tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12420994200124815842024-03-13T04:54:53.084-07:00Vintage VioletOld things, new things, and crafty in-betweens.Katkoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165342896298946047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242099420012481584.post-7316122782233482022012-01-30T12:09:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:20:55.582-08:00Dining Nook: Invention of Space.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-58PlfnviB5U/Tyb5n2usGxI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QnYFW-BHHZA/s1600/401243_10100172328818667_20619999_42639886_831532190_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-58PlfnviB5U/Tyb5n2usGxI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QnYFW-BHHZA/s320/401243_10100172328818667_20619999_42639886_831532190_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703520441212869394" /></a><br />So I took my reading area and turned it into a place where I can not only lounge and read, but also eat and gain weight. Obviously, that is the goal. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3ql5HMPXDE/Tyb6bINMFMI/AAAAAAAAAGs/NF93yEPCExY/s1600/418043_10100172329696907_20619999_42639901_1421218722_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3ql5HMPXDE/Tyb6bINMFMI/AAAAAAAAAGs/NF93yEPCExY/s320/418043_10100172329696907_20619999_42639901_1421218722_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703521322077525186" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yr3v_f5Gmxo/Tyb6OGPGQMI/AAAAAAAAAGg/r1MVC0tWL_U/s1600/428757_10100172329637027_20619999_42639900_114566007_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yr3v_f5Gmxo/Tyb6OGPGQMI/AAAAAAAAAGg/r1MVC0tWL_U/s320/428757_10100172329637027_20619999_42639900_114566007_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703521098210361538" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R1Yr0ye28xA/Tyb6Ff_-46I/AAAAAAAAAGU/Tpv255ARi08/s1600/419867_10100172329202897_20619999_42639893_896630188_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R1Yr0ye28xA/Tyb6Ff_-46I/AAAAAAAAAGU/Tpv255ARi08/s320/419867_10100172329202897_20619999_42639893_896630188_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703520950507463586" /></a><br /><br />In addition, my husband insisted I didn't need new dishes because I don't use the old ones. In actuality I do-- but he just doesn't want to use them with me. So I took photographic evidence.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbOuUfCh0bA/Tyb7ONzEbtI/AAAAAAAAAHo/NsSku9UEDUg/s1600/430337_10100172329512277_20619999_42639898_1239484150_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TbOuUfCh0bA/Tyb7ONzEbtI/AAAAAAAAAHo/NsSku9UEDUg/s320/430337_10100172329512277_20619999_42639898_1239484150_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703522199751913170" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qtciHbNSROg/Tyb7Jrs50nI/AAAAAAAAAHc/av6Rw5j17Yo/s1600/407267_10100172329731837_20619999_42639902_1195298983_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qtciHbNSROg/Tyb7Jrs50nI/AAAAAAAAAHc/av6Rw5j17Yo/s320/407267_10100172329731837_20619999_42639902_1195298983_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703522121879769714" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qN9CCuR2Qpo/Tyb6-iWQqAI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/3crYyBuWTUc/s1600/409486_10100172329766767_20619999_42639903_139130250_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qN9CCuR2Qpo/Tyb6-iWQqAI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/3crYyBuWTUc/s320/409486_10100172329766767_20619999_42639903_139130250_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703521930390317058" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSUZjiCOjfs/Tyb63Rxxu-I/AAAAAAAAAHE/EOAZNvDn1v0/s1600/422973_10100172329337627_20619999_42639895_683921144_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cSUZjiCOjfs/Tyb63Rxxu-I/AAAAAAAAAHE/EOAZNvDn1v0/s320/422973_10100172329337627_20619999_42639895_683921144_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703521805683244002" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYfCX_uqUY4/Tyb6ySPTO4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/LCX8bwg4Sco/s1600/398518_10100172329587127_20619999_42639899_286770829_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYfCX_uqUY4/Tyb6ySPTO4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/LCX8bwg4Sco/s320/398518_10100172329587127_20619999_42639899_286770829_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703521719907728258" /></a><br /><br />And of course to show him I was having ginger snaps I made the other day... and he wasn't.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9mF_sZQEMwY/Tyb7haDN9BI/AAAAAAAAAIA/tt0IqzgSKL4/s1600/423683_10100172329806687_20619999_42639904_1261531203_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9mF_sZQEMwY/Tyb7haDN9BI/AAAAAAAAAIA/tt0IqzgSKL4/s320/423683_10100172329806687_20619999_42639904_1261531203_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703522529458385938" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CCW0Ae2IrY/Tyb7ceJNxtI/AAAAAAAAAH0/8tQzZAkIiTQ/s1600/418201_10100172329831637_20619999_42639905_1440657279_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--CCW0Ae2IrY/Tyb7ceJNxtI/AAAAAAAAAH0/8tQzZAkIiTQ/s320/418201_10100172329831637_20619999_42639905_1440657279_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703522444657936082" /></a>Katkoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165342896298946047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242099420012481584.post-79012233617298496922012-01-30T12:04:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:08:44.429-08:00Several things are blooming.. winter is here!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d4iMbBCBI8o/Tyb4sf_AqqI/AAAAAAAAAF8/hinwsXJ_ewY/s1600/424895_10100172328883537_20619999_42639887_1884588433_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d4iMbBCBI8o/Tyb4sf_AqqI/AAAAAAAAAF8/hinwsXJ_ewY/s320/424895_10100172328883537_20619999_42639887_1884588433_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703519421495028386" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MNgb0icia3o/Tyb4naJg_bI/AAAAAAAAAFw/0DvCZNHSmx0/s1600/400029_10100172329053197_20619999_42639890_1248465525_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MNgb0icia3o/Tyb4naJg_bI/AAAAAAAAAFw/0DvCZNHSmx0/s320/400029_10100172329053197_20619999_42639890_1248465525_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703519334029131186" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IzngKRL6Fk/Tyb4c0r2t7I/AAAAAAAAAFk/psxuD-dhQGw/s1600/397889_10100172329152997_20619999_42639892_1933664216_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9IzngKRL6Fk/Tyb4c0r2t7I/AAAAAAAAAFk/psxuD-dhQGw/s320/397889_10100172329152997_20619999_42639892_1933664216_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703519152173922226" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qoPBwyZ59jM/Tyb4YKpSSxI/AAAAAAAAAFY/cHurAdIlnmc/s1600/407626_10100172328913477_20619999_42639888_448773038_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qoPBwyZ59jM/Tyb4YKpSSxI/AAAAAAAAAFY/cHurAdIlnmc/s320/407626_10100172328913477_20619999_42639888_448773038_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703519072169380626" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OQe_hVdYC2A/Tyb4SZN2hmI/AAAAAAAAAFM/3GHj5bl6Xnw/s1600/405283_10100172328953397_20619999_42639889_2078513819_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OQe_hVdYC2A/Tyb4SZN2hmI/AAAAAAAAAFM/3GHj5bl6Xnw/s320/405283_10100172328953397_20619999_42639889_2078513819_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703518973001631330" /></a><br /><br />Up next... reading nook transformation into pretend tropical dining nook.Katkoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165342896298946047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242099420012481584.post-71661386219335137122012-01-30T11:58:00.000-08:002012-01-30T12:04:27.075-08:00Birthday!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_FpkJ0zMxw/Tyb3lVIdQhI/AAAAAAAAAFA/kLwVX6l9Yvw/s1600/427714_10100172330046207_20619999_42639909_1584960887_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_FpkJ0zMxw/Tyb3lVIdQhI/AAAAAAAAAFA/kLwVX6l9Yvw/s320/427714_10100172330046207_20619999_42639909_1584960887_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703518198811148818" /></a><br /><br /><br />So I actually had a birthday party for the first time in years. Granted, it was only with my husband and it involved using my balcony dining things for inside to pretend it wasn't winter. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5auAul3rWms/Tyb3FS1M-LI/AAAAAAAAAEo/b4UCeSPz7mc/s1600/400088_10100172330031237_20619999_42639908_1219586870_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5auAul3rWms/Tyb3FS1M-LI/AAAAAAAAAEo/b4UCeSPz7mc/s320/400088_10100172330031237_20619999_42639908_1219586870_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703517648437704882" /></a><br /><br />This also involved my making a rainbow cake which was the main driver of this party. I've been wanting to jump on that bandwagon and be a follower!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qXLd8USESA4/Tyb3OtLtWvI/AAAAAAAAAE0/unsISofavAA/s1600/406456_10100172330415467_20619999_42639913_1299299622_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qXLd8USESA4/Tyb3OtLtWvI/AAAAAAAAAE0/unsISofavAA/s320/406456_10100172330415467_20619999_42639913_1299299622_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703517810130246386" /></a>Katkoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165342896298946047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242099420012481584.post-40436790473081860472011-10-15T23:17:00.000-07:002011-10-15T23:18:03.456-07:00Thinking about...writing about quilting here. This way no one is driven nuts irl...Katkoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165342896298946047noreply@blogger.com2