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Good morning.  :)  Sorry for being MIA last week, but we had a lot of transitions going on around here!  My son moved back in with us for three weeks before he leaves for 6 months on a mission trip (similar to The Peace Corps) plus I had several medical tests lined up.  Having my son here is GREAT ... having medical tests, though, not so fun. 

Over a week ago my husband and I took a day trip to Sequim, Washington to watch the Hot Air Balloon Festival.  Unfortunately, they had to cancel it due to high winds, but we still had a great time at the beach (The Dungeness Spit) and you can't beat the Sequim countryside!

Other than that, I've been taking lessons on a sweet Palomino horse named Skittles (I'll take pictures soon!) and am busy planning a stay-cation for our family later this week.  We're planning on staying here at our condo in Kirkland, WA. and visiting various sites around Seattle ... including the new ferris wheel.  Can't wait!

What have you been up to lately?  Any news from your neck of the woods?
 

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So glad it's Friday!  How about you?  We're having some "Fall-ish" weather here in the Seattle area and I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time outside.  Hope you have fun plans or even just plans to relax and lay low this weekend. 

On Sunday my husband and I visited a small island about an hour north of us called Jetty Island.  We took a little boat across the water to get there.  The boat ride literally took about 2 minutes.  The island was really beautiful but we vowed to bring an umbrella, volleyball, and sunscreen with us next time!  I took the above photos there. 

Also, my brother came up on Tuesday and we went out for a Mexican dinner and enjoyed catching up.  He's the nicest guy ... very easygoing .... and it had been over a month since I'd seen him.

Some other GREAT news I learned this week is that I'll be leasing a beautiful Palomino half Arabian half Quarterhorse Mare (she looks a lot like THIS) starting next Monday!!  It's just a partial lease (no way could I afford the full lease) which includes a weekly lesson and another day just to come hang out with her, groom her, etc.  I'll have to earn my keep by cleaning stalls and tack, weeding around the fences, etc.  Way worth the work in my opinion!

Other than that, I changed up my blog a bit (again) and edited a couple new photos.  :)

Did you have a good week?  What's new?
 

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These two photos are new in my Society 6 shop.   You can find them HERE and HERE.  :) 

Have a great weekend, everyone!  Hope it's cooled down where you live.  We're skipping town and going to one of our favorite waterfront towns.  We hope to be able to move there someday when the market is looking up.  I'm looking forward to lots of fresh air, browsing through the quaint little shops (I need a leather or chunky silver bracelet ... I really do), eating a seafood dinner, and taking lots of photos!

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Hello, happy Friday!  I bet you're looking forward to the weekend.  Hope it's a great one for you.  :)

Lately I've been up to a little bit of this and a little bit of that.  I have a new art publisher and these are the photos they put together as mock-ups.  In other words, they'll work on them a little bit more to make sure the colors and images go together, and then they'll meet with buyers from various retailers and see if anybody wants them!  Crossing my fingers that they'll be well-received.

I've also been doing some decorating (which I love).  Here's a photo of our mantel (first photo on the top left) ... I'll probably end up moving things around some more, but for now this will have to do.

This weekend my husband and I will be seeing "Chaps" at the lovely Taproot Theater in Seattle.  They have such a good mix of comedy and drama and their free coffee is pretty great, too!

Other than the above, I'm still on the lookout for a horse to lease and some lessons to go with it, and I have several upcoming doctor appointments ... not my favorite thing, but a necessary evil these days.

Have a great weekend, friends!  I treasure your comments and would love to hear from you.  :)  xo

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Well, this was really nice news I found out just this morning.  Stampington & Company has a new online (FREE!) magazine where they put together their favorite articles from all of their publications throughout the years.  I was completely surprised and excited to find out that an article I wrote about blogging a few years ago was included!  It's about 3/4 of the way through the magazine.  What a great start to a day ... plus, I didn't have to come up with anything to share with you for today's theme "Lately".  Guess I cheated a little, huh?  ;)

Have a great weekend, everyone!  I really appreciated your visits and comments this week.  xo