ANbC/s1600/Oberaudorf+a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDkFmohoIiuAe9rG_exI17jW3jkvCus_C1_zevTOlWGU2Q1_hwk5-5zUJjaTNqAMEh_-xJHI-prE4WRlf6fE202K1Iv6H5J7H3PG-UYwzGOZRYeh3u8dbn5n7mOG6Vlj0rbsQzfo3ANbC/s640/Oberaudorf+a.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">There are two little towns. Oberaudorf and Niederaudorf.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">You will find them hidden in a valley between Munich and Innsbruck. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlsEUJMfzzI7i-hRqoe72hk8-8g80NT1mC_gzqHSewTIo3_DfRE8UdsOCxIM5TA-dGCRnWkXceeCTTCG9V8xN65M9m2RZRMp-fW6Ot6WU8AhoZu8UFU_smW4knO0r-VQTiB1ps_aeuXJm/s1600/Niederau+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlsEUJMfzzI7i-hRqoe72hk8-8g80NT1mC_gzqHSewTIo3_DfRE8UdsOCxIM5TA-dGCRnWkXceeCTTCG9V8xN65M9m2RZRMp-fW6Ot6WU8AhoZu8UFU_smW4knO0r-VQTiB1ps_aeuXJm/s640/Niederau+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Not so far from the Alps.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6SGd4QZ6gfbNRolp995BDqa3l8wUDwAQpRpcS073k0b569FxJHKdK4BYArhUDNC0wS9pIdO_0J5-l3axE6_rX74dtexTVk_73D0lB8gXgTQO2tCXov3ScKryWsbeELfaol1w2Cnl27Bq/s1600/Unteraudorf+d+8+w.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6SGd4QZ6gfbNRolp995BDqa3l8wUDwAQpRpcS073k0b569FxJHKdK4BYArhUDNC0wS9pIdO_0J5-l3axE6_rX74dtexTVk_73D0lB8gXgTQO2tCXov3ScKryWsbeELfaol1w2Cnl27Bq/s640/Unteraudorf+d+8+w.jpg" width="576" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The church is tiny but it's treasures within are formidable. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe6r8u-1_035WFvBa0eY2RMwsJbRi4syNgkPANNTiKzxHAnEaXa4l3csjXaGIU9VbD_8awrGAARVTk-EETAwtQLt50CQVrBBCtMSVnDkdr2_ndt4dmvc4_WBGM5PsKLb1_huJcc3LjHIp/s1600/Unteraudorf+e+8+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="800" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYe6r8u-1_035WFvBa0eY2RMwsJbRi4syNgkPANNTiKzxHAnEaXa4l3csjXaGIU9VbD_8awrGAARVTk-EETAwtQLt50CQVrBBCtMSVnDkdr2_ndt4dmvc4_WBGM5PsKLb1_huJcc3LjHIp/s640/Unteraudorf+e+8+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">When the cows come back from the mountains they always stop first by this fountain. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT951SS3Uauinz7e8GQJ3IbHcM9BYlm23W6cO7vSXsMCsL-uzmVZWFMhxW4UK-CDfg2xvTuoJ5xpqBXcJrt8mTGtoq1r9aVQ4usGe1ToJ8U4iKx3JIfvbaeX-DJVE27hID4sfIdJpaYCNm/s1600/csm_GER00020060022989272_TBX00020050000221441_GER00020060908976031_bcd63c9c95.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="570" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT951SS3Uauinz7e8GQJ3IbHcM9BYlm23W6cO7vSXsMCsL-uzmVZWFMhxW4UK-CDfg2xvTuoJ5xpqBXcJrt8mTGtoq1r9aVQ4usGe1ToJ8U4iKx3JIfvbaeX-DJVE27hID4sfIdJpaYCNm/s640/csm_GER00020060022989272_TBX00020050000221441_GER00020060908976031_bcd63c9c95.webp" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Internet</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">They do this every night. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpVAxJG9wZeEA-yRTpwoBIxCuHz9lfejs7Tm6CeI0tSPlUI9oyVOU0JxBwWFiNW_fKPCeTJtvxw8E9ymSpd_h9IXBfsVZXoC-g9nOJqZQ19Z7nj5TKZ3TNcL32hMe6eunpJlamvLuVdgm/s1600/hotel-keindl-metzgerei03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="450" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpVAxJG9wZeEA-yRTpwoBIxCuHz9lfejs7Tm6CeI0tSPlUI9oyVOU0JxBwWFiNW_fKPCeTJtvxw8E9ymSpd_h9IXBfsVZXoC-g9nOJqZQ19Z7nj5TKZ3TNcL32hMe6eunpJlamvLuVdgm/s640/hotel-keindl-metzgerei03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Internet</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">They spend their days in the mountains. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This is where you can hike to your heart's content</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7geRb_JkAUOIyqfZoUvC1vqfjekEmoYYUxlXeCKb0X8Wq2TUBjmHCFmSiaBldB9Rj6wi6orfsc3PU3Z9BLtbW83QpD_BB9Yvr468_wSiGsyPsE9pi9Uny7svx1Ue30Plw2Wq7zVaNDLtq/s1600/Unteraudorf+8+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7geRb_JkAUOIyqfZoUvC1vqfjekEmoYYUxlXeCKb0X8Wq2TUBjmHCFmSiaBldB9Rj6wi6orfsc3PU3Z9BLtbW83QpD_BB9Yvr468_wSiGsyPsE9pi9Uny7svx1Ue30Plw2Wq7zVaNDLtq/s640/Unteraudorf+8+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Or you can stay in the valley visiting the Kloster Reisach in Unteraudorf. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">There are walking and bicycle routes everywhere. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxqoiXlCYu_NOKgRo3uYK-yUC7Bh7R-4pJYFXKVHNxCkpUbZ-u8Fe7kttSZiTmBgRWL-tjomFHju7yakvF4VaLFhFMHGPafnOznKT3ZE2I5UxsjaQr_IT73HXaCtDRUmwUIWRgmcspkKI/s1600/Unteraudorf+c+8+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxqoiXlCYu_NOKgRo3uYK-yUC7Bh7R-4pJYFXKVHNxCkpUbZ-u8Fe7kttSZiTmBgRWL-tjomFHju7yakvF4VaLFhFMHGPafnOznKT3ZE2I5UxsjaQr_IT73HXaCtDRUmwUIWRgmcspkKI/s640/Unteraudorf+c+8+w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A fine Konditorei awaits you in Oberaudorf. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGf6ONuKrrDdBi845ESszVDgz4pr-WGYs-KmGubuvdluiNR2VcwscQjHkbwRpeGiMXezP6XEvHHHVkqMI5JSrZc8g8oOx3hMbVIxbgsFB4_KknqYt9aFYqS6i9Qc8FO8F2gkpR1vmZSNi/s1600/Konditorei+Luckner+Oberaudorf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1600" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGf6ONuKrrDdBi845ESszVDgz4pr-WGYs-KmGubuvdluiNR2VcwscQjHkbwRpeGiMXezP6XEvHHHVkqMI5JSrZc8g8oOx3hMbVIxbgsFB4_KknqYt9aFYqS6i9Qc8FO8F2gkpR1vmZSNi/s640/Konditorei+Luckner+Oberaudorf.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Interne</i>t</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Cafe Luckner (das Torten Paradies) </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">serves great coffee, fabulous ice cream, finest chocolates and oh, those amazing cakes. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYYbN37n7BF8Zol9UnPTPEpttaTJq5CYCuB3M_HCu1yh24rFvp12VFtTRhhGaYIrA2IXsALImNgZjZ1wWPPqJZsFNXdHCF8416iAZrnZsafaRLH31Cwc7WguGi2Uj-oew3AMwSqXjzaEp/s1600/101639115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">One thing I could never figure out is where </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Niederaudorf and where Oberaudorf belong on the map. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But they are so close together that it doesn't matter. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Auf Wiedersehen </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Stay well dear friends, </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gina</span><br /><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-70633785491228564592023-01-22T08:57:00.001-07:002023-01-22T08:57:21.730-07:00Snow<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">New snow every morning</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIvK99xkxQIqCBq8u59KXCPSekGZIQTy6XrUWsR-ly7omBId19QWmE1u-h0PwxCvetEzfxBVYIlTRYMkDwUjLEa-Zp_D1Lsx59NlLpGu8KMpXOKjqXSD9p29cdXRvsLigwWla_xyOY4B3y2BU37UGxUB6jzKCQ9w28OJAJAbpKV2aSQDlGCQZdL4PYw/s4896/DSC08706%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIvK99xkxQIqCBq8u59KXCPSekGZIQTy6XrUWsR-ly7omBId19QWmE1u-h0PwxCvetEzfxBVYIlTRYMkDwUjLEa-Zp_D1Lsx59NlLpGu8KMpXOKjqXSD9p29cdXRvsLigwWla_xyOY4B3y2BU37UGxUB6jzKCQ9w28OJAJAbpKV2aSQDlGCQZdL4PYw/w640-h480/DSC08706%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't we lucky</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3048" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YZLenwf2qM_pSMbOCu7ufs9Q3moeek0C31l5ZOODrepm58e3VgVH4Lb47ZxHpwraE_rbRVjT6g8KoKXa5kmBW1kWIg3bu0HtWfXNXCLw7F8QsRlavvK_hR9pYKFfO4m1iUQEDqiAZTntbvnp-V5VNxac7NQ20zk3fLalO22k8DRdxKLGu6BLtzHFPA/w640-h564/DSC08687%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To the house, looks a lot closer than it is.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It gets farther and farther away when you begin shoveling</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35u7fa2pdrCcEkivz_JBFATSrJuyIUX30rQ8R6RfeHoe--QlrgUYmRiZIAv4zDZ3yhwMUCYh-vSYidxrP_BvxCttrfSK6Rg50n5wTatHLRiQJuwdO94rBVYGzU-SsKyWnaIrpYx2-bWyXbjGme_wyGO_q7hM_83zzujP-KLH65lb4hsOLf4Ges47KFQ/s3762/DSC08576%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="3762" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35u7fa2pdrCcEkivz_JBFATSrJuyIUX30rQ8R6RfeHoe--QlrgUYmRiZIAv4zDZ3yhwMUCYh-vSYidxrP_BvxCttrfSK6Rg50n5wTatHLRiQJuwdO94rBVYGzU-SsKyWnaIrpYx2-bWyXbjGme_wyGO_q7hM_83zzujP-KLH65lb4hsOLf4Ges47KFQ/w640-h624/DSC08576%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even white inside</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO88JABRJTAsoXj3yOGgh43n1NdDnAG6zS-GtEr3ha7mbvtjXSnRK8F43rjNtrdPan5Fk3bR4QQ6NXZnigICLLdtTKR_nLVKrBCYLLjo57BQ8kKY_unqHi9kqCZRMp1cNIfpWSC9QvdVt0i5j-9TvbuhyJ3GpVBE_R8c3r-cD23wK1X02zhY87D_c4uQ/s4896/DSC08726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4896" data-original-width="3672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO88JABRJTAsoXj3yOGgh43n1NdDnAG6zS-GtEr3ha7mbvtjXSnRK8F43rjNtrdPan5Fk3bR4QQ6NXZnigICLLdtTKR_nLVKrBCYLLjo57BQ8kKY_unqHi9kqCZRMp1cNIfpWSC9QvdVt0i5j-9TvbuhyJ3GpVBE_R8c3r-cD23wK1X02zhY87D_c4uQ/w480-h640/DSC08726.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Days are short</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a great week ahead,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-12849479465368553212022-12-31T07:25:00.000-07:002022-12-31T07:25:10.868-07:00Happy New Year<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">May this coming year be the very Best </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG3RvLxKpiZiHWB5gJovQUm2KUtQ4gxcGnbiMG2fnBbtzu4TlA-fMEachBWYUKXpN51h8LpV-revM4eWVGF178u_fxANRkxdYFg4O4KeoXrx4yciXJXuajo-VJ7djGQ412jm1EA4mP1xw_5veGqYKuliNvDg2g7BBuWrOxHhrmSBPNUeogwYG9TsO-A/s979/Sadie%20and%20new%20snow%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="979" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG3RvLxKpiZiHWB5gJovQUm2KUtQ4gxcGnbiMG2fnBbtzu4TlA-fMEachBWYUKXpN51h8LpV-revM4eWVGF178u_fxANRkxdYFg4O4KeoXrx4yciXJXuajo-VJ7djGQ412jm1EA4mP1xw_5veGqYKuliNvDg2g7BBuWrOxHhrmSBPNUeogwYG9TsO-A/w640-h414/Sadie%20and%20new%20snow%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you an abundance of health and happiness.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-69794985760878152812022-12-24T09:35:00.001-07:002022-12-24T09:35:42.451-07:00Christmas 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas to You and Yours.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49yq4nSPcBqZdWPkM8qgslW4OWPUeaqKnLUFvEWs_nP54niKsp9RJRD8wVUGBVbHHbDsofI3QPg12l_sgRZg0_yJDpQQ--qaRsg_EnGbMrcCXYVPmG9FCU5mprrn5G0oeFf931kXUf9qbUonI8GDSnjTYuuinB56Dbe8R9XxvX997Bs1jUANMTkHQgg/s2460/Christmas%202011%20g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="2460" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49yq4nSPcBqZdWPkM8qgslW4OWPUeaqKnLUFvEWs_nP54niKsp9RJRD8wVUGBVbHHbDsofI3QPg12l_sgRZg0_yJDpQQ--qaRsg_EnGbMrcCXYVPmG9FCU5mprrn5G0oeFf931kXUf9qbUonI8GDSnjTYuuinB56Dbe8R9XxvX997Bs1jUANMTkHQgg/w640-h480/Christmas%202011%20g.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">May your days be merry and bright</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF_-BcLhBx-bulwg_p6K77Brv7TaEydEtLElZz1xxGNNiXFnG4xa9sNo9JYwndVuOLAj28Nkx7uXu5KO6_I0IY8Xsw6gmAgyll_xfMsG1ckeQ7gP61Kc7rAW8UDtgLLB8iGkjLQIj3xli1sI8zHmbLhjTWoW4Cy6mbeC2a8oEvI87bZydXWaIjTXEOQ/s1735/Copy%20of%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="1631" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF_-BcLhBx-bulwg_p6K77Brv7TaEydEtLElZz1xxGNNiXFnG4xa9sNo9JYwndVuOLAj28Nkx7uXu5KO6_I0IY8Xsw6gmAgyll_xfMsG1ckeQ7gP61Kc7rAW8UDtgLLB8iGkjLQIj3xli1sI8zHmbLhjTWoW4Cy6mbeC2a8oEvI87bZydXWaIjTXEOQ/w602-h640/Copy%20of%20card.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And may all your Christmases be white</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-69974337340317480852022-12-18T08:52:00.010-07:002022-12-18T09:01:24.449-07:00The weather outside is frightful<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's 2 degrees Fahrenheit </span></div><p></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWHX-Oh6H4aiPkEbv8eMQbFB6K7PAJTOTxjfLqhHaVWBwMQIch7werjRqOEHoAXisHz2ZOvKqxqArDA81wiN7r5ejd5Jm3zyERIYWvnDpsIOuWWoyxbv09kOG5Ww4t5FxVFWP-m8Cia7WGsd5fuPYNv1F3bHJP77ObsiGGbkgrflBYxES41jQWTb5cg/s4895/DSC08620%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="4895" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWHX-Oh6H4aiPkEbv8eMQbFB6K7PAJTOTxjfLqhHaVWBwMQIch7werjRqOEHoAXisHz2ZOvKqxqArDA81wiN7r5ejd5Jm3zyERIYWvnDpsIOuWWoyxbv09kOG5Ww4t5FxVFWP-m8Cia7WGsd5fuPYNv1F3bHJP77ObsiGGbkgrflBYxES41jQWTb5cg/w640-h328/DSC08620%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ducks don't mind</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p8-XyjLRTKDg3nRHX6HWwzCKu6fDy7qyNroUN0yNGcbuDC8xgmiZTnnT7IVgU-nmG9O4p5O6ws7P35WzBtRXid_hOzg6dg8n7AdLTxb4NLXaXHbSC6E_0biCqsOpLbzeFhMO4J79ZgPjxOmOQJPcLHjMB0OcZjP41YtWFdDylDipBntfX4fH7u5fqA/s1621/Gl%C3%BChwein%20022%20a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p8-XyjLRTKDg3nRHX6HWwzCKu6fDy7qyNroUN0yNGcbuDC8xgmiZTnnT7IVgU-nmG9O4p5O6ws7P35WzBtRXid_hOzg6dg8n7AdLTxb4NLXaXHbSC6E_0biCqsOpLbzeFhMO4J79ZgPjxOmOQJPcLHjMB0OcZjP41YtWFdDylDipBntfX4fH7u5fqA/w514-h640/Gl%C3%BChwein%20022%20a.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I know how to fix it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gina</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-9348711293090578462022-12-03T08:35:00.001-07:002022-12-03T08:35:28.598-07:00Snow and snow some more<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More snow coming</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXwl9pZw4C8a-hyRmdYLVdLExoAQyD6h6UKawC49yXq1FGLqSETbi_2qv9QIlb-iZueSK5Dh3QK_TVdifX1t2Ym8lE2vGbjnycljcAxdiD8C7bVE5ytpG_Jk9H8x9VR08FbGIg_JEI1jpbH3nOJGxNJ6cdCGM7_qlZAKMYLk_Wyg1IwwHbeZNd82VTaA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXwl9pZw4C8a-hyRmdYLVdLExoAQyD6h6UKawC49yXq1FGLqSETbi_2qv9QIlb-iZueSK5Dh3QK_TVdifX1t2Ym8lE2vGbjnycljcAxdiD8C7bVE5ytpG_Jk9H8x9VR08FbGIg_JEI1jpbH3nOJGxNJ6cdCGM7_qlZAKMYLk_Wyg1IwwHbeZNd82VTaA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Snow Days,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-43598935531775100392022-11-24T06:39:00.000-07:002022-11-24T06:39:04.527-07:00Happy Thanksgiving<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxCbCRj7g2XSCLQnc-pAykcCCjUnQ2ANQG7ZLZOMeqOPyldL6nF8Jgr1EKR8Mgc-EmHB_E7_nUOmCDcCdkiQ7FPY5bNy4OOlN5ifAE9Crna7LYMk9X-fXHWMtlODc7WXhH9Z001aVZV8OkgspYo9ZxAm33JepK2XrdA1MuBlhR2AqnKp5ziSK7k71CWQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="640" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxCbCRj7g2XSCLQnc-pAykcCCjUnQ2ANQG7ZLZOMeqOPyldL6nF8Jgr1EKR8Mgc-EmHB_E7_nUOmCDcCdkiQ7FPY5bNy4OOlN5ifAE9Crna7LYMk9X-fXHWMtlODc7WXhH9Z001aVZV8OkgspYo9ZxAm33JepK2XrdA1MuBlhR2AqnKp5ziSK7k71CWQ=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you and your loved Ones a very happy Thanksgiving</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-54802646863621923212022-11-12T07:29:00.003-07:002022-11-13T07:16:20.678-07:00iIt's 14 degrees this morning<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fourteen Degrees Fahrenheit is minus Ten Degrees Celsius </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uDBSdpA7qiKpZFkU0Ia8EG-Nwo7y5PrDvpnrjKRBcZBzoPEim1nmC9CMhvFf6wKsqZGARG5FPQPPt622wldQ32DW2tXli4IQNffbM8xlFb6eFfDR2aa0s-LzTmxSHpqWa6OPxi9_9VmTgXBiP-nb8l8REIELG9IN3KuCaZZ57GqOj-NICv9X2OVcqg/s4150/DSC08551%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="4150" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uDBSdpA7qiKpZFkU0Ia8EG-Nwo7y5PrDvpnrjKRBcZBzoPEim1nmC9CMhvFf6wKsqZGARG5FPQPPt622wldQ32DW2tXli4IQNffbM8xlFb6eFfDR2aa0s-LzTmxSHpqWa6OPxi9_9VmTgXBiP-nb8l8REIELG9IN3KuCaZZ57GqOj-NICv9X2OVcqg/w640-h520/DSC08551%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what I came home to. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ehSKlzUPTfXHZsB3FqY-6Kh5vP_HM55CNNsG0OW7hTfX-VtK1FTS2Kx5dF_-DA6kMGTGr3aQ9rBAcfJnTdHxJlDVg7mQwxqeyr7RnoDrbJ8-RQEpERQNfpjym2dGDlDw1k4_ChY96n5Oa64VX5fRTUzomtZkhtBRnC_2lVDQfV4FRqGL0xhi4iazbg/s2593/DSC08549%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2442" data-original-width="2593" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ehSKlzUPTfXHZsB3FqY-6Kh5vP_HM55CNNsG0OW7hTfX-VtK1FTS2Kx5dF_-DA6kMGTGr3aQ9rBAcfJnTdHxJlDVg7mQwxqeyr7RnoDrbJ8-RQEpERQNfpjym2dGDlDw1k4_ChY96n5Oa64VX5fRTUzomtZkhtBRnC_2lVDQfV4FRqGL0xhi4iazbg/w640-h602/DSC08549%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></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-size: large;">I left for Italy knowing that I had plenty of time to put the Summer away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's supposed to look like this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFT61MMKxMgHuuaJ9GM6XPeP4C8xImxKviT_zCJE8CrWQMjZhbxptskCB0IEFC3tF8Hh6N27d7RdlGqKltORikAGUUZOGkSzinel5AqGfw4NPlwYFrQeo2qh44chAWR3q1-gJ9kFSa-G48syIANEy4r18b2KVVBLXCHFKv0mc6Jokx5qk6FaxMiCNZg/s4388/DSC08555%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="4388" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFT61MMKxMgHuuaJ9GM6XPeP4C8xImxKviT_zCJE8CrWQMjZhbxptskCB0IEFC3tF8Hh6N27d7RdlGqKltORikAGUUZOGkSzinel5AqGfw4NPlwYFrQeo2qh44chAWR3q1-gJ9kFSa-G48syIANEy4r18b2KVVBLXCHFKv0mc6Jokx5qk6FaxMiCNZg/w640-h514/DSC08555%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will the Papyrus survive</span>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_PAjymERhZrN8Q4piCnmppBv3uxQeXFtpktNTS3mfCpGlurDNkXhvkz5-8hafL7gqsX6G6jVbM4XbS1oDFlMi-Fa5gm9yLpujEuaEpzWM_Uq3EPO6I5XvgH4sZ2BctNnuN5lVqvRDnLjK8wjQpvbx_Zgt6T-2SaUWo7l-DByAfWoYRScJ18r-wa1A/s3558/DSC08561%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3558" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF_PAjymERhZrN8Q4piCnmppBv3uxQeXFtpktNTS3mfCpGlurDNkXhvkz5-8hafL7gqsX6G6jVbM4XbS1oDFlMi-Fa5gm9yLpujEuaEpzWM_Uq3EPO6I5XvgH4sZ2BctNnuN5lVqvRDnLjK8wjQpvbx_Zgt6T-2SaUWo7l-DByAfWoYRScJ18r-wa1A/w640-h540/DSC08561%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First night home this happened. It came crashing down at 2 o'clock in the morning. Miraculously, it missed the house, windows and balustrades. When trees still hold their leaves, and when it snows branches get very heavy. Not a good recipe for hundred year old trees. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happy days to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span> Gina</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-25639320763996988172022-11-07T07:52:00.006-07:002023-06-14T06:28:30.831-06:00Sicily, the Beautiful <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So strange to come home to snow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5TtOMwXSIhbWVPcXGRyc9yyrsS1-qNTYRK6fZ4dBj2jYyt6DG8Ra7cQXrDhZ24SPVLJ6baCD-wn0w3wjHWk_Y0QaT_iDtR6-IQ-_Ca9hyeMQhWYhelEkblNtXm4V8xvANRiWGL36j0kZMW69-7Q6mh9z0qnWJJwknU8LYtzCTYG7mgmyRH152roSrw/s4149/DSC08491%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="4149" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5TtOMwXSIhbWVPcXGRyc9yyrsS1-qNTYRK6fZ4dBj2jYyt6DG8Ra7cQXrDhZ24SPVLJ6baCD-wn0w3wjHWk_Y0QaT_iDtR6-IQ-_Ca9hyeMQhWYhelEkblNtXm4V8xvANRiWGL36j0kZMW69-7Q6mh9z0qnWJJwknU8LYtzCTYG7mgmyRH152roSrw/w640-h328/DSC08491%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></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-size: x-large;">I came from Blue Waters, Sun and Sand, the Island of Sicily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sicily is about Ceramics, a very original type of ceramics.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQuCeM9A2rJ4cpCl9lxflgcBGOZE6hZ2k_JbR9daOd5rgT9uNK5MV6b4S-INbBt3um_iqgd2n-w4HURRH6K0806z096KoP0R3v1RsjK0JhS64rLScHtPWmbUm2WhXtTlQW7Fj53Yn0lIbDIFwnrvlKk2dnrlXlbaEhEnY45D6tqRyCk6J0RtKYWvisQ/s4896/DSC08379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQuCeM9A2rJ4cpCl9lxflgcBGOZE6hZ2k_JbR9daOd5rgT9uNK5MV6b4S-INbBt3um_iqgd2n-w4HURRH6K0806z096KoP0R3v1RsjK0JhS64rLScHtPWmbUm2WhXtTlQW7Fj53Yn0lIbDIFwnrvlKk2dnrlXlbaEhEnY45D6tqRyCk6J0RtKYWvisQ/w640-h480/DSC08379.JPG" width="640" /></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-size: large;">Sicily is about great food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG2O2dSbuwXovYSf2TUEl0Dyt1Seo8sndfrIchMacmoMoJiUHCN5OvbBdtVjz3JZp6TIwR8uoXowIFG5MlJnvCXjyWDr5dFxCntk17l8CP_Dmc-IAj_UAnZnkNvaz4Mo1BddVyHoZlmGbEr8AxI3cAt30IzZ_r7zghsxsnBReQpndbhudWfGJ_VJIDg/s2856/DSC08467%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="1620" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG2O2dSbuwXovYSf2TUEl0Dyt1Seo8sndfrIchMacmoMoJiUHCN5OvbBdtVjz3JZp6TIwR8uoXowIFG5MlJnvCXjyWDr5dFxCntk17l8CP_Dmc-IAj_UAnZnkNvaz4Mo1BddVyHoZlmGbEr8AxI3cAt30IzZ_r7zghsxsnBReQpndbhudWfGJ_VJIDg/w363-h640/DSC08467%20(2).JPG" width="363" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She stood watch by my villa door</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And Sicily is about History. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Giina</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-15417075025907760782022-11-03T16:12:00.003-06:002022-11-19T08:23:27.141-07:00It snowed <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It snowed during the night.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn40B-_kaByCkYfLAMCQr42zGKNcytaKjTcpxOqKgmQsMpsBPRoedki0ndBQc6Zk3Q5R4N-HeSv-aTnrrlVJskscS6c2JKnkHzWqFMyeqVglb0Zl4C0v5iVszNEgdoL9KiuDpgiwdn0HTQ3PdFxIFJNAyfvWpsRM0vjQx-y3dfDavCsSHVM_n_pHQKA/s4896/DSC08532%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn40B-_kaByCkYfLAMCQr42zGKNcytaKjTcpxOqKgmQsMpsBPRoedki0ndBQc6Zk3Q5R4N-HeSv-aTnrrlVJskscS6c2JKnkHzWqFMyeqVglb0Zl4C0v5iVszNEgdoL9KiuDpgiwdn0HTQ3PdFxIFJNAyfvWpsRM0vjQx-y3dfDavCsSHVM_n_pHQKA/w640-h480/DSC08532%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It surprised even the Canada Geese.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0akssSrqLHgyX36_jiQbaazUwNK8_Ku4Nu1XoJMK5Q8E3E_qMnCL_d1hEjFW5koaXWChT7lKtcdT5JFkXb29CP3TvZ_sktweT8QqRlrQbyUzxxdw2xTO3tSbutpcXN5NhhlmSFvVmvNKqDNXdk4rDeNr1ONPYMainyBwnhrY4Erh_YSozJaUsv_e7VQ/s3539/DSC08530%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="3539" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0akssSrqLHgyX36_jiQbaazUwNK8_Ku4Nu1XoJMK5Q8E3E_qMnCL_d1hEjFW5koaXWChT7lKtcdT5JFkXb29CP3TvZ_sktweT8QqRlrQbyUzxxdw2xTO3tSbutpcXN5NhhlmSFvVmvNKqDNXdk4rDeNr1ONPYMainyBwnhrY4Erh_YSozJaUsv_e7VQ/w640-h498/DSC08530%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't ready either. My sun umbrella is still up.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bF6gm7oZ8rEvMkrPoNIPP4NXRXbDzTvGIaUqP3FNoCRqsYzHCDCKBPQZD4PCobxOcFv7OVnu_-KCa6d46cE0Bp48I65-O0ptvoXKEBiwQSNlmmN9RU11RmYdGFqO-hizuutNJT3cCam1bdWfoOMBEUHwoGgMJ-zluWj5U8yQxjxnrIPdC60sDVTm7w/s2167/DSC08524%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2167" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bF6gm7oZ8rEvMkrPoNIPP4NXRXbDzTvGIaUqP3FNoCRqsYzHCDCKBPQZD4PCobxOcFv7OVnu_-KCa6d46cE0Bp48I65-O0ptvoXKEBiwQSNlmmN9RU11RmYdGFqO-hizuutNJT3cCam1bdWfoOMBEUHwoGgMJ-zluWj5U8yQxjxnrIPdC60sDVTm7w/w640-h364/DSC08524%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">More snow coming from the mountains.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-58773706834074960722022-10-31T08:49:00.004-06:002022-10-31T08:57:56.140-06:00Will it work?<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It's just a little stic</span>k+</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PK0EzXZ_WBwrzbVTp-Dt3wiwleyrxiRfDdM84JGg2DbXZnVEwiPipPg4WK3axc4yVYFtTZVFK2SQ0wmeljA8EGpIHJrrcuVPcGUVJxieuMV5gbUbTWTz-j31yjCBeKLY6l1Kb3kYjFsuFzKjT-6Au4HT9X_cpMP9QTp5Yfx3_aQ2neiUGqIYpwsNw/s4896/DSC08459%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7PK0EzXZ_WBwrzbVTp-Dt3wiwleyrxiRfDdM84JGg2DbXZnVEwiPipPg4WK3axc4yVYFtTZVFK2SQ0wmeljA8EGpIHJrrcuVPcGUVJxieuMV5gbUbTWTz-j31yjCBeKLY6l1Kb3kYjFsuFzKjT-6Au4HT9X_cpMP9QTp5Yfx3_aQ2neiUGqIYpwsNw/w640-h480/DSC08459%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He showed me how to prepare a grape branch for grafting</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW1AxA2txWPSB4TI2uNaBERe3nel4Pe4gR8bdSP3Uim0CkE2-UCEvK4_9wUObqr9jKXhIijbr67ckz76dd615j1G9wSp3ylxygaShd7guWWateBEa8hfCjFOTupUuGSfidYXERrQh40cXZsFcqnlDVTBcZp5kUqnTxp2dsDbNBKUMHddrs7z14sBuA/s4896/DSC08458%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW1AxA2txWPSB4TI2uNaBERe3nel4Pe4gR8bdSP3Uim0CkE2-UCEvK4_9wUObqr9jKXhIijbr67ckz76dd615j1G9wSp3ylxygaShd7guWWateBEa8hfCjFOTupUuGSfidYXERrQh40cXZsFcqnlDVTBcZp5kUqnTxp2dsDbNBKUMHddrs7z14sBuA/w640-h480/DSC08458%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></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-size: large;">It is an especially sweet grape </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIMiTI6VmkxGtJSp4LTxYY3USuSJ3xFzWPFFqzCY97wpmsSo_qLDx4Sibem_LGFciT2ybD2kK2zdevvIcvacrgKiVR32v7YWi2ncIHlaooIUTEs4l8lD3ryIqdzpEUIx8SgxT-NN4TQT-oAGv9HbCM-BpmTojfsxDKXUItFLS7WZZXbwTrcgT6-HiVA/s4199/DSC08461%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="4199" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIMiTI6VmkxGtJSp4LTxYY3USuSJ3xFzWPFFqzCY97wpmsSo_qLDx4Sibem_LGFciT2ybD2kK2zdevvIcvacrgKiVR32v7YWi2ncIHlaooIUTEs4l8lD3ryIqdzpEUIx8SgxT-NN4TQT-oAGv9HbCM-BpmTojfsxDKXUItFLS7WZZXbwTrcgT6-HiVA/w640-h538/DSC08461%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every now and then flying rocks from Mt Etna volcano remind everyone who is in charge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfZrCrvCsEqRy4TxXiNVBeuUD3JqkWCjo4iSEbxLbNBa_Yu4Z_WCrMDTO9B-QPxTiC5K8Exg2HUvg3LnevVsG-CibWDKOFNzytKgL7KrG6vLy_zt-7gCyPhwwMYK82ekhUmTs-k4QIEFRqT5LbjUrQZphdY0ctMFt9pR9rsQJC57DzoL14W8BuU_cHA/s2455/DSC08059%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="2455" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfZrCrvCsEqRy4TxXiNVBeuUD3JqkWCjo4iSEbxLbNBa_Yu4Z_WCrMDTO9B-QPxTiC5K8Exg2HUvg3LnevVsG-CibWDKOFNzytKgL7KrG6vLy_zt-7gCyPhwwMYK82ekhUmTs-k4QIEFRqT5LbjUrQZphdY0ctMFt9pR9rsQJC57DzoL14W8BuU_cHA/w640-h632/DSC08059%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">And what about that stick?</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It came home with me to give to my neighbor who is going to graft it onto his grape stock. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">What else do you give a neighbor who has taken such good care of my animals and property while I was having a grand time in Italy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Salute</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-304581191412716052022-10-21T08:44:00.000-06:002022-10-21T08:44:02.205-06:00Life under the spewing Volcano<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">No one seems to worry.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjQfjYMUnaU472hQr-P_svS5PiJII_CmKLjBCHpbH6YsZURxodcO3QJHIXsfpbZnta47QfgbR3PHr18koaEPviRWcmMDYcErDpx5hrjRT4n3j3SICgJEwzSuzhMpmgaF51reDQ_A8F15o8-hsHRSLIUoENMDHENMEXo8DNKMWWwGCYCaDJ6hslVQvgQ/s4896/DSC08387%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Makes perfect </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">gnocchi and other round pasta. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vzt4QMeCxVDmzxeyM0NKRQJOkdDJIpxDSLSVOpQleLdf5wwky2Wx6mtyNL959skRaMrv8sbKT_jI3a_PCrxcIVlsAMaxFN0jTMfEbFydYp-Bj8L7Dk6qtDUXjkm-47m_8Z34q06ZAx18oaspO-rednhqbvryxBCdntUlN9Hr8dTgINGYWErPAl46dA/s4896/DSC08402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vzt4QMeCxVDmzxeyM0NKRQJOkdDJIpxDSLSVOpQleLdf5wwky2Wx6mtyNL959skRaMrv8sbKT_jI3a_PCrxcIVlsAMaxFN0jTMfEbFydYp-Bj8L7Dk6qtDUXjkm-47m_8Z34q06ZAx18oaspO-rednhqbvryxBCdntUlN9Hr8dTgINGYWErPAl46dA/w640-h480/DSC08402.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After lunch we were given a private tour of the Palazzo. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very small pieces of glass allow for every detail and every individual expression. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpOH9iqLj_WUe33nNyGD7_ZcxhWFmdaLRyCZ565IcgCeGeC-tsnhdL5xBHOPmF-yFBJHvI0H69RmNyQ0TEr923RD0iHhG8rYXA2_S0yvkgiNt-kSFTFxgB4u6ggRZ1INjrQXH05RuyGQDl98uux1ivTRiDsTALRI0GSTvxVSpGV5CIsTezlB27___9Q/s4896/DSC08417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpOH9iqLj_WUe33nNyGD7_ZcxhWFmdaLRyCZ565IcgCeGeC-tsnhdL5xBHOPmF-yFBJHvI0H69RmNyQ0TEr923RD0iHhG8rYXA2_S0yvkgiNt-kSFTFxgB4u6ggRZ1INjrQXH05RuyGQDl98uux1ivTRiDsTALRI0GSTvxVSpGV5CIsTezlB27___9Q/w640-h480/DSC08417.JPG" width="640" /></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-size: large;">Greek Architecture at the Valley of the Temples of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Agrigento, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sicily, the largest Island in the Mediterranean</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeU5KIwbw4CqGmqp_VYu5KKeQQauGPxQ2-zqCeoTM1SRyA3ZrId-Nglw8SCrkzGEwBkCzg4PGVhwgLH2yrN3kzd0HZWsGSYjgifqSw4q3SNh8sp2AdeYR0UMs41dfWlBsOnjF_l1K8OS8XATEzlKth-6wGqNWIOGT3-znvWbUI-lFCWaxgMWJsXYVz7A/s3477/DSC08421%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does this structure look familiar?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwggtfQ6BkrbJoDJAH8vUZx2MXO9fd22dUCY_oGkj7rxyibMPKLp1n9JdNewaFumDMXtMwVY35W6fLGjuBwP--czHiRK3YVVtc3R_CBYDhKNsntTtqXedaMkZaXdBO4QD-dZ1Mw2olf42ADcaSNT55LOnJefUhFp3ktPnIEaFvbL5gqOvI7RWH1VDIA/s4896/DSC08429%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwggtfQ6BkrbJoDJAH8vUZx2MXO9fd22dUCY_oGkj7rxyibMPKLp1n9JdNewaFumDMXtMwVY35W6fLGjuBwP--czHiRK3YVVtc3R_CBYDhKNsntTtqXedaMkZaXdBO4QD-dZ1Mw2olf42ADcaSNT55LOnJefUhFp3ktPnIEaFvbL5gqOvI7RWH1VDIA/w640-h480/DSC08429%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Sunset at the Valley of the Temples. </span></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">A perfect day in Sicily.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Gina</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-39153161968922195832022-10-17T07:56:00.005-06:002022-10-17T07:56:49.844-06:00Caltagirone, Sicily<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseMIOjMBZg9nbgQcmtWvrSRcK19Hp28EnXx1_racz_szJznp0X_slWFZrsK77mt0-FYfTnFnuyGPM5Xx-Qk9Ip-nCnKAy2XsNdl2d8nA9Lo_-dam5z80BAakVdUofrFrHDQFY4TXdHNovpqzDXa-juSOFNo-NujyA6vksg0nLKDBX7wrVEl_BDLvC2Q/s2856/DSC08467%20%282%29.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WCmDClFiJcJZfnfWc-J7LeXbhZvsRghcsxpls1vM1D5c_MF-LQZ6GINW52AZf43vhnBWUyQWtZ4cOy-gE6FnJFWy3Gf4aLzZFcRSfeO1pa5qHb7rZeX3Mt_l8QZkPmJut4-E98iWpSfPBYGKTyS3-wuj8Twmi-RuXaiFLj67XT-zVn7pphEecxHQWQ/s4896/DSC08436%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WCmDClFiJcJZfnfWc-J7LeXbhZvsRghcsxpls1vM1D5c_MF-LQZ6GINW52AZf43vhnBWUyQWtZ4cOy-gE6FnJFWy3Gf4aLzZFcRSfeO1pa5qHb7rZeX3Mt_l8QZkPmJut4-E98iWpSfPBYGKTyS3-wuj8Twmi-RuXaiFLj67XT-zVn7pphEecxHQWQ/w640-h480/DSC08436%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Staircase connects upper and lower hill town of Caltagirone. <br />142 Stteps were built in the 1600s and hand painted ceramic tiles were affixed in the 18th century.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiYfzzZr7a88AuxdZt1pzE6gOW23xwEwFq9F9G0vguRNNP3fLhkIGZQQ4GZWkJHBJk6fSE0BZC1C1cLtMKxTspT_xWNrgzQH5i9MP9MEAHLw5rBxL5lXrV0TZlpWRdr4EKl3RJCo8W28XgngzZ9yGupUY5Ad4b7iW1ucKmO6iH4mR0zmBSGdL5dZnEQ/s1512/tiles%20a%20014aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1512" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiYfzzZr7a88AuxdZt1pzE6gOW23xwEwFq9F9G0vguRNNP3fLhkIGZQQ4GZWkJHBJk6fSE0BZC1C1cLtMKxTspT_xWNrgzQH5i9MP9MEAHLw5rBxL5lXrV0TZlpWRdr4EKl3RJCo8W28XgngzZ9yGupUY5Ad4b7iW1ucKmO6iH4mR0zmBSGdL5dZnEQ/w640-h610/tiles%20a%20014aa.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">I painted 200 tiles for a new horse arena in Florida.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing you a great week,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gina <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-7800348949949462962022-09-18T15:49:00.001-06:002022-09-18T15:49:50.436-06:00Summer, so fleeting<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where did the Summer go?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6tTKkSWpWxW0e7HiQ_DU0dXK822EzfmM6FaoK_27WBnijO9LD1Ke7AG6a6yZsKIzJ6rd92D63YgUgEPAdQGSshX5YKFrAq8CJ5hGufNoUvcxcGC8Yb_cqvN4YggacaJdXbngxlYQ-6FxNC88GgpIbd5gYcU1foiDc7bfoULy302_6CDHqn5n_GJ_Gg/s3645/DSC08355%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="3032" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6tTKkSWpWxW0e7HiQ_DU0dXK822EzfmM6FaoK_27WBnijO9LD1Ke7AG6a6yZsKIzJ6rd92D63YgUgEPAdQGSshX5YKFrAq8CJ5hGufNoUvcxcGC8Yb_cqvN4YggacaJdXbngxlYQ-6FxNC88GgpIbd5gYcU1foiDc7bfoULy302_6CDHqn5n_GJ_Gg/w532-h640/DSC08355%20(2).JPG" width="532" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Colors have never been brighter</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIGNxoA47g0IBa3w-ZPc46fRPjlSsdqyjOCgpCMK2ua2TaaXV5dVGaQYQL4Fc0u843R9-r0rr8UM0Lz2Ueq2JcJ7kIvBI2WOr-YCRtXZsSuxTzGcAten0hVA5XQgtpWexEXJvosf660Y-LJtXdqwYxKn2HpIvep9jpndGnFtLuZMdFWMgjFfowUGUsg/s4347/DSC08342%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4347" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIGNxoA47g0IBa3w-ZPc46fRPjlSsdqyjOCgpCMK2ua2TaaXV5dVGaQYQL4Fc0u843R9-r0rr8UM0Lz2Ueq2JcJ7kIvBI2WOr-YCRtXZsSuxTzGcAten0hVA5XQgtpWexEXJvosf660Y-LJtXdqwYxKn2HpIvep9jpndGnFtLuZMdFWMgjFfowUGUsg/w640-h480/DSC08342%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Long gone are the colors of Spring</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6kc0Ch2wXuhNN2DmZ8FXFTEj3Rs8eF17D6utlBvZfr_9p6fClHJx6mfWpoD4oksi1AYkm0JYiqiEWNLZmX21Gs8s5qoRI-qimxUaJ0ui3VsAJ6pDPxenxSPWD2HGvBGpZ5TngZtqr05qwY5LUju0bBqDHVFo9BKnkEx7Qe2doYydK1o_iedkc2S6_A/s4551/DSC08352%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="4551" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6kc0Ch2wXuhNN2DmZ8FXFTEj3Rs8eF17D6utlBvZfr_9p6fClHJx6mfWpoD4oksi1AYkm0JYiqiEWNLZmX21Gs8s5qoRI-qimxUaJ0ui3VsAJ6pDPxenxSPWD2HGvBGpZ5TngZtqr05qwY5LUju0bBqDHVFo9BKnkEx7Qe2doYydK1o_iedkc2S6_A/w640-h480/DSC08352%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></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-size: medium;">Now is the time to gather seeds for next year</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0pWib9uVZL0yEKa8xbCVTEK2UTlRBJ9IgJyj-R3SitJms_MNbztaCsLiAApXbB97LNosTVCLkfvL4SfxwTlamGL0MA47tWDD4qNVxAQKnaW_92ix19zTQgF87r616s7sGiX3qvn8JFLqyDEYvqlI3BTuJRJ2Yo_nKMOkRMMPGAsVazw9ZYr8XZHH5A/s4896/DSC08296%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0pWib9uVZL0yEKa8xbCVTEK2UTlRBJ9IgJyj-R3SitJms_MNbztaCsLiAApXbB97LNosTVCLkfvL4SfxwTlamGL0MA47tWDD4qNVxAQKnaW_92ix19zTQgF87r616s7sGiX3qvn8JFLqyDEYvqlI3BTuJRJ2Yo_nKMOkRMMPGAsVazw9ZYr8XZHH5A/w640-h480/DSC08296%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> too bright? What do you think?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBT_trVdVm4tA-UEAwQGdtmQqLtMfhuFffqaGl4SPIQZAmREEiD-iHzo2TWsHcrqERkILngU1y1f6dijQvnfCDMPzOuxTUxy0BcyeRdALI3rt93KJIGOWEkcpx0Ca-V73wig4Tqf2S6XqpecQeokpBOQJQ4GbtU8yzUBIDUMaxBKiVcrTJdJbtLxXiA/s4896/DSC08297%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBT_trVdVm4tA-UEAwQGdtmQqLtMfhuFffqaGl4SPIQZAmREEiD-iHzo2TWsHcrqERkILngU1y1f6dijQvnfCDMPzOuxTUxy0BcyeRdALI3rt93KJIGOWEkcpx0Ca-V73wig4Tqf2S6XqpecQeokpBOQJQ4GbtU8yzUBIDUMaxBKiVcrTJdJbtLxXiA/w640-h480/DSC08297%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></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-size: large;">Maybe add more blue, my favorite petunia, Sky Blue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L_td6Xg1eD-tvqeey5ACxZqlAqPTVtDzHfH4ou6pGQJdAQtF-zfoKwUJpXBSg2wvlsdRGv_LGARfkcMaQEGr-UGGAdZxm3k8tz1xIaK_8QC3peKsYO6tLoIGaQ9vj23rMBqLNRmBodzO-vW7Hu2twyPr-uyDHiRVf6GPSNh8o47wfKwotzx4AIBbmw/s1618/Sweet%20Peas%20002%20a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1618" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8L_td6Xg1eD-tvqeey5ACxZqlAqPTVtDzHfH4ou6pGQJdAQtF-zfoKwUJpXBSg2wvlsdRGv_LGARfkcMaQEGr-UGGAdZxm3k8tz1xIaK_8QC3peKsYO6tLoIGaQ9vj23rMBqLNRmBodzO-vW7Hu2twyPr-uyDHiRVf6GPSNh8o47wfKwotzx4AIBbmw/w557-h356/Sweet%20Peas%20002%20a.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's the blues and lavenders I usually plant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOdYr2WT--0vb6PzAOD58OvZiTBphftKPfy9w1tDe7RK-iYRhOEm_9gIyGb04cWK1qPmLMAxt2h1pOCQddPKubrmTrGMEgXB8gxGKiARswP4fUKbG7KHT1phxaxfMRDUsvFv7nu-GlnRTrbBhSkVU5qqbjhN21Iwvxy7-H4FPMyLiOmZl-03HrS_6uw/s1834/early%20morning%20009aw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1834" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOdYr2WT--0vb6PzAOD58OvZiTBphftKPfy9w1tDe7RK-iYRhOEm_9gIyGb04cWK1qPmLMAxt2h1pOCQddPKubrmTrGMEgXB8gxGKiARswP4fUKbG7KHT1phxaxfMRDUsvFv7nu-GlnRTrbBhSkVU5qqbjhN21Iwvxy7-H4FPMyLiOmZl-03HrS_6uw/w640-h544/early%20morning%20009aw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Why not do both.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you are enjoying the last days of Summer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> Gina</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-59272033431234318282022-09-03T09:04:00.000-06:002022-09-03T09:04:08.660-06:00So obliging<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Morning Glory</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So obliging</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKloVAObU3k4GMIiFFjmgNrjy8ID1GBT6rR995HyL2RMffWF2BlPf0Srsr-Cto5U9Srf0P0lLubp8y450wuen2MWR0kliFx0OJa5lEDA9PGPTUiSqtlgjapuWZAadGzKS0_DiqSyJ0AHBPM5MP0UOhjATdxV9Da52tJmX3rvPrpZWjSyP3pXReUyjg/s4059/DSC08282%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3443" data-original-width="4059" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKloVAObU3k4GMIiFFjmgNrjy8ID1GBT6rR995HyL2RMffWF2BlPf0Srsr-Cto5U9Srf0P0lLubp8y450wuen2MWR0kliFx0OJa5lEDA9PGPTUiSqtlgjapuWZAadGzKS0_DiqSyJ0AHBPM5MP0UOhjATdxV9Da52tJmX3rvPrpZWjSyP3pXReUyjg/w640-h542/DSC08282%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arranging themselves.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_oVf7ZmL1-TCdwzg9Io7rE2rHWVaQocqgM2YaNDqMyaWfNmALI41AM7pI_-gUPQ1N94aPyYE9jeX92MGoDhFSQcwRDPnBZmXTf5p9t_i8ow2etaNO6tJHD2uV-gSFFeBx8rmgGVIOADLfK_DTIIQBIiXaDQeSZ5H7XyQZnGO20AkCYUQo7xPIYZmeg/s2123/DSC08262%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2123" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_oVf7ZmL1-TCdwzg9Io7rE2rHWVaQocqgM2YaNDqMyaWfNmALI41AM7pI_-gUPQ1N94aPyYE9jeX92MGoDhFSQcwRDPnBZmXTf5p9t_i8ow2etaNO6tJHD2uV-gSFFeBx8rmgGVIOADLfK_DTIIQBIiXaDQeSZ5H7XyQZnGO20AkCYUQo7xPIYZmeg/w640-h366/DSC08262%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The log came from our city house, 50 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57OnD6lFVzd8Do8uSLRf_SrU7qH30ylzhtvCyZ07hk8asSW3qKK1ZukxUeI17pL6WimQvSSF9hKEpJLEBkC4JxIdu1AKgv3fd3jYzzyqhYE3NXCQF_8Xj_pPCVI2x4a0p2YXapAvE461FhuHMOPd83KGpiK_iQugIjRmTcmy8gK4GmdulPphII50wwA/s2420/rain%20025aw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1691" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57OnD6lFVzd8Do8uSLRf_SrU7qH30ylzhtvCyZ07hk8asSW3qKK1ZukxUeI17pL6WimQvSSF9hKEpJLEBkC4JxIdu1AKgv3fd3jYzzyqhYE3NXCQF_8Xj_pPCVI2x4a0p2YXapAvE461FhuHMOPd83KGpiK_iQugIjRmTcmy8gK4GmdulPphII50wwA/w448-h640/rain%20025aw.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They will wrap themselves around anything that is in their path.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGlxEbIHBGMSQL-BkauHmbfVWcgz6PFkJtmgwOVbgYMAfxFB1PKFAWbObeEbQfkorDQPM3JrvK7u4oniYMjbfoLa_jz9S6ReEzABzu3AKTkGap_0YigAvehLMtXrS_NyUrn3FjAl7UFc6l_lQ1asT8rSP0pHtB0HIx-FXz1eXefAoMuJfJ5VB30nG_Q/s2576/M'lisa%20010a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGlxEbIHBGMSQL-BkauHmbfVWcgz6PFkJtmgwOVbgYMAfxFB1PKFAWbObeEbQfkorDQPM3JrvK7u4oniYMjbfoLa_jz9S6ReEzABzu3AKTkGap_0YigAvehLMtXrS_NyUrn3FjAl7UFc6l_lQ1asT8rSP0pHtB0HIx-FXz1eXefAoMuJfJ5VB30nG_Q/w640-h480/M'lisa%20010a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Great punch of color in mixed arrangements</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Is the Summer really gone?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gina</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-7506037198031848612022-08-30T11:07:00.001-06:002022-08-30T11:08:17.000-06:00When evening falls<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9aL209CZspGt1m8Tw4GjVC0aOAPVKbUaiB2dbTltxYZEp-fS-oDkm2xN7XsJtw5hyeOmkv4Kaz_BE7IGBcEb2wPe755jqs1daETkTuS7v9KtlXJFE1dUICYQCcDgG1Io5L5NbhCR5yQY6ZOOGB7aIzy82bCUig2TIEd_86DjxISFB24Q7k5ey8Xkhg/s4896/DSC08202%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9aL209CZspGt1m8Tw4GjVC0aOAPVKbUaiB2dbTltxYZEp-fS-oDkm2xN7XsJtw5hyeOmkv4Kaz_BE7IGBcEb2wPe755jqs1daETkTuS7v9KtlXJFE1dUICYQCcDgG1Io5L5NbhCR5yQY6ZOOGB7aIzy82bCUig2TIEd_86DjxISFB24Q7k5ey8Xkhg/w640-h434/DSC08202%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shadows are getting longer.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf6ikvBmRSr7b_slh8IY8TZhnOIUNAxpwmX7vL1JPcThdfKeES1orxB3GdjwJIp8UC5UhXfMkc3TkN9HTUdOipyAnJIi1F_-3Et8urHuY-I9gQ6rBnRht2f5fQTdiuKeHyCkuv6JV_eHRFyZfNzU89crQpwFsEFlSOSg5eR9gu9Ofx4TpNdEkBRIb1A/s4785/DSC08140%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3589" data-original-width="4785" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf6ikvBmRSr7b_slh8IY8TZhnOIUNAxpwmX7vL1JPcThdfKeES1orxB3GdjwJIp8UC5UhXfMkc3TkN9HTUdOipyAnJIi1F_-3Et8urHuY-I9gQ6rBnRht2f5fQTdiuKeHyCkuv6JV_eHRFyZfNzU89crQpwFsEFlSOSg5eR9gu9Ofx4TpNdEkBRIb1A/w640-h480/DSC08140%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you are taking advantage of these lazy Summer days, </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-43525771384144383622022-08-14T09:55:00.003-06:002022-09-03T08:28:44.005-06:00Summer Colors<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zBbOmoTgPu7YzHvmlZH7IowlBNRDij-G1eoxxouqFjUwb_lVfh8AzU5uBvhyOsZiDYGwgQynvgxlKR9ao_EuIy6KIBGu9acjTRKgGTKE3rWB63NXe8GyLovHzzKyHUY_P6gweplhkVCaMy34ftahyJyuanZFV9BBPzyQ-UHDp3FLV1ARrpAYYCwasw/s300/DSC08226%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="300" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7zBbOmoTgPu7YzHvmlZH7IowlBNRDij-G1eoxxouqFjUwb_lVfh8AzU5uBvhyOsZiDYGwgQynvgxlKR9ao_EuIy6KIBGu9acjTRKgGTKE3rWB63NXe8GyLovHzzKyHUY_P6gweplhkVCaMy34ftahyJyuanZFV9BBPzyQ-UHDp3FLV1ARrpAYYCwasw/w640-h555/DSC08226%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p style="text-align: center;">My Tuberous Begonias are more than 20 years old, never re-potted or given special care. </p></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIWrbBXzYGJeq2hYsx9ERzlH0ZA7ectHejw8TYaDbDBNHAqNTafhHYFVBQ4V3fhbSPkZukZSHIT3Fl_Z22Zz9FY5NbsKp3FRUy0y-nTzr3W4JMS6fHhx65b4RtB-FVpNFz8Nx2H9BlrpeOP_W63sxcFK2O2mLtRDsjSw_ut9yH0FSV7NtmxsGlubbxg/s4896/DSC08154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIWrbBXzYGJeq2hYsx9ERzlH0ZA7ectHejw8TYaDbDBNHAqNTafhHYFVBQ4V3fhbSPkZukZSHIT3Fl_Z22Zz9FY5NbsKp3FRUy0y-nTzr3W4JMS6fHhx65b4RtB-FVpNFz8Nx2H9BlrpeOP_W63sxcFK2O2mLtRDsjSw_ut9yH0FSV7NtmxsGlubbxg/w640-h480/DSC08154.JPG" width="640" /></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-size: x-large;">Dwarf Zinnias provide lots of color</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyu3fcvdPt17gia0G5g1tY3jQiVHoYRXn3pdVfoydCUboDTnIBs2JN_9NyyEE5SO2jCIi8siGeFV_l4bDN59lidy688yf9deXyqHbwgBpSF4Xkb4GGBojHeBlNtJSsQlMDR1rlGuvDkMVrs57EXLZ6xu7psWkyjLhTV0eJRXBaLHeDYC1im3Td44ZCg/s4189/DSC08120%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4189" data-original-width="3397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyu3fcvdPt17gia0G5g1tY3jQiVHoYRXn3pdVfoydCUboDTnIBs2JN_9NyyEE5SO2jCIi8siGeFV_l4bDN59lidy688yf9deXyqHbwgBpSF4Xkb4GGBojHeBlNtJSsQlMDR1rlGuvDkMVrs57EXLZ6xu7psWkyjLhTV0eJRXBaLHeDYC1im3Td44ZCg/w518-h640/DSC08120%20(2).JPG" width="518" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Salpiglossis come in many colors, even black.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDVIFCFq3MvTfF8gcfgtnlCEjlMZaPG5wfbzQCj62Mt-ntTCOlDhrBgYfcWpRDtlkYBNaoC9S6y9AL5OQDaM8G7Y7L4BJHGkBuRa1imiBTo2b-tjF-lo1W9t91mN8ibFZbNMD57mWvfKkfSOtwhg6xHFwdbUqE7yTHpUdlas7Ux93Nj6ZKkUnvM2_fA/s4706/DSC08144%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="4706" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDVIFCFq3MvTfF8gcfgtnlCEjlMZaPG5wfbzQCj62Mt-ntTCOlDhrBgYfcWpRDtlkYBNaoC9S6y9AL5OQDaM8G7Y7L4BJHGkBuRa1imiBTo2b-tjF-lo1W9t91mN8ibFZbNMD57mWvfKkfSOtwhg6xHFwdbUqE7yTHpUdlas7Ux93Nj6ZKkUnvM2_fA/w640-h352/DSC08144%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shade is always welcome.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a great Summer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gina</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.com4