Spruce Up Your Interior For Christmas – Living Rooms

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greengiftsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1137292-pinecones-xl-285x300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.greengiftsguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1137292-pinecones-xl-285x300.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 250px;" /></a><br />I'm deliberately going to steer away from all the razzmatazz and commercial side of the festive season for living rooms and suggest that you use your curtain poles or tracks as a means of hanging natural and handmade festive decorations.<br /><br />Combine these with pretty bowls filled with pine cones in various shapes and sizes along with home-made tree decorations, such as gingerbread men, iced biscuits, cinnamon sticks tied with red bows and natural items that you found in your garden or while taking a walk. For those who like to have a more calm festive season these types of decorations show that you have great interior design flair and can turn your hand to create stunning displays which you've made yourself.<br /><br />The great thing about using your <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/curtain-poles/>curtain poles</a> to hang decorations is that you can add decorations to every room in your home in a subtle and whimsical way without having to spend lots of money. You can also use natural or home-made items as tiebacks to your curtains to give a coordinated look to your windows.<br /><br />Think outside the box this Christmas and make your own decorations to suit colour scheme and style of your living room.<br /><br />Image: GreenGifts

Spruce Up Your Interior For Christmas – Living Rooms

I'm deliberately going to steer away from all the razzmatazz and commercial side of the festive season for living rooms and suggest that you use your curtain poles or tracks as a means of hanging natural and handmade festive decorations.Combine these with pretty bowls filled with pine cones in vario…

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7 Day Dare: Fair Isle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SFD83fveJOjqYioK8iXzSuVORfTkuhB1trZf5GzECykXLgl9jUiXVqfzFwVpaYgZx5XY6CiRT3XruIjpD9wbl4jOI0tO3-PFzyo2gfHzEI-l4IUZpanQzAe8BaCpOXg-OKYgroQANAR9/s1600/12.1.11b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SFD83fveJOjqYioK8iXzSuVORfTkuhB1trZf5GzECykXLgl9jUiXVqfzFwVpaYgZx5XY6CiRT3XruIjpD9wbl4jOI0tO3-PFzyo2gfHzEI-l4IUZpanQzAe8BaCpOXg-OKYgroQANAR9/s640/12.1.11b.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just enough time today to do a quick post! Right now I am writing 2 papers so enjoy today's look!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oND8DiwjFeaS3AgYI7V5gwCnn_S2ed2LLYl7_Gbg1UMgeEiEwZ1936ItzNgChZE4Y3c6ofDP1-bcLRLg0WG8yYLDV7Ge0QzPqpyft5XPmEHjBc6K5HzY8-PTEvGMX1uu_L5KVXOh_lCP/s1600/12.1.11c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oND8DiwjFeaS3AgYI7V5gwCnn_S2ed2LLYl7_Gbg1UMgeEiEwZ1936ItzNgChZE4Y3c6ofDP1-bcLRLg0WG8yYLDV7Ge0QzPqpyft5XPmEHjBc6K5HzY8-PTEvGMX1uu_L5KVXOh_lCP/s400/12.1.11c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1_UNFcKapjh6A31Q4kinS0XOiwa8L03fuPeNO0cvWyB4P-101Z_6YOuZIyZ0ap-IeakFv3mQTJ4LgXsr3BeEhuXisUwSq_gwnW7Z1lpq6D0GCAg7gsmzV2K_Y-eZxvzQq2d60H_y2Lng/s1600/12.1.11d.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1_UNFcKapjh6A31Q4kinS0XOiwa8L03fuPeNO0cvWyB4P-101Z_6YOuZIyZ0ap-IeakFv3mQTJ4LgXsr3BeEhuXisUwSq_gwnW7Z1lpq6D0GCAg7gsmzV2K_Y-eZxvzQq2d60H_y2Lng/s640/12.1.11d.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJIQgx0U1dXq0rrk2jC5KtghI2GNLNhwm-wrx8-Y-6qtw6YbikT-HpivjRausci8-8WJFggzZp30u_o7LyYzMzdSk0s2rMcVyUcAuswTT3ZghgQEVTaqoA6_SzSP2t8UrOk1_oA-t-WK4/s1600/12.1.11a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJIQgx0U1dXq0rrk2jC5KtghI2GNLNhwm-wrx8-Y-6qtw6YbikT-HpivjRausci8-8WJFggzZp30u_o7LyYzMzdSk0s2rMcVyUcAuswTT3ZghgQEVTaqoA6_SzSP2t8UrOk1_oA-t-WK4/s640/12.1.11a.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sweater: <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=59093&vid=1&pid=885579&scid=885579002" target="_blank">Old Navy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dress: Target</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tights:<a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=71410&vid=1&pid=886911&scid=886911022" target="_blank">Old Navy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Socks:<a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=19605922&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true" target="_blank">Urban Outfitters</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Necklace: Target</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boots: Ciao Bella from DSW</div>

7 Day Dare: Fair Isle

Just enough time today to do a quick post! Right now I am writing 2 papers so enjoy today's look!Sweater: Old NavyDress: TargetTights:Old NavySocks:Urban OutfittersNecklace: TargetBoots: Ciao Bella from DSW…

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December is National Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month

<br /><div style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqfanZXYhdYFGeB8pKGm_5cucUtCdcwP-EFcSWHBxl3wH1Pdu_s1HmeL5Rk4C8ZUcrOWgNb_20X5kCvAvSsfylKxWKqPUSCDE_wWE56HqJZREkZnX1vHnZYJP1aM07egTdfMnwD9Gh1Gy/s1600/druggeddrunkstats.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqfanZXYhdYFGeB8pKGm_5cucUtCdcwP-EFcSWHBxl3wH1Pdu_s1HmeL5Rk4C8ZUcrOWgNb_20X5kCvAvSsfylKxWKqPUSCDE_wWE56HqJZREkZnX1vHnZYJP1aM07egTdfMnwD9Gh1Gy/s200/druggeddrunkstats.bmp" width="200" /></a>Did you know that every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> People who drink and drive put everyone on the road in danger:</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/drinking-driving-150x172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="1 in 3 crash diver deaths involves a drunk driver. CDC Vital Signs. www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/DrinkingAndDriving/" border="0" src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/drinking-driving-150x172.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; height: 172px; width: 150px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>Certain groups are more likely to drink and drive than others.</u></div><br /><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Men were responsible for 4 in 5 episodes (81%) of drinking and driving in 2010. </li><li>Young men ages 21-34 made up only 11% of the U.S. adult population in 2010, yet were responsible for 32% of all instances of drinking and driving.</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">85% of drinking and driving episodes were reported by people who also reported binge drinking. Binge drinking means 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women during a short period of time.</li></ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>What can you do to prevention Drunk and Drugged Driving?</strong></div><ul><li>Do not drink and drive.</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8zmgTobSZKfyAnHjOi_2WNLRBnFIr94yx0wWhLHVVMFnLtFPFXYVjna6OtWOqTpudfE6G9L3pxnkwHjlvwYINxvC-N5oeTWvbVSxDroFip1cp85dG09QXYEh5h30d0hmeBgKj3c-oVrG/s1600/drunkdriving.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8zmgTobSZKfyAnHjOi_2WNLRBnFIr94yx0wWhLHVVMFnLtFPFXYVjna6OtWOqTpudfE6G9L3pxnkwHjlvwYINxvC-N5oeTWvbVSxDroFip1cp85dG09QXYEh5h30d0hmeBgKj3c-oVrG/s320/drunkdriving.gif" width="320" /></a>Buckle up at all times when you are in a vehicle</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Report drunk or impaired drivers</li><li>Talk to your children regarding driving impaired.</li></ul><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>

December is National Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month

Did you know that every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion. People who drink and drive put everyone on the…

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december 1...advent pockets to fill with love...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>morning lovely bloggy friends...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />we had a mid week teacher's strike here yesterday & therefore a house full of extra's...<br /><br />so not all my boxes were ticked- which i'm needing to do each & every day now that we are<b> *in*</b><br /><br />the month of our huge <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/going-homex.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{move back}</span></a> to the beautiful beaches of sydney...<br /><br /><br />so...after a morning of balance (you know those mornings- & it wasn't the kids!)...<br /><br />the ever patient, every gorgeous husband took all the kids to school...<br /><br />& i'm sitting here, with a strong cup of tea...thinking bout filling advent pockets...<br /><br /><i>not life altering i realise ;) but about all i can manage this morning...one of <b>those </b>mornings people...!</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3VrjwRYripjEAopaJrm0vZ6KCoLWyC5EBSo7JgH3BvhvbiJNO40u79W-EtNnr65pb3crhLAsNokFpacmYUIJHIBasShH9xyPscuOXOOT1dQmqyrQ5_ctlPgkXAR7lwARTFqMvqQT18IH/s1600/advent1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3VrjwRYripjEAopaJrm0vZ6KCoLWyC5EBSo7JgH3BvhvbiJNO40u79W-EtNnr65pb3crhLAsNokFpacmYUIJHIBasShH9xyPscuOXOOT1dQmqyrQ5_ctlPgkXAR7lwARTFqMvqQT18IH/s640/advent1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>for our three kiddos, age irrelevant, the *advent calendar* is a special lead up to the big day...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />they've all gone off to school this morning anticipating the opening of the first advent goodies<br /><br />this afternoon...<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>some years we've had little fabric squares on string lines across the windows...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />some years we've done the <strike>desperate</strike> easy <i>quick-it's-the-flippin-first-of-december-store-bought </i><br /><br />chocolate calendar boxes, with the flip open windows...<br /><br />you know the ones...awful, loud, disney inspired {!!??}...yet do the job...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXgZelBOaVKp9LOLPMxDLle10NIC5KRl6dsYwGDcmBZ-4hzltmTwq8Ubd57K8k_oNDNO2v11cyv5KJLPg4OcDYxUdZlUYbdNhFQlR5d99VtEUFuA5ULrI6Z04YJEVPoo1Da8T3Z_kJGLT/s1600/advent2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXgZelBOaVKp9LOLPMxDLle10NIC5KRl6dsYwGDcmBZ-4hzltmTwq8Ubd57K8k_oNDNO2v11cyv5KJLPg4OcDYxUdZlUYbdNhFQlR5d99VtEUFuA5ULrI6Z04YJEVPoo1Da8T3Z_kJGLT/s640/advent2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>this year</b> we needed something simple...that could survive a mid-advent flight <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/going-homex.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{home to Australia}</span></a>,<br /><br />whose daily pockets could be filled with more than chocolate coins...& that was made with love<br /><br />by me, for them, in the house we have loved in the english countryside, for so long...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKNjN6CgjmfQ6hJxuLgxIf-3GQjOCoasp29qY-q6XKm2762dISTZMg8oZFEpYbr_Eyb03u8k4MvwMXXSdWroX-eEwy3Xz-OT0jthfWBsg9Pf9LBVkchaZACpr1GLyS3MJs90u4ItX5SKG/s1600/advent3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKNjN6CgjmfQ6hJxuLgxIf-3GQjOCoasp29qY-q6XKm2762dISTZMg8oZFEpYbr_Eyb03u8k4MvwMXXSdWroX-eEwy3Xz-OT0jthfWBsg9Pf9LBVkchaZACpr1GLyS3MJs90u4ItX5SKG/s640/advent3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>so...the squares were cut...the french numbers stamped...the pieces sewn together...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />& this morning i am going for a quiet, simple wander to fill those pockets...<br /><br />english sweets...some little english souvenirs...little reminders of our time here together...<br /><br />by Christmas day we will be sitting in the sand, drinking smoothies & wondering what the cold<br /><br />felt like...<br /><br />so taking this advent calendar home on December 20 & opening one day in Dubai & the<br /><br />remaining days in the sunshine just makes <b>this year's calendar all the more special</b>...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfWLtk2zczl-bq1G-lse3cdRq1vhoSwFNBNbSyu0HZsYFh2N5FOMHtOt10yg-L6pLFA6Zpb7C9mFDA4FJS88hFGdGDhOwo29YTDqH3f1V97mv12vZ-xbqKHUitZTQ0-PsVGG_bcxsXho/s1600/advent6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfWLtk2zczl-bq1G-lse3cdRq1vhoSwFNBNbSyu0HZsYFh2N5FOMHtOt10yg-L6pLFA6Zpb7C9mFDA4FJS88hFGdGDhOwo29YTDqH3f1V97mv12vZ-xbqKHUitZTQ0-PsVGG_bcxsXho/s640/advent6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>at this time of year- life can be a tricky balance...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>remember the simple things are often the loveliest </b><b>memories...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYuE1fx-uwW5SmWhu3grFB1D6F3r6j6CdIZQbbgddZmLatD1aUf9qlq_MZc9LZ_6L91R420DJZt3BMYGz2HuqpYFCKxt7t_RPwOek31Yfj99XJ5AOdzvHY6mX315z129Oj7WAkUbFjczm/s1600/advent4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYuE1fx-uwW5SmWhu3grFB1D6F3r6j6CdIZQbbgddZmLatD1aUf9qlq_MZc9LZ_6L91R420DJZt3BMYGz2HuqpYFCKxt7t_RPwOek31Yfj99XJ5AOdzvHY6mX315z129Oj7WAkUbFjczm/s640/advent4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~</b></div><b><br /></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">a shared thought: yesterday an incredibly brave mother from our little school lost her long fight with cancer...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">her two beautiful children were blessed to have had her guide them for as long as she could...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today please just take a moment to look at your children...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">& to love them that little bit more...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Karen will always be an inspiration in my mind & though there are many tears- her smile is what i will recall each & every time we passed with school bags, scooters & *good morning's*...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">thank you for the small *moment* of time in which i knew you Karen- your children will continue to be loved & watched over at school by their many gentle friends...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div>

december 1...advent pockets to fill with love...

morning lovely bloggy friends...we had a mid week teacher's strike here yesterday & therefore a house full of extra's...so not all my boxes were ticked- which i'm needing to do each & every day now that we are *in*the month of our huge {move back} to the beautiful beaches of sydney...so...after a mo…

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7 Day Dare: Darlyna

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5DK3oPBSqPt2aQhBk_DfvpGxWgqQfp8UlNblXclfyoj23hi3ZsECV3hX2oa9KocHCRTNeeLpxVUXm57i3FpeDDMDk-__Sav8kLBIM0FaigXtAsSBdoa7-5EqYcIAkcXoJFqv9cAD0HZR/s1600/11.30.11a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5DK3oPBSqPt2aQhBk_DfvpGxWgqQfp8UlNblXclfyoj23hi3ZsECV3hX2oa9KocHCRTNeeLpxVUXm57i3FpeDDMDk-__Sav8kLBIM0FaigXtAsSBdoa7-5EqYcIAkcXoJFqv9cAD0HZR/s640/11.30.11a.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wild. That's the word I think of when looking at this outfit. It's crazy in the sense that you don't see a fur vest very often in Wyoming and if you do, I'd think it was real. I'd also think he'd killed it himself, assuming it was a man wearing the fur vest. He'd be all Dexter-like about it, taking a trophy of his kill. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFd7gVP5-JDl7ANPGlYVCPFiysjlc83gEE5wkhW8UCIHri7g6UCxhXSSw1h6DAoKQbd7AjNm_XvssdHJYjU-hpfTtDqy7tSECC3yTbtBt5d1azzAujpG4YzXbjh4MpsxsCe4n34ATQmf6/s1600/11.30.11b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFd7gVP5-JDl7ANPGlYVCPFiysjlc83gEE5wkhW8UCIHri7g6UCxhXSSw1h6DAoKQbd7AjNm_XvssdHJYjU-hpfTtDqy7tSECC3yTbtBt5d1azzAujpG4YzXbjh4MpsxsCe4n34ATQmf6/s640/11.30.11b.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which leads to why this post is called "Darlyna." As you know, I love the show "The Walking Dead" on AMC, and one character has really developed this season, becoming my favorite character: Daryl. He supports the "back-woods redneck" stereotype in season 1 and takes it with him into the first few episodes of season 2, but he slowly grows out of that view when he starts to do upstanding things for the group. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELjEaSXSYhV3-Ge3QQXlO9PiYzm5mGN5HfG9B2plDgy-nQbYQpaWfNNZ2VBHjbEB-GgZdDwLNGce584Bsmg6GaMfrm3ROg8GLFW6-NGTaW_HshCoxekJgQEpTqiE0uPhKt-GX0zHs9mWP/s1600/11.30.11c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELjEaSXSYhV3-Ge3QQXlO9PiYzm5mGN5HfG9B2plDgy-nQbYQpaWfNNZ2VBHjbEB-GgZdDwLNGce584Bsmg6GaMfrm3ROg8GLFW6-NGTaW_HshCoxekJgQEpTqiE0uPhKt-GX0zHs9mWP/s640/11.30.11c.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a scene in the episode "Chupacabra" where a vision of Daryl's brother comes and taunts him by calling him names, one of which is Darlyna. I was inspired to create a look for what I imagine Daryl's possible girlfriend would wear (also realizing they are in Georgia means this outfit would never work down there...oh the humidity). I love the way this character is opening up and becoming more human in a world where humanity is threatened by zombies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4ULUttqaBGd4QdAu69SOu9YwzRuug_DIG-JM5aJC5ZxkT9S7TKZXRw3m780hKWiHtWNlpKaLUMR85mjBAeJQzrdyk3gpQ_ZIzCnwlQ6w3QoNONP45zHHohRKsiOcuQyNNcY254pFjL77/s1600/11.30.11d.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4ULUttqaBGd4QdAu69SOu9YwzRuug_DIG-JM5aJC5ZxkT9S7TKZXRw3m780hKWiHtWNlpKaLUMR85mjBAeJQzrdyk3gpQ_ZIzCnwlQ6w3QoNONP45zHHohRKsiOcuQyNNcY254pFjL77/s400/11.30.11d.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly though, the show is on hiatus until February. *sigh* But for now, I'll be enjoying spiced eggnog and gingerbread cookies over the holiday season, at least until the gore begins again in February. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8e8WBHHM71RC5ufgVrD_w5hQGoiDDN3b3KPVi94SdKrIU0USeX3aj5mWlE1-6FeihEsmLaN7xm8tZnL5oO0dBsYljq0R_s58tUGkL-cbgDsfsUvrhUg3zVtv29iCZp0w8zOls90hdomo/s1600/11.30.11e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8e8WBHHM71RC5ufgVrD_w5hQGoiDDN3b3KPVi94SdKrIU0USeX3aj5mWlE1-6FeihEsmLaN7xm8tZnL5oO0dBsYljq0R_s58tUGkL-cbgDsfsUvrhUg3zVtv29iCZp0w8zOls90hdomo/s640/11.30.11e.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Vest: <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=74384&vid=1&pid=878782&scid=878782002" target="_blank">Old Navy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shirt: American Eagle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dress: Target</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tights: Old Navy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Necklace: Urban Outfitters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boots: Enzo from Nordstrom</div>

7 Day Dare: Darlyna

Wild. That's the word I think of when looking at this outfit. It's crazy in the sense that you don't see a fur vest very often in Wyoming and if you do, I'd think it was real. I'd also think he'd killed it himself, assuming it was a man wearing the fur vest. He'd be all Dexter-like about it, taking …

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Spruce Up Your Interior For Christmas – Kitchens

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJf2JU9rkFM-MnuLs6Ws1sMlXMdbXNVkkQwfMwRUjyXnwZpSn8UlW9f04ynOJLFcIx_3EFfb2EP8kUSye9b0er84pZU5FicWtXuB1pZ-9bhs-NOkQ6y5bN8rCpEysjtVwgv_DHXn8-UOL/s400/CHRISTMAS+INTERIORS_8.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJf2JU9rkFM-MnuLs6Ws1sMlXMdbXNVkkQwfMwRUjyXnwZpSn8UlW9f04ynOJLFcIx_3EFfb2EP8kUSye9b0er84pZU5FicWtXuB1pZ-9bhs-NOkQ6y5bN8rCpEysjtVwgv_DHXn8-UOL/s400/CHRISTMAS+INTERIORS_8.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" /></a><br />Keep your festive spirits up while you prepare mountains of festive foods by adding decorations to your kitchen! You don't have to go mad, but a simple artificial tree to compliment a stainless steel contemporary kitchen or home-made gingerbread men hanging from red ribbons from your curtain poles or <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/blinds/roller-blinds/kitchen-roller-blinds/>kitchen blinds</a> will remind you why you're slaving over a hot stove!<br /><br />The gorgeous aromas that waft from the kitchen will also make it a b-line for those who can't resist the beautiful smells, so they're bound to wander in to see what's cooking. Make use of family and friends by allocating tasks, such as peeling potatoes or washing up, it will help ease the pressure you may be feeling and make your guests and family feel useful – well that's the idea anyway!<br /><br />We see the sign 'Keep Calm and Carry On' on lots of soft furnishings, from cushions to wall plaques this may be a cliché but it is worth remembering that you should also be able to enjoy the festive season without being a slave in your own kitchen, add some decorations even if it's a pretty bowl filled with clove studded oranges or tiny baubles to remind you that the festive season is full of good cheer!<br /><br />Image: belle maison

Spruce Up Your Interior For Christmas – Kitchens

Keep your festive spirits up while you prepare mountains of festive foods by adding decorations to your kitchen! You don't have to go mad, but a simple artificial tree to compliment a stainless steel contemporary kitchen or home-made gingerbread men hanging from red ribbons from your curtain poles o…

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