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Angelina October 11, 2016 Fall

Pumpkin Bread for Breakfast

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I *love* pumpkin bread. I have made it 4 times (I think) so far since September. I thought I’d share a little vignette I enjoyed one morning while munching on the bread.

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The reason I am sharing is because I was so thrilled with my new pumpkin bread pan!! Look how cute the bread is with the pumpkins molded into the bread! I have been looking at buying one of these specialty bread pans for a long time and finally bit the bullet this year! This is the cute pumpkin bread pan I used: click here for cute bread pan

I enjoyed this bread with some coffee in my little antique cut glass cup. However I frequently enjoy it with pumpkin spice tea- hence the teapot in the picture. I put some pecan pumpkin butter on top of the bread – yum yum!

While in the store, we spotted another super cute pan that allowed you to make these cute little themed bites – they are so fun! The shapes are all different – pinecone, pumpkin, acorn, and walnuts! They are really the perfect size for snacking and less messy!! I really liked the pan.

As a hint for these fancy molded pans – spray them down with some canola oil and pop them in the freezer for 15 minutes. Then pull out of the freezer and fill with the batter and put straight in the oven! Freezing these pans before helps the molded shape turn out way better! As for the pumpkin bread recipe? I confess, I actually use this mix, but it is suuuuuper good. I have tried making some copycat recipes from scratch via Pinterest, however none are as good!

Are you a pumpkin bread fan? Do you have a favorite recipe? If you do – leave me the link as my WS bread mix habit is not cheap!

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Angelina October 9, 2016 Fall

2016 Pumpkin Festival in Germany

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This year I had another opportunity to visit the World’s Largest Pumpkin Festival! It is held every year at Schloss Ludgwigsburg in Ludgwigsburg, Germany (just outside of Stuttgart).

We went stumbled upon it by accident in 2013 and when we decided to go to Europe this past September we made sure it was part of our itinerary again!

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Every year the festival consists of over 400,000 pumpkins!!! The festival is lots of fun! It is held on the castle grounds of this palace below:

Even if you aren’t pumpkin stir crazy, the grounds are beautiful and you can also tour the inside of the palace as well. We had been inside in 2013 so we passed this time.

Every year the pumpkin festival theme changes. This year it was Circus themed (Zirkus, in German). When we were there in 2013 it was a Sports theme. So if you go every year it is always different!

The pumpkin art is made mainly from wood, straw, and gourds/pumpkins. Just enjoy the pictures now!

They had this wall with all the different pumpkin and gourd varieties! I loved looking at it!

The festival also has pumpkin-themed food of all types: pumpkin… soup, bread, muffins, rice, ravioli, pasta, quiche, and of course, strudel! Now this soup inspired to me to create my own copycat version here! The dark stuff floating on top is pumpkin seed oil and it is DELICIOUS.

There are also special events that occur during the festival. Last time we were there they had pumpkin boat racing in the main fountain of the palace! This year we just missed Ray Villafane, the famous pumpkin carver.

You can view my trip to the pumpkin festival in 2013 here.

So what do you all think of the pumpkin festival?? Have you ever seen anything like it??

OH PS – I saw a stork for the first time in real life in Germany at the festival and was so excited I had to share!

For more information, you can visit the official website here.

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Angelina October 7, 2016 Uncategorized

Home Updates, Paris Fashion Week, Christmas, and more!!

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FIVE ON FRIDAY!!!

I have a lot to share today! LOTS of pictures!

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House Updates – Choosing a Fireplace Mantel

Earlier in the year I wrote about how I am going to have a freestanding fireplace in my house with floor-to-ceiling rock work.

I have been working hard to pick a fireplace mantel because apparently the builder needs to know for framing design and stuff.

Initially I thought I wanted a plain French fireplace like the classic Provence-type fireplace, below:

But then I thought, this is the centerpiece of the room and I really do like French fufu, so maybe I’ll go just a *little* more fufu because I like it. Not like Versailles Marble & Gold fufu.

The fireplaces are all limestone (either cast/carved or a mixture).

So these are what I have been considering… The dimensions though of the one below are a little wonky for my fireplace so I don’t think it will end up working.

This one below is a major contender.

I also like this one below too. But the shelf on top is nearly 2″ wide which I think is a little big.

This one I don’t have the dimensions for, but I think it is nice.

I like this one below too.

Which one do you all like BEST? Leave me a comment!!

Christmas & Bloomingdale’s SALE!

Bloomingdales is having a 25% off Friends and Family Sale right now and I thought I would get a start on my Christmas shopping.

Here is some Christmas decor that caught my eye that *never* (and I mean never) goes on sale!! (Please don’t feel pressured to buy anything here, I am simply sharing some things that I like that don’t go on sale!)

Juliska Reindeer Games Mug

Juliska Winter Frolic Ruby Tree Platter

Christopher Radko Haute Houndstooth Muffy Ornament

Juliska Winter Frolic Under the Mistletoe Ruby Trivet

Michael Aram Snowman Globe Christmas Ornament

Swarovski 2016 Annual Star Ornament

I have several of these Pendleton Wool Throws in different colors and I LOVE THEM!!

Pendleton Wool Throw in Red

Pendleton Glacier Park wool throw

Shop the Bloomingdale’s 25% off sale here!! Enter the Promo Code FRIENDS at checkout!! The sale is their whole website, including clothes, shoes, and more so be sure to check it out!!

Let’s Talk about Tartan

All of this Christmas talk has me dreaming about tartan! So, last year, I bought these Red Tartan Chargers from Williams Sonoma but they sold out and I went all over town looking for them and *finally* got a set of 12. If you are thinking of buying these this year, now is the time! (Again, don’t feel pressured, these just sold out super fast last year and took me waiting for people to return them to get some of my own!)

White Tartan Mugs, Set of 4

I bought this Red Tartan Bedding Set last year and I LOVE it. If you are thinking about buying it, you need to do it quickly as it sold out super fast last year!

It also come in the white color way: White Tartan Bedding

or this pretty Blue Isle Tartan Bedding

This Le Creuset Tartan Cast Iron pan is pretty cute, too!

It was Paris Fashion Week this past week! I love looking at all of the pretty outfits every season that the designers make! I like to pretend that I am shopping and always pick out an outfit I would wear from each show! If you had an unlimited budget, what outfit would you choose to wear?

#1 Valentino

#2 Chloé

#3 Chloé

#4 Chanel

#5 Chanel

#6 Chanel

#7 Alexander McQueen

I love the handmade details on this dress!

#8 Alexander McQueen

#9 Alexander McQueen

#10 Dior

I think I would wear #3 Chloe. Although #2 is perfect for a cruise! In reality I would probably wear the athleisure suit from Dior (#10) the most!

ANDDD also, Louis Vuitton debuted an iPhone case that looks like one of their trunks! I am wanting one, however don’t know how insane they will cost!

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I added a new PAGES tab up at the top – it is a HOLIDAY page!!! It is in the works currently and I have Halloween ready but Thanksgiving and Christmas should be up shortly!

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Angelina October 6, 2016 Fall

French Country Fall Ideas – Thursday Favorite Things

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Before our French country Fall tour begins, let’s sit back and enjoy some hot mulled apple cider. Kingsbury Brook Farm shared a delicious recipe for hot apple cider!

Then, let’s enjoy a Frenchy appetizer! Simplify Life with Mrs. R shared this recipe for this French Inspired Pear & Brie Pastry! YUM!

Okay, now onto the French country tour… Belle Blue Interiors shared her French country kitchen. I love how the orange of the pumpkins goes so well with her blue dishes!

Olivia from Reinvented Collection, one of our co-hostesses shared her painted cabinet makeover decorated in the French country style for Fall! Don’t you love it? Please also swing by her blog – she has her own features every week too!!

Bringing French Country Home shared her entry way styled in a natural French country way. Love the antlers in the French market bag!

Designthusiasm shared this beautiful French country table for Fall! I love the use of pink roses end eucalyptus Who says Fall has to be all orange?

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Angelina October 4, 2016 Fall

Rustic Fall Centerpiece Decor with Owls

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With every season I change the decor in the center of our ridiculously oversized kitchen island. I have to crawl on top the counter to place the owls in the center!

I love decorating for Fall with my owls. I have slowly added to the collection, but I think I am done collecting them. I’ve had these pieces for years now.

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The wreath holder is up year round and I change the wreath as the seasons change. For Fall I have an acorn wreath which I love. Below is a look at the entire centerpiece. I have scattered mini Fall candle figurines, lit Fall leaf light strand, Steiff teddy bears and a nutcracker. The pumpkins are from the garden. The scent from a seasonal candle fills the room putting one in a Fall mood!

I love this nutcracker and the sunflowers. Who says nutcrackers are for Christmas only? You can also see some of the little candle figurines better – pumpkins, owls, and a squirrel!

A closer look at the owls and acorn wreath. As you may have noticed, photographing in this room is incredibly difficult with the lighting situation. It is so bright at the windows but dim in the kitchen. I can’t use natural light in the kitchen so all the pictures take on a yellow hue.

Below are my little Steiff teddy bears. We have pumpkin bear who I’ve had for several years. This year I have a new bear who is carrying a maple leaf that is changing colors. He is really cute and is actually a yellow-orange-brown color just as in the picture. And you may have noticed the odd color of the pumpkins… they are YELLOW! Yes, really, it is not photoshop! They grew on our compost pile as volunteers. I have never seen yellow pumpkin before! We are thinking we are going to save the seeds and plant more next year just to see what happens!

A last look at our Fall centerpiece and our unique yellow pumpkins.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my little Fall centerpiece for the kitchen!

And here I picked a few of my Fall favorites…

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Angelina September 29, 2016 Uncategorized

Fall Fashion, Recipes and Decor Ideas – Thursday Favorite Things

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I had so much fun looking through everyone’s posts that were linked up last week! I just absolutely love Fall (but not as much as I love Christmas!) and I love all of the inspiration out there. What I love about Thursday Favorite Things is the variety of posts that we have! This week I’ve picked out a few of my favorites!

First, Katherine from Katherine’s Corner and our main hostess shared this wonderful recipe for an apple galette. Doesn’t it look beautiful? Please do swing by her blog; she spends a lot of time organizing this party for us all and would be so delighted to have you stop by.

Courtney at Courtney’s Cookbook shared this delicious and healthy Autumn granola! I can almost taste it!

Christine’s home and Travel Adventures shared this wonderful Fall tablescape. I just love the brown transferware dishes she used!!

Everyday Living shared this wonderful Fall table! I love the stacked pumpkins in the center!

Another thing that comes to mind when I think of Fall is Fall Fashion Weeks!!!

1010 Park Place shared this post about the universal language of Fashion with some beautiful photos from New York Fashion Week!

Speaking of New York Fashion Week (NYFW), Lauryncakes shared her tips on how to navigate NYFW and even get front row seats!!

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Angelina September 25, 2016 Fall

Country French Fall Home Tour 2016

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Hello!! Welcome to my Fall Home Tour for 2016!

I *LOVE* Fall and I am so excited to share my Fall home! Let’s have a look at the front porch, shall we?
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This year the front porch has some major style complete with a hay bale! Hey, we are living in the country after all and actually grew hay on our land! Although, this is not our hay, but that’s okay (everything is rhyming right now). I love the cinderella pumpkins stacked up! These are actually French pumpkins, Rouge Vif d’Etampes, and it is the pumpkin that inspired the artist to draw Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage.

Below, I put my MK Hunter boots out. I liked how they looked with the wreath on the front door with MK ribbon! You can see my Fall Wreath tutorial here. The mums brighten up the porch, although with my brown thumb, they are likely going to die. The little lion statue is vintage French!

When you come inside you see our dining table in the background… this year I had fun filling the antique dough bowl with white and blue pumpkins.

A sneak peek of the Fall tabelscape I created… the entire tablescape is saved for a post later this week!

Mr. Swan this year is more neutral in his decor. The dried roses and eucalyptus have been there since Spring… I just really like how they look. Some white mini boos surround him with some acorns. Mr. Swan is made by Bavent Pottery which is located in France. The company has been around since 1842.

Into the living room… a little coffee table vignette with MK tray, tea set, and velvet pumpkins brighten up the room. The fur pillow is actually there year round, but goes great with the Fall look!

In front of the fireplace is a Fall pillow. Actually, I confess, it is just a table runner secured around a pillow. Couldn’t find a table to use it on this year! My Fall fashion accessories are displayed for the photoshoot for fun!

Here is this year’s mantel. It is a little simpler than last year… just a few of the odd shaped gourds that we all love! The lavender the that was in my dough bowl earlier in the year is now in a Madeleine pot!

A closer look at the Fall mantel… love the fun gourds. The candles are faux and light up at night on a timer!

New this year are these little scarecrow and witch figurines! They are actually not Halloween, technically, they are part of a Wizard of Oz set . I just bought these two of the set because I thought they would be perfect for Fall decor! You can find them here: Scarecrow and Wicked Witch

In the corner of the room is a sneak peek at Halloween. These two houses light up. The barn makes scary noises and the bats on the right house spin in a circle. My husband loves them!

Don’t you just love this purple Indian corn?

On another table is the sunnier side of Fall… fresh cut dahlias from my garden fill vases from Astier de Villate. These are surrounded by vintage handkerchiefs. Fall isn’t all about orange pumpkins! In fact, you’ll notice inside the house I only had 1 orange real pumpkin! I actually hate the color orange… but the Fall porch is really the only place I use orange!

The velvet pumpkin vignette I blogged about last week is still up on the other side of the same room as the dahlias…

We end with a look at the scene on the kitchen island… my favorite owls are out again! This year is a new Steiff teddy on the right, and a Fall candle is burning. More on this scene is to come, just this post is already long enough!

I hope you enjoyed my little Fall home tour! Thank you for stopping by and sharing one of my favorite seasons!

Here is last year’s Fall Home Tour!

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Angelina September 22, 2016 Uncategorized

Pumpkin Decor & Recipes – Thursday Favorite Things

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I’m BACK from vacation and am so excited to share features from last week’s party… it’s pumpkin themed features for me!! I have this week’s link party link as well which is at the bottom of this post!

Simply Stacie shared a recipe for chocolate pumpkin cheesecake that sounds and looks AMAZING.

Sugar and Succulents shared this super easy DIY Pumpkin planter! Isn’t it cute?

The Ornate Splendor shared her embellished pumpkins for Autumn. Aren’t they fabulous?

The Seaman Mom shared this recipe for Pumpkin Cake which sounds super tasty!

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Angelina September 20, 2016 Fall

Decorating with Velvet Pumpkins and Velvet Corn

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I *love* decorating with velvet pumpkins for Fall! They are really quite photogenic and I love the beautiful jewel tone colors that they come in! This year I was super excited to discover velvet corn!

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Creating this Fall vignette was a little bit of an accident. You see, I had an orchid in this old stone vase with Spanish moss and it died. So I was changing around my decor to find something to put in the vase when I noticed that the pumpkins looked pretty cute sitting next to the vase. So, I grabbed a few more and voila!

You could easily recreate this look at home. Simply find an old vase, arrange your velvet pumpkins, and add a little bit of Spanish moss. It goes well with the orange of the pumpkin!

I love the real dried stems on the pumpkins! I tried to pick the pumpkins with stems that were a little whimsical. I also love the new corn with the Swarovski crystal kernels! You can get the corn here and here. I think it goes well with the pumpkins!

I still remember the first time I saw velvet pumpkins… they were in a little shop in Portland, Oregon in 2008. I thought, wow, this is special! I didn’t know many years later they would be at Neiman Marcus! You see, Hot Skwash is from Tigard, OR and I think the little shop was her first dealer. Then it seemed came along Love Feast Shop online that is so popular with bloggers. I don’t know if they are the same company or not? They are very similar to each other. Although, I noticed the Love Feast shop doesn’t have velvet corn, so it makes me think they are different. But they do both have velvet pumpkins, mushrooms, and acorns.

As you can see, I have quite a few pumpkins but they are all really little. The smaller ones are a lot cheaper than the large ones! Do you have any velvet pumpkins?

Here are a few Fall favorites…

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Angelina September 16, 2016 Uncategorized

Oktoberfest Ideas – Five on Friday

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Five on Friday – Oktoberfest Edition!!!

The Oktoberfest starts tomorrow in Germany and I have rounded up my Oktoberfest posts from previous years’!!

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Germany Pretzel Recipe

This is an authentic German pretzel recipe that I translated from German. The only different thing about this pretzel recipe is that the pretzels are dipped in a baking soda bath instead of a lye bath. They are really quite tasty!

Traditional Apple Strudel

What would an Oktoberfest party be without apple strudel?? This apple strudel recipe is really pretty easy to make as you use puff pastry as the dough instead of making a handmade dough. You can’t tell the difference!

What to Wear to the Oktoberfest!

I have put together a guide on what to wear to the Oktoberfest… from traditional lederhosen and dirndls to Americanized versions.

Oktoberfest Party Ideas

If you are going to host your own Oktoberfest party at home, here is an Oktoberfest party guide of things you should have at your party complete with food suggestions!

Oktoberfest Party Table

I made this Oktoberfest party table last year and it was a hit! I printed off cutouts of Lebkuchen (the gingerbread hearts) and had them dangle from the chandelier.

And guess what, I’m in Germany as we speak, just missing the Oktoberfest. Auf Wiedersehen!

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Angelina September 15, 2016 Uncategorized

Thursday Favorite Things with Katherine’s Corner!

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This week I cannot post my favorites from last week or include a link to this week’s link party.

To add your link and visit other links in this week’s link party, click here to go to Katherine’s Corner. Katherine is our main hostess and spends so much time every week putting together this party. Please give her a visit! I will be back next week with my favorites from the party this week and will have the link for the party up as well.

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Angelina September 13, 2016 Fall

13 Inspiring Fall Porch Decorating Ideas

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This year I want to have a prettier porch for Fall. I have turned to Pinterest and my some of my favorite blogs for inspiration. 13 porches as today is September 13!

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First, I want to start with one of my all-item favorite porches, from Pottery Barn, of course…

source -Pottery barn

I LOVE Stone Gable’s use of tartan on her porch.

source- Stone Gable

this one below is more Halloween like, but it’s fun!

source – Pottery Barn

I love the garland here.

source Laura Trevey

I love the use of dried corn stalks.

source – I can’t find one! So sorry!

This color scheme is more monochromatic.

source – Pottery Barn

I like this one below with the fruit mixed in the garland. I also think the green vines are real.

source – Peonies & Orange Blossoms

Here was the beginning of my Fall porch from last year… by the end of the season it was covered in pumpkins but unfortunately I did not take a picture. This picture is from when only a few of our pumpkin vines were reading for picking!

source – Peonies & Orange Blossoms

source – Still Woods Farmhouse

I like the corn stalks and the welcome sign!

source Shabby Grace blog

Source – Cottage in the Oaks

Isn’t that fall arrangement on the left amazing?? I also like the wispy vines on the right.

source – Serendipity Refined

Now, if only we all had a picture-perfect dog to pose for all of us!

source- Craftberry Bush

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What I noticed about these porches is that more is more! I love that lots of pumpkins are used. I love the dried stalks and all the use of mums!

Here are a few Fall favorites…

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Angelina September 11, 2016 Desserts

Peach Clafoutis Recipe

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I have said it before and I’ll say it again: we have peaches coming out of our ears. So that means I have been busy baking up a storm using all of the peaches!

Now, I have been wanting to try to make a clafoutis because it sounds so fancy. It is pronounced kla-foo-tee. But guess what? It is SUPER EASY to make. I feel like the name is deceiving for that reason!

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Now, for the recipe, I simply used Julia Child’s recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She used other fruit but I substituted peaches. It was tasty!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups milk (I used 2%)
2/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
3 eggs
1tbsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup flour
3-4 ripe peaches, sliced

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F
In a blender, blend the milk, 1/3 cup of sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, and flour.
Then, pour about a 1/4 inch layer of the matter into a lightly buttered baking dish (a cast iron pan works the best!). Place over heat for 2-3 minutes on the stove top until the batter sets up in the pan.
Remove from the heat and then spread the peaches evenly over the batter. Pour the remaining batter on top. Sprinkle the remaining 1/3 cup sugar on top of that (I only sprinkled part of it as it seemed like a lot of sugar).
Bake at 350F for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The clafoutis is done when it is puffed and brown. Plunge a knife in the center and if it comes out clean you are down!
Serve warm, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

If you have never had a clafoutis it is kind of like a pancake/flan batter with fruit cooked in the middle.

You can impress your friends by making this dish – it sounds so fancy but it is SO EASY to make that a beginner could make it!

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Five on Friday – Silent Fall

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Five on Friday is a little different this week…

Just five images in silence to get you in the mood for Fall…

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Thursday Favorite Things

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This week I am unable to share my favorites! I am sorry you guys! I also can’t post our usual link party link as I am traveling. If you would like to link up and visit. All of the links, please go to Katherine’s Corner. She is our main hostess and creator of this party. I know she would be delighted to have you stop by!

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