tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53243247824027440802024-02-02T03:46:45.747-05:00Back Yard StudiosA Collection of Primitive Folk Art, Recipes, Stories of Family and Friends, and Green Craftsback yard studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323249873660032417noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324324782402744080.post-88912752864924376082009-02-23T15:38:00.008-05:002009-02-23T16:04:09.183-05:00New England Winter<div align="center">From October to April we can pretty much count on the weather to be cold and snowy here in Maine. It's no wonder we gain weight and go to bed at 8pm ! :( </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">See what I mean....</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOiz8MSN3WDDKX8tGU5OGNml8a2mqVTPdnrP3a-vTB_Z29mlcyTzBm-1yqhFFpu0c3l9uDYzTWPWNkShcSK5rX0e01uXrnPpDYMZ9IowVyAjS2x5JmUGUtvJhfQqmE_VEDIUsZ8p5ask/s1600-h/DSCN9811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306096455240359314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOiz8MSN3WDDKX8tGU5OGNml8a2mqVTPdnrP3a-vTB_Z29mlcyTzBm-1yqhFFpu0c3l9uDYzTWPWNkShcSK5rX0e01uXrnPpDYMZ9IowVyAjS2x5JmUGUtvJhfQqmE_VEDIUsZ8p5ask/s400/DSCN9811.JPG" border="0" /></a>Henry taking a cat-nap...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsYSZqgwNIhwpJw9YEBMHeq6Lk68poLPe9GFee8EbDMChRsOw7-LpbeJrzqDddtxKWwCSiVSD4IAIDD9X0ePjwZhQ93m93PdFuHwBwR-rIj1zXP6IfuraXYoPmoF6J-q3QHDDpMnalho/s1600-h/DSCN9808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306096449755967010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxsYSZqgwNIhwpJw9YEBMHeq6Lk68poLPe9GFee8EbDMChRsOw7-LpbeJrzqDddtxKWwCSiVSD4IAIDD9X0ePjwZhQ93m93PdFuHwBwR-rIj1zXP6IfuraXYoPmoF6J-q3QHDDpMnalho/s400/DSCN9808.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Abby & Lily snoozing....<br /><br /><br /><br />Ice storm<br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306097674226391394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_h6iujJFleKa5Z-wnssgV07IJiuxcUT_NgCdV-Z4_aA_OA9nUQAB9Tx0xEP411lYGJH_2E_a7xi-Y0NGurjk2Vcm-KQlzTzI3QPuq0XnB97WzUi6NWoEz-Qc3kla5VWB0oOqUSrpJ7f0/s400/DSCN9846.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306097678193832002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GT5QrOeJ1ah6iMU80tw9Dik6K5VAqrx4al20G0G1nnMQGdrHkna4VP9_85NvT7YAfggqp3frw66YPu-dOdK0mBJE3QrXgVXrVNlvGWrluE57AXwEcvajZJ7dbyN144onSKqB5RSXpro/s400/DSCN9845.JPG" border="0" /><br />sunset...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306099456812819426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtumXM1y5HRKSNoV53Z7teXpOK4voy9hUorBm3MvlMfOCF0yqx8RUs5kPCPGMveqqjhlWop0FEwtLuGOTvtLQO-qYt4dlIoJv_pOtLSEQuRWAOkbG0W6hdfwZCsUa1Q9ZCt3dIHTJmxr0/s400/DSCN0119.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306099449812833266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lmDy-oKMXbT86-oe-uklSY7PYhNF5TlD4g28HYtD9dQocO940v3wQaGRkco3eIHIoBDakEOxRlR__DeYsjT-JpaLRL2nIw3QXg8kjr1w7-gfwgsJYnA_L3GyOIGVS7oMaB1e_hBHcpA/s400/winter2008+062.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306099445474851538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhR3jw9hyphenhyphenfEqlXFTjFL2IGTKo81zIZ5OXyC2Jz1FXdO_eXTh7Th4Zz_sYZI8awfbtEK1CGLfip4fAZmBhwn-xVoB8ecaExBN2vG2to4xoYuJ2JDYMR6x2nSbdCxz_70Ebz5_CdYqSrPc/s400/DSCN0049.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p align="center">Sunrise...</p>back yard studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323249873660032417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324324782402744080.post-76504201872447192572008-12-03T11:56:00.004-05:002008-12-03T12:22:22.416-05:00PAST WORKS & WORK IN PROGRESS<div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Two Brothers</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R32zEWp8RupE-dNWNmOI4_mQl4mHvBwuGbtac75tHIkgLWW3eDd2vNfnZVtdHkemGQs8pT_DEQLDpK9rirQhYg3lc3qSWkFCG15zcueS62dXSRykCVz8NSwOJoA5W8FxQlygglS_eTY/s1600-h/DSCN7719.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275612473864317746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R32zEWp8RupE-dNWNmOI4_mQl4mHvBwuGbtac75tHIkgLWW3eDd2vNfnZVtdHkemGQs8pT_DEQLDpK9rirQhYg3lc3qSWkFCG15zcueS62dXSRykCVz8NSwOJoA5W8FxQlygglS_eTY/s400/DSCN7719.JPG" border="0" /></a> Primitive Fairies<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiEZ0yb2chwS4iCmsYyoUI3NVe694fWzrhNF7Mzwjy04bUFx904tHvZVBhXSUzxRH_KiD6CtSrzQ01ExLCflpSUlSqVh-8Ba05GQRy__qmx0QsSzB25adVaVipkJMObvVfpncEXETHfY/s1600-h/DSCN6544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275612465555872130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiEZ0yb2chwS4iCmsYyoUI3NVe694fWzrhNF7Mzwjy04bUFx904tHvZVBhXSUzxRH_KiD6CtSrzQ01ExLCflpSUlSqVh-8Ba05GQRy__qmx0QsSzB25adVaVipkJMObvVfpncEXETHfY/s400/DSCN6544.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Theda 1860's Era<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2FcOntgkK2AhbMEb7woK7uykclVW66Avk0M4W5EFFTFc9jzPBdwXqDVul5HO2PJYL_HxAXsQvBjz9uNFgE55xR61WSuQzYZa9_1FlIy2ExZvKttwpogaKzSMINTg27LpyE7_jRmYdFw/s1600-h/DSCN7731.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275612458175905154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2FcOntgkK2AhbMEb7woK7uykclVW66Avk0M4W5EFFTFc9jzPBdwXqDVul5HO2PJYL_HxAXsQvBjz9uNFgE55xR61WSuQzYZa9_1FlIy2ExZvKttwpogaKzSMINTg27LpyE7_jRmYdFw/s400/DSCN7731.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hagatha the Witch<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275612450078134338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKuU4kgzKlPI9JkpM0GcQKX4MlzY3tSiiECseU8o8ufs6V97wWKsX1MfOsCLqfrtVCJZnquEEv2eqUx5f5l5AQ8uT-a3NbrrKJTgL9EecSImNNcsxu9RoEyw6lpU_LFoew1qP1g2M5m8/s400/DSCN6608.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div> Peace on Earth Angel<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275612441585494514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_fEILxp2_FhF0jwIvksNwSligQf6pQFEHyF7tqBxFTrp_4gOf_LrJUhPLkcNNZNeMhTsgMO4RNHPvKmaQJ6q2w9VTR9iTlhlRd6tMuNUFSRmKecvrsJ3gpa3_AfI4l5PCpSwiYcwPHg/s400/DSCN2370.JPG" border="0" /><br />Keeper of the Crows<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZFg0_DFSbC_Tr8-aXqOLbFGnZgyQoOKk9fai3CebQ5uljnm4NYuT6ioR6SIw0iqRIglvpE53LRIOE1kFnVn3qo77JE43t1dn_LZ1E5OVQBcIlnP1XVD1rkO3bnoaImtwHwhBJpMIL9w/s1600-h/DSCN9469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275610436392562130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZFg0_DFSbC_Tr8-aXqOLbFGnZgyQoOKk9fai3CebQ5uljnm4NYuT6ioR6SIw0iqRIglvpE53LRIOE1kFnVn3qo77JE43t1dn_LZ1E5OVQBcIlnP1XVD1rkO3bnoaImtwHwhBJpMIL9w/s400/DSCN9469.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mitilda the Mouse Angel<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA98Ajhw_lArY9PqKUVGGe_aybTfeSORqi4rkS5GFpcwRZfNz9wvoz249NPXbDyNjurp4HkZWGuGeBS1Nif9FAtSBLfKKr8jNrJDVXjYXcYUEsbvuY1GYhmfLeXzR3PLgWUzIii2YZQg/s1600-h/DSCN9441.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275610433797600066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA98Ajhw_lArY9PqKUVGGe_aybTfeSORqi4rkS5GFpcwRZfNz9wvoz249NPXbDyNjurp4HkZWGuGeBS1Nif9FAtSBLfKKr8jNrJDVXjYXcYUEsbvuY1GYhmfLeXzR3PLgWUzIii2YZQg/s400/DSCN9441.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Primitive Saint Nick<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLewqr0A0xVpYMO4OWlIhH8S0xBYri_eHdTHVTz0d_iXJQt9sSTyH4GjzJibnszU5lIfN5uCqfaGrMlly1ZbzV5pVrhzFg-yjeguHgLqIEoa9Kgdg3WCyvdAE6ELDg3BZYw12w_V49gI/s1600-h/DSCN9460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275610427067613346" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ13LNKgQDbNFJXrlyR_2A3_cq5X12Th0LXPWC7FdqpuqutrFDYUWFshXTa9FcF1orWc5tHODrXsOXLY3221dOo6WuOCO73ug23pbhugQ9Z3lFKk726mmI-gHmoJ759DJpBLfOJg1iSU/s400/800px-Galena_Illinois_skyline.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#666600;">BRIEF HISTORY</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Galena is the largest city in, and county seat of, Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States with an estimated population of 3,396 in 2006. The city is a popular tourist destination known for its history, historical architecture, as well as its ski and golf resorts. </div><div align="center"></div>Galena is located in the Driftless Zone, an area that was not covered by glaciers during the recent ice ages. This area, which includes the far northwestern corner of the state of Illinois, escaped glaciation, even while almost the entire state was glaciated, nearly to its southern tip. Because it escaped glaciation, this area is known for its hills, valleys, bluffs and large amounts of exposed rock.<br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Wbd9JRm26CKvC7epXxF6Sh-M8tvasGQsW7P8UovdZ_Y5G2CGh040BfD9Cb9VqMGuTb9kN_vZt9kjC9GeAPa_sJQS_P0kyjcwzOcaxpeQ816urvD-9SuPaZQS5xmINS8A0GOK96yj6G0/s1600-h/450px-Ulysses_Grant_1870-1880.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253764450692866" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Wbd9JRm26CKvC7epXxF6Sh-M8tvasGQsW7P8UovdZ_Y5G2CGh040BfD9Cb9VqMGuTb9kN_vZt9kjC9GeAPa_sJQS_P0kyjcwzOcaxpeQ816urvD-9SuPaZQS5xmINS8A0GOK96yj6G0/s320/450px-Ulysses_Grant_1870-1880.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Ulysses S. Grant, the future American Civil War general and 18th U.S. President, lived in Galena for several years working as an assistant in his father and brother's leather shop. Today the Grant home is a popular tourist attraction.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div align="center">The city is named for the mineral galena. It is the natural mineral form of lead sulfide, and the most important lead ore mineral. Native Americans, including the Sac and Fox tribes, mined the ore in Galena for use as body painting. In the 1690s French trappers discovered the area and also began mining the lead.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhIv-BAK56q3ORkC8Qzw71OyUXHXQDPVjBL2f4oxk3GDsc4_7OHu6MULxntm-vTUmrucoRuyUDsqjzwiYToqo7ZAdMILBoNTvcHcB2rTXUfXzWMyvKUv-18tBxzI7-V6AXkcHsc6jm90/s1600-h/745px-Sauki_and_Musquake_or_Fox_0010v.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253765771911570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhIv-BAK56q3ORkC8Qzw71OyUXHXQDPVjBL2f4oxk3GDsc4_7OHu6MULxntm-vTUmrucoRuyUDsqjzwiYToqo7ZAdMILBoNTvcHcB2rTXUfXzWMyvKUv-18tBxzI7-V6AXkcHsc6jm90/s320/745px-Sauki_and_Musquake_or_Fox_0010v.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div align="center">Within a few centuries American settlers arrived in the area. George Davenport, a retired colonel in the United States Army, successfully shipped Galena's first boatload of lead ore down the Mississippi River in 1816. Three years later a trading post was built in Galena which led to the first steamboat arriving in 1824. By 1845 Galena was producing nearly 27,000 tons of lead ore. At that time Jo Daviess County was producing eighty percent of the lead in the United States.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#006600;">FAMILY</span></div><br /><div></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;">...in the Galena Territory</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em>Down the winding country roads...</em><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253486930336530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWLoiyceayJtIBkbBijS9FJs5By9k-xtu0PH6KAPvJI2ue53flzuSRaL6QhKRztkrUm0y0DNCoBCrFeypjL7URa3o3Zpxt8bJXx-vKQXcgrX-92y4rU9XLQHWntbxv_IEWDKh0ZAwzD8/s400/morningsun.jpg" border="0" /> </p><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Over foggy wooden bridges that creek and groan beneath your tires....</em><br /></p><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272256701484874754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6C-FTSykY5LeVUkwWF9rB0B5PLzTYPtCqtU81Ah2iIDaJNgvs7AKUKQkVrXq-8Xmade0EctUfb8oe0yL4wxKNmnkTaKWdpzeUdFHfhgatDch3mEAfu2bGUoCrub-o9Oqf0Fi-lOA4Wg/s400/geotownbridge.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>is an log home that is nestled among the hills and trees...</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272251715015197810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkZM_-S7AaM3MpHLhHwqQXblncU7vT9pHGyln3ss-KYp3FeCsLJIhO9dV1NF7JFjpwmTyw7e3uai1OMscIQMK6S2l5UFn2wpNUp7kl_0K_QHyHKL1VJVtGW9Za-j6Lf-XuT8BWs2rIlg/s400/farmersommers.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><em>The anticipation builds as you climb up the winding driveway and see the horses grazing on the sweet, and verdant emerald grass...<br /></em></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272251585952162210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kwrZDDSOTlr4tdvLBfnqOz3sF9oj3ggZzWHmgIkMF8albyhNz8vVFo5uUaO_0zvB-6kGrE8VitCfY1cfY95VW6-D_fTYH-uDcV_RNfablK0pXzevgCmUJpX7AgUCFt-Ma_VGhZtPVcU/s400/DSCN3071.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253470922305378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLnOsqFNsE7g2T71mK5KG5uJAR44nAJeqtxGMa9iIDOgEFZ0znsLJpt4ch0unB-XGOFRszx9nJWIYva2BevqRslmCnh4Tr6Z0Mvl05tpK_TomeK-TqbBTBLarjWGMx1JpnJ1cBNbTHk8/s400/DSCN1463.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Corgis Bonnie and Clementine are there to greet you as you alight from your car. They show you around the enchanted grounds until you find their owners....</em><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253466314577858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdp0uexiWY7irGmAYZDe34bUBibhVQbD8gMJkgsc1Tp5rMZTAExR_FgE_3a-ZnzS3lcygm0UpTbyR_8SQDcABQD8FPrFMQx2jnPo5VJA82AW0jye8FxtMeHVBncUeq-YlUACV1O76WJE/s400/DSCN1516.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272253476895037490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rs-rQ00Je_ow7QMNeSaCreKlDTl8endBPFXX17G2j4L_2mqd94JrWBnxbYRhuR5_-3NC6dEHyruoip5a_9b8FDDRRkPMem53YiR4nHAMtP1w7v_8Sffle7QnFbA0xNh6s5hgu5khrmE/s400/DSCN1527.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Grandma Lovely and Poopah, aka. Lary and Nancy</em> <em>who are always there with a warm welcome!<br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272259764248546386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNUe2DY5pWM2g8IXx07aEfriO7l-E42jV6GsSilDaOsE727th-qZTlydrRHwwjrXpaU49ALZcJg8xroVa9KtugS_HMzLTfx4cFqyOkGDlgVl6D0QIybBSSBTDLISSHAeKhLc54DJKhtE/s400/Hunting.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><em>Even the barn cats come out to see who is visiting...</em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlBO3s923uL2-W203a32LoPLbiUTN0pE3acqVys8FUIAKSMDIu69Mum0SVjI4GcoiG1VADDVpSxgd0SMa4XVRvMHJa7Ks0zq6vNnPvBnby4XTe10dba1Wt4VTpPOnG9vJOMzE2a3yOLs/s1600-h/DSCN2002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272265385486461634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlBO3s923uL2-W203a32LoPLbiUTN0pE3acqVys8FUIAKSMDIu69Mum0SVjI4GcoiG1VADDVpSxgd0SMa4XVRvMHJa7Ks0zq6vNnPvBnby4XTe10dba1Wt4VTpPOnG9vJOMzE2a3yOLs/s400/DSCN2002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5blvc6LpE2d-Z2e2-D7svgJP3_dwE7jjeVbN1zY-jAsKdfunxHIhutCzGOZQ4JXbGKIvDr1FBQz86wQcXAki3pW-BYdis_ftbbor5hS5BMFhSpPisJcFh72jsxkXMgodbvhb-bC1YrQ/s1600-h/DSCN2004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272265229843241074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5blvc6LpE2d-Z2e2-D7svgJP3_dwE7jjeVbN1zY-jAsKdfunxHIhutCzGOZQ4JXbGKIvDr1FBQz86wQcXAki3pW-BYdis_ftbbor5hS5BMFhSpPisJcFh72jsxkXMgodbvhb-bC1YrQ/s400/DSCN2004.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272259773293035906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLUETCaxqI3h96VGMH4kCB3rVYO6NcnGiTwbSoFbGkmNAIPzSvVZsvTpRU3kpba6xzYVvF9TeohHgmdyliMQL1tXcck7SvmiCce11fHM2Dwtwok88uzUL5mFlAX95R1BoNpjjiIDFVgY/s400/DSCN1998.jpg" border="0" /><em>In the back of the house lives an old enchanted shag bark hickory tree named Norman...</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272259766788133410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qQrrCY-5TbH2Qx_DlKhqztorqAMzJUsp3dNDfUOwT9ZTx_9JhM_NwwJLGgdTO4WwohcFjWfl4Gia8MjaRUtBw8c_e345Hd5aQiUbx-W4pDnjpsxqoTomo-LNaDfH_NQVvH35O-aUNlY/s400/normanshagbark.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center">come back for another visit soon!</p>back yard studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323249873660032417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324324782402744080.post-3218703499600015672008-11-23T19:12:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:43:57.751-05:00GENTEEL GATHERINGS<div align="center"><em><span style="color:#333300;">GOOD FOOD...FUN...LAUGHS...BAD JOKES...FOND MEMORIES...</span></em></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXg58b8aN4SGU6Xr_xSJ3qxb80sm1chptUSHr2lxhXT3yNN3RzPkl0fRZrPA23iK2yzMBnqjVAMfKp9cFIHAHrr8t_Jy7rOcPLj5YyyP_M5RdtJbDe2w_4MYz9j_J2iUdlWjeVhK4a3A/s1600-h/DSCN7682.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272017575224549650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXg58b8aN4SGU6Xr_xSJ3qxb80sm1chptUSHr2lxhXT3yNN3RzPkl0fRZrPA23iK2yzMBnqjVAMfKp9cFIHAHrr8t_Jy7rOcPLj5YyyP_M5RdtJbDe2w_4MYz9j_J2iUdlWjeVhK4a3A/s400/DSCN7682.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">A few times a year my wonderful, crazy, artistic friends and I like to get together for a nice dinner, scrumptous dessert, good coffee and of course <em>CRAFTS</em>!</div><br /><br /><div align="center">We try to create a different menu each time we get together so we can try new things!<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8WErg2BO5TqJiDj8WY9k2Qkh1eIl7ARM6qFTIceqIa68QrxaB8rfA0FQ1a6H0tViCQoZM_iI61xTGbnHGAVfLnHDtBpCSuaw8WQkPYEh8JTze47HaiQhUr42vbO9G4aPPl0SeAWF5jY/s1600-h/DSCN7676.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272015820908542754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8WErg2BO5TqJiDj8WY9k2Qkh1eIl7ARM6qFTIceqIa68QrxaB8rfA0FQ1a6H0tViCQoZM_iI61xTGbnHGAVfLnHDtBpCSuaw8WQkPYEh8JTze47HaiQhUr42vbO9G4aPPl0SeAWF5jY/s320/DSCN7676.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTNea-QmiLb899bwC4ZDOjRw29Q9qqMLK6wbauMfhGvf9OjSigwYu6mlnJJNaODhhm9qvuVA2fBrKcyhwLA-eVQtDIH5EmPhF_LWM2NSVp5Otofg-PtNqbmSk8uBeRVXUuqS2EsyMnHk/s1600-h/DSCN7681.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272015816150154114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTNea-QmiLb899bwC4ZDOjRw29Q9qqMLK6wbauMfhGvf9OjSigwYu6mlnJJNaODhhm9qvuVA2fBrKcyhwLA-eVQtDIH5EmPhF_LWM2NSVp5Otofg-PtNqbmSk8uBeRVXUuqS2EsyMnHk/s320/DSCN7681.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">No matter how much we eat, there is always room for dessert!<br /></div><br /><div align="center">ALWAYS!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Apple pie!</em></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_jHUseCJZFG-vJnLr1EIrZqiT4mPPRcaaDjHvF46Srks66-V9-V146rYz39IurdyXRwefGpr2NMUlhliioaIXk7SM9-tNos7ah4bhbFOmZkcAYz_rjM1wCVph2j09J7HoYrjXoVAmzg/s1600-h/DSCN9531.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272014638237498226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_jHUseCJZFG-vJnLr1EIrZqiT4mPPRcaaDjHvF46Srks66-V9-V146rYz39IurdyXRwefGpr2NMUlhliioaIXk7SM9-tNos7ah4bhbFOmZkcAYz_rjM1wCVph2j09J7HoYrjXoVAmzg/s320/DSCN9531.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">These are some of the fun centerpieces that I created...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ8Z46IgpTMIW0WXy4WZ2CHKUxjUyV5zoK22sxSMDGfRbfdihqlxkHUqlDp7jI0GAYPsNwz5HfiUM_n74xrIUBXNXBzgdu3FBHtt1T2SVJw6OCh8CJFQpHN3jW1GvrihKz6lVpTXf-30/s1600-h/DSCN6511.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272012365934280450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJ8Z46IgpTMIW0WXy4WZ2CHKUxjUyV5zoK22sxSMDGfRbfdihqlxkHUqlDp7jI0GAYPsNwz5HfiUM_n74xrIUBXNXBzgdu3FBHtt1T2SVJw6OCh8CJFQpHN3jW1GvrihKz6lVpTXf-30/s320/DSCN6511.JPG" border="0" /></a> We like to pick on Jane!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp4A3JIp5GRXtzITb9UvCBdaJMyBtoQzMGrQ68_P9UWqgcM7TcGEQXMM0gqE-MzdQ47FSLF8d1fLrj0bNW75B2z1oTZASwq_THJRk6kag2qb8OkCyD1olfdiooXXg6KgdiBzrua9sOvg/s1600-h/DSCN6504.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272012362509423714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp4A3JIp5GRXtzITb9UvCBdaJMyBtoQzMGrQ68_P9UWqgcM7TcGEQXMM0gqE-MzdQ47FSLF8d1fLrj0bNW75B2z1oTZASwq_THJRk6kag2qb8OkCyD1olfdiooXXg6KgdiBzrua9sOvg/s320/DSCN6504.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuPosdnZBRHBpy_ukMYOPRSpuWl1BiJNvGtQb_FmdJPrFUKwHoJv43Y0cU8pxYGps75RP5mxXnFeJdp5u_lFV2cN2mz9u4O-E4xlyRA-3JLc8MCFVLALafnByKj2_AYCEq4-u6PYKiUs/s1600-h/DSCN6512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272012370558441170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuPosdnZBRHBpy_ukMYOPRSpuWl1BiJNvGtQb_FmdJPrFUKwHoJv43Y0cU8pxYGps75RP5mxXnFeJdp5u_lFV2cN2mz9u4O-E4xlyRA-3JLc8MCFVLALafnByKj2_AYCEq4-u6PYKiUs/s320/DSCN6512.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FMiw_ZMphbnkIcfWHpwVKaZOwdhX65sqaVEdvo5Sy7a67EiuyiiUJwZVSjb2uv1wtGuc2FCuuueYGMMtCIdvZwTWcs3SqXaqEBbJJT35Ne_W9YpPRnMWNAKaXzakZWnyM4ASmKIPPas/s1600-h/DSCN6510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272012358031784834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FMiw_ZMphbnkIcfWHpwVKaZOwdhX65sqaVEdvo5Sy7a67EiuyiiUJwZVSjb2uv1wtGuc2FCuuueYGMMtCIdvZwTWcs3SqXaqEBbJJT35Ne_W9YpPRnMWNAKaXzakZWnyM4ASmKIPPas/s320/DSCN6510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">We always have a blast when we're together!</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqKAyb44SA-oR3u1xaV2SDQFLr93wUeWPvM7qR_DFwWrfaCDOy_bwP5F9r7Y6r3Paa2fs51_v3lXGcFs9DwuD9cOFDICF-IMpUDvVkhLq_zUjvSbwvTAy_-aHyuDv7njr9wClxaBJuaw/s1600-h/DSCN7897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272011105275340674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqKAyb44SA-oR3u1xaV2SDQFLr93wUeWPvM7qR_DFwWrfaCDOy_bwP5F9r7Y6r3Paa2fs51_v3lXGcFs9DwuD9cOFDICF-IMpUDvVkhLq_zUjvSbwvTAy_-aHyuDv7njr9wClxaBJuaw/s320/DSCN7897.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty Jane!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R2lHh8IAguqC5AE5-k6t6hX9M8WLIxlTeRQmB1c-WVidMFojrqsJfjPbqxo6hhQnmohx_olAKBCrYXHY8YI4bw4BMP6Rp79BbjYXkAYiZHMIro8hd7YWqlYXVK4iMxviSaqGgZta7YE/s1600-h/DSC03341.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272011105127812482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5R2lHh8IAguqC5AE5-k6t6hX9M8WLIxlTeRQmB1c-WVidMFojrqsJfjPbqxo6hhQnmohx_olAKBCrYXHY8YI4bw4BMP6Rp79BbjYXkAYiZHMIro8hd7YWqlYXVK4iMxviSaqGgZta7YE/s320/DSC03341.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtk8YA3r4ZVlrEgom3HFhEYHItXwKSPfK6NqxY0ZiY5xOsFlptBXIEgg2n6f7Fuu23V0d7oHae8qbaiRLNeuG-70Q1Eoeo2ocNXyyN3E3kzCAKSpy7sXXxNFLc1KABddbkxiLJWtdRS4/s1600-h/DSC03334.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272011099702238162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtk8YA3r4ZVlrEgom3HFhEYHItXwKSPfK6NqxY0ZiY5xOsFlptBXIEgg2n6f7Fuu23V0d7oHae8qbaiRLNeuG-70Q1Eoeo2ocNXyyN3E3kzCAKSpy7sXXxNFLc1KABddbkxiLJWtdRS4/s320/DSC03334.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8CZZ9ahFzGC1htUzBtIwDKJYRoaOHr4a39F9ZyeNFnL_5ncF6xfdAp35wgobN9GOaOPbWi6cZ1E2TDSG0sXehHmgXKfVZ6SzUEXJ-1odZiAtfvvFoW6vqfmQEdXWfODNT0i-Uhrv9uE/s1600-h/DSC00535.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272011099454570546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8CZZ9ahFzGC1htUzBtIwDKJYRoaOHr4a39F9ZyeNFnL_5ncF6xfdAp35wgobN9GOaOPbWi6cZ1E2TDSG0sXehHmgXKfVZ6SzUEXJ-1odZiAtfvvFoW6vqfmQEdXWfODNT0i-Uhrv9uE/s320/DSC00535.jpg" border="0" /></a>Me ~ Jane ~ Jeannie<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>back yard studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323249873660032417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324324782402744080.post-70737142504730453632008-11-23T08:19:00.000-05:002008-11-24T09:42:48.248-05:00<div align="center">The name <em>Back Yard Studios</em> came about when my husband, Mark, bought me a shed for my 40th birthday. (ok, that was three years ago, but who's counting!) He saw the need for me to have some place where I could work on my art and not have to scoop it up and put it away before I had to set the table for dinner! </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271842898663814274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6l-oULbhwkwsUrZf5uwn2wO1aYnRCvdDmw_TBbd72Rd6As8VzuZBQPGYnYHefZ_llW4wpQS3YVGYhUrC79AaG79ukKhsvJqy11yUk87GHsJt3YbqXLiEolZiR3yN7BCrhV3sYpVJ4Fg/s320/DSCN4659.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">We placed the shed in the back of the yard under a big tree, and up against the woods. All fall and the beginning of winter I worked on it; staining, building window boxes, putting in flooring, work benches, insulation and pine boards for my finished walls. My friend Jane's husband put in electric outlets on all the walls! Thanks Phil! My husband finished off the ceiling with pine and installed track lighting!<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271845365748405042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 326px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXC154LE5cVpzVnROTuusvSwdcb_cz9X85ZFTU8U0Y5k79QrxlIgPwxX3xSRDIrj2cTrIgAl5xvE7wkMXc0Xa11GasDiwHgwLfaIL-cqZIcOSWZ7jbuve8QdfYk7HP9szj0W9aI8EJsE/s320/BackYardStudios.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271853742427368130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NR9opOCYcoCZ7Y2tvzyJhmNJkTv6KET_uU_gjc5EBBnHqWw-uhZM-Qavx-NvI6kCHVGhb5l4bwqif0nb0uaJ6Cc0zCMs2ZTRq-S6ookRQ0bWvoAckE1ziV6JCbQd71MIS0yyQHaWc44/s320/DSCN8435.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">We even managed to fit a sleeper sofa from LL Bean into it!<br /></div><p align="center"></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271847803238042850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRQ9meNDN_5B1qduyh0qrght08Ec_Eq977rbu9fMTg_0MRUmCh8IMYGawGGpZL9rjgVxn7xai-E3UrsN1GO6kJ7Mx4KdFAcUFRWZCGMqdM2Rx3annPR0st6mcFkWcWR_M8S1h_xhCYE0/s320/DSCN2260.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271847799298846066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOgSVpKvW1J1gHf31BgqCkunCJzPMA2s29M_8dNTGHhTsPoshsmjFMHzgXo8QYVg0LAUPGudygZWH3YtFazdTFf1T7uo8jbc2W8SYpe0l_v_WtvoAsVAyblfWKnESI1kxLDpI2bZ3KkQ/s320/DSCN7360.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Though the space is small, I have managed to fit a tv with surround sound in here! A space heater makes it usable all year round. Yes, even in the cold winter months it's very toasty in here!</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">Even Lily our pug comes to hang out!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271853750997486930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQRBn28WuxaQLS0EkvEbSQs_5r0vUzdd1o5WtKzV7W8YsbsAM-b-qfCvUmzvfgNcGYdC1U-U1nlxqBcgWD0rVPktEnkletj7pagk0AOuYZT5ID0Hh4qsR_LmDUPIzPlGzQj2Cro56T5w/s320/DSCN5293.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848561548671586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8SgHBgVj69beU1X3T9ClDQrKl-a5w5Nmy_F37AUHbw_ZvK9VFbt3GcIlUwmvzyMxnZ8B9nmb-9G3h8w9XyI1z2RZoq0JHY2j-A1EJgO_t5iPH6SFIRxOdzsNV0y0knc3hhXxLRKtpSo/s320/DSCN9313.JPG" border="0" /></p><div align="center">I have had many dinner parties where my friends and I end up out here in the studio with hot coffee, dessert and crafting! Even the kids and the dogs enjoy hanging out. If it had a bathroom I don't think I'd ever leave! It truly is a special place....</div><div align="center">Thank you Mark!</div>back yard studioshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323249873660032417noreply@blogger.com2