tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46195499690971526662024-03-18T15:57:22.491-04:00Grandma Linda's Daydreamsa "Young" grandmother's insights and imaginings, hopes and dreams, discoveries and adventures.Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-20712572324450608812024-01-25T11:52:00.001-05:002024-01-25T12:52:57.951-05:00Blogging Tips * This is a repost, was in draft for some time and I just found it. I have been absent from the blogworld, Had a campaign for a public office last year, and pretty busy with my store and family stuff. Today is my 13th Blogaversary! I'm back!<div><br /><div> I still consider myself a newcomer to blogworld. But blogging has enriched my life in so many ways. Although I'm still learning how to blog, I'll share some secrets that were shared with me. This is just a composite of others blogging suggestions that I've found helpful.<br />
If you want followers, it's important to post regularly. I think people will stop coming to see your blog if there is not enough new posts. I like to visit blogs that are uplifting, enlightening and/or informative.<br />
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<strong> <span style="font-size: large;"> Be yourself</span></strong><br />
Write in a natural way, as though you were talking to someone. Have music on your blog if you want it. Don't worry about someone else's rules. <br />
If you don't have an impressive home, just show parts of it or vignettes that you've created. <br />
Share a part of yourself, a hobby, a collection, a project or cute picture of your dog or grandchild.<br />
Promote your business, share your faith, spread good news, tell a story, or share a recipe.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Get help when you need it</span></strong><br />
There are many E-books and courses online about blog-writing and photo-editing. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Use good photos</span></strong> <br />
Take the time to edit your photos. Crop them, increase exposure if needed, There are many free photo-editing sites out there that are user-friendly, Pic Monkey, Paint, <br />
Picasa, <br />
My favorite posts that I've done, are just several pictures with a few good sentences between each one. The photos tell the story. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Have Posts in Draft</strong></span><br />
Write posts ahead of time and you can keep adding as you think of more things to say. Then review and post when you're ready, or it's the appropriate time, like a holiday, special ocassion or party you are joining. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Party hardy!</span></strong><br />
Enter as many parties as you have time for,and follow the proper etiquette of visiting others blogs and leaving thoughtful comments. This is how you get people to visit your blog. Put the party hosts buttons on your blog sidebars with a link. I think I will even make a page of party links as they begin to accumulate.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have Fun!</span></strong><br />
Above all else, have fun or there's no point to it!</div></div>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-18447211067037018462022-12-31T18:04:00.005-05:002023-01-01T20:42:27.569-05:00Good bye 2022, Welcome 2023!<p> A New Year is about to begin! So many events happened this year, many bad things, so much destruction of our country, so many good people died! We need a fresh start, we need hope! I want to learn from the bad things and remember all the good things. I'll start by celebrating National Hot Tea Month all during January. Here is a recap of last year's teatime posts, from the Facebook page "Grandma Linda's Vintage Treasures", as I have been so negligent about writing this blog. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuv9xH1AGGS2jIWHTXnwkUSg9yBPElMldm9yqHkGo_JbY6AlQWnkfvDkIUK4zVWSag7GROTYDVHIhtM0TitVKi_slXHlDMPJuklyj4Sh9zJGlvMtIRV4b1klr2VuUAeMm_5tbHRSIZ8Q8hTtMxbr0DlVknDsvJ3yhSlCvGXgUUTrbhd_a7aZ6rMAia7Q/s600/potential-i-tea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuv9xH1AGGS2jIWHTXnwkUSg9yBPElMldm9yqHkGo_JbY6AlQWnkfvDkIUK4zVWSag7GROTYDVHIhtM0TitVKi_slXHlDMPJuklyj4Sh9zJGlvMtIRV4b1klr2VuUAeMm_5tbHRSIZ8Q8hTtMxbr0DlVknDsvJ3yhSlCvGXgUUTrbhd_a7aZ6rMAia7Q/w640-h640/potential-i-tea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAs729olfzHLzYV2xzyb917Q_EtvVcfigeW-hn0rwDLYrpnwcrJyqfGG4u8u9SoSlfy7sT__U1pljUzk6pw3RtTqNc_bRDzoGtGUPpzXb31u0OR7YYEOxRhRUnz8Ruso1JKd8PnfqZBX1mJHz6MEjAkttrKOPe9lwDSPdnJZhPHaw_1LgYkdAoyiuZzQ/s320/272952749_4999810213416791_370936289282755113_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stangl Pottery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOfM4n4H78gJfc-gacMeEazo1qW8EzmSAPLdijaXPgjx2i6RSinu_mjQ-ObVfxpwO-FvfYk9ulb98i84LfBo5M6VJDu1g6wbXNs2LK6Bo7zVAICRwHYrGoPlj1zdYbCfh_YnQ2HdGi7bCNia2T7i7dXHbZAgw5tX6Ou5iMx8FcTDiD6BB5uFY7XZfnQ/s960/272913379_4995810067150139_4747810526856131515_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOfM4n4H78gJfc-gacMeEazo1qW8EzmSAPLdijaXPgjx2i6RSinu_mjQ-ObVfxpwO-FvfYk9ulb98i84LfBo5M6VJDu1g6wbXNs2LK6Bo7zVAICRwHYrGoPlj1zdYbCfh_YnQ2HdGi7bCNia2T7i7dXHbZAgw5tX6Ou5iMx8FcTDiD6BB5uFY7XZfnQ/s320/272913379_4995810067150139_4747810526856131515_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From our favorite restaurant's cafe </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSTuyQjDcPuPUYJI9sYhGk2yXD_wG3UIAFkp8lnqx1oi5DF1-IskR2tzMjTXvcc2n0-7Zo-iVmCdjhwdYBKp4Fy71OfforUfoPaGVchrTgxoc2NWV3CbQrQNQBtODPm0ya8JWhrNxQBwJ5c6PgkPYJ9kaQiN8XYStPg59_AgvdWTHD784uaiCDFfPTg/s960/272850557_2469087323222111_812393273413587723_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSTuyQjDcPuPUYJI9sYhGk2yXD_wG3UIAFkp8lnqx1oi5DF1-IskR2tzMjTXvcc2n0-7Zo-iVmCdjhwdYBKp4Fy71OfforUfoPaGVchrTgxoc2NWV3CbQrQNQBtODPm0ya8JWhrNxQBwJ5c6PgkPYJ9kaQiN8XYStPg59_AgvdWTHD784uaiCDFfPTg/s320/272850557_2469087323222111_812393273413587723_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very old blue transferware, from a great-great grandmother</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE13h-6uQrThc9puQ2NOmp-CdewF7ctejOT782YxZPR3DKMw4j0ngZd-ks9-bhEC827HdSQ0hZ7MjmO0NULaO7nOoHUTBnnE6mvIF2HpUYvFUKL0xafDOrJSCWjIQihfGXN-sdJ3owBEK8We9rNa25On6cuZ3TA676TlsyWrs_6v-jE58u12FWOBBYg/s1930/272844818_4991281524269660_8948275170015077954_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1930" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE13h-6uQrThc9puQ2NOmp-CdewF7ctejOT782YxZPR3DKMw4j0ngZd-ks9-bhEC827HdSQ0hZ7MjmO0NULaO7nOoHUTBnnE6mvIF2HpUYvFUKL0xafDOrJSCWjIQihfGXN-sdJ3owBEK8We9rNa25On6cuZ3TA676TlsyWrs_6v-jE58u12FWOBBYg/s320/272844818_4991281524269660_8948275170015077954_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYHP1DN9Ao-5w_XCMFJCGQR6trzGBDbN9CoVSEqfjOaTrn3GJYQX2n45XaxuHRdjPXx0eoyM7rc8VJzhyhXaZMvapK42s3ANSW8qVGiqG6ygtlP75xxdLN7tEHOj0b--wrfmGVmY-wLVR5EvX34Yt0TuCOgfLlO8t7SmK3SytnHFplbRnd13EtNs0Og/s922/272744710_4991281020936377_1404222643215989391_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYHP1DN9Ao-5w_XCMFJCGQR6trzGBDbN9CoVSEqfjOaTrn3GJYQX2n45XaxuHRdjPXx0eoyM7rc8VJzhyhXaZMvapK42s3ANSW8qVGiqG6ygtlP75xxdLN7tEHOj0b--wrfmGVmY-wLVR5EvX34Yt0TuCOgfLlO8t7SmK3SytnHFplbRnd13EtNs0Og/w313-h400/272744710_4991281020936377_1404222643215989391_n.jpg" width="313" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last January's Happy 91st Birthday to my mother, our "Queen Elizabeth"</td></tr></tbody></table> She's getting ready to turn 92! Born January 24, 1931. Doesn't she look great?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2lsFLrvVj4oJt_yrnpJWYdRYBsFF9AOKnBmRmZCQL_2RAuAjOaTDF3aDzOjlHVQcH3iFE3XyhJGlL92i9g4kqB20qY9K98LISwO8zudowb0OHVwtuIqN7_dsPOuXBDe7iKZ2h81wLwvdz8cIFeAvL0n-rSbp3QnEI4pZRee4cVrJX6KOzZ9oGeyrAA/s960/272627201_2465165686947608_6108075278405629528_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2lsFLrvVj4oJt_yrnpJWYdRYBsFF9AOKnBmRmZCQL_2RAuAjOaTDF3aDzOjlHVQcH3iFE3XyhJGlL92i9g4kqB20qY9K98LISwO8zudowb0OHVwtuIqN7_dsPOuXBDe7iKZ2h81wLwvdz8cIFeAvL0n-rSbp3QnEI4pZRee4cVrJX6KOzZ9oGeyrAA/s320/272627201_2465165686947608_6108075278405629528_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkob3pm-YMIcik7Ymy1BGgEdlQXgc5ZmaNzNAnXH04-TzwtROPQal6rgrHefnWkSONgBuGNln1CeBRTnO2dHt1XVWLNFa5FlFugiXW-nYj0DNynfGpcp725P4J4m-veN4CduX7v_jwZt3gg4e7jVE03VuTe-0_9QtXsCO4MEj3g8kTxANahZ4ba6kAw/s960/272570211_2463655650431945_719970852799931288_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She has a couple small teapots of her own. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8xLzX9drO-zeGQPipZ40jN8nRafVMsj0cmyXUNgEfkqENJM2GR8S1yTxp7rLO4Ql7Oz0Je3NoGqr5wkQYM9nJ5UuPxtU194hIJyXJTUP8RH4v0asg2S4qkdDRVMOKzqCaQsVH0BIOJV59IfmAcpwJwl2kFtReunIBWVVG2ODbqrDKpdGyEXjKsMzRQ/s1124/271868049_478679166949570_6359141770766880928_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8xLzX9drO-zeGQPipZ40jN8nRafVMsj0cmyXUNgEfkqENJM2GR8S1yTxp7rLO4Ql7Oz0Je3NoGqr5wkQYM9nJ5UuPxtU194hIJyXJTUP8RH4v0asg2S4qkdDRVMOKzqCaQsVH0BIOJV59IfmAcpwJwl2kFtReunIBWVVG2ODbqrDKpdGyEXjKsMzRQ/w300-h400/271868049_478679166949570_6359141770766880928_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recipes too, on the tea month posts! Make sure to join me all month long<br />on my Facebook page<a href="http://www.facebook.com/LindasVintageTreasures"> Grandma Linda's Vintage Treasures </a>! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fs6JyqZJ3fR0ZVxKZZGMQ6GJbGA-VFaHWlB6eshDG5qkAKUYLDluRc3YTxoKO9fqEFhXDFCKFD766ml2bally9ZM8akmoD_c-SMZAwFkVgePNScyKz0hqvEVLINRC3MARiZVv-DNwwTdvlpubeXUVgT8dpQf3TXyrHgc7E4FRa1BNZUPg4iUv4qhwA/s960/271854563_4929754550422358_9147248747168006354_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="955" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fs6JyqZJ3fR0ZVxKZZGMQ6GJbGA-VFaHWlB6eshDG5qkAKUYLDluRc3YTxoKO9fqEFhXDFCKFD766ml2bally9ZM8akmoD_c-SMZAwFkVgePNScyKz0hqvEVLINRC3MARiZVv-DNwwTdvlpubeXUVgT8dpQf3TXyrHgc7E4FRa1BNZUPg4iUv4qhwA/s320/271854563_4929754550422358_9147248747168006354_n.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie's Fiesta-ware tea mug and a gorgeous antique plate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs78F27_-b1XfJdZTqQSzP1ZP_Gmaf3XUJVNuV7JPractV65dvU7D6fyGzxcc5NQw0DSMwC6d-auu7zZhWfGIrk2T6aZjugv1KBcHRXjVtRMmNzT4BBETu-TAMt3sHTHr99pstMZ5WlT-KuylFpIR1VfBLGPNrD3jggNIIff8dGnpDIKHGFTZzIoQHgA/s320/271120962_4779081605486976_1896881240546299041_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty White having tea with her mother.<br /> Sadly we lost our beloved Betty White, at age 99, Dec 31, 2021. <br /> Her birthday was January 17, and she would have been 100. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-4FvDYX7YGyif9SQeHQIgqhn99yBaW8LCW7sg03sQUnbGPZqhHL9MPH6y7g49dJ_i5A6CpJsEq98mTzfsdzz6JQBz4-Oyq3ypyKzFpsAMcTfEPrmhkSJ3sbTevCxZIcmMzyBrYOz86r77KLli5xE5ywRNs2zLQhjqu5M1z8NAsJbF7E0zf7F7ZBYRg/s400/270177771_4902750246456122_2266429460299397389_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>In m<span style="text-align: center;">emory of Queen Elizabeth, Meatloaf, Olivia Newton John, Naomi Judd, William Hurt, Sidney Poitier, Mickey Gilley, Bobby Rydell, Mickey Gilley, Barbara Walters, Kirstie Alley and many others who left us, who will always be fondly remembered. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: courier; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b> Have a blessed New Year! </b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;"><i><b> Love,Linda</b></i></span></span></p>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-81717958259861302612022-02-10T00:39:00.004-05:002022-04-15T23:01:05.758-04:00Thrifty fun fashions!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some of the fashion grids I've done at my vintage store, </div><div style="text-align: center;">displaying items we have for sale that are vintage, or newer pre-loved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I like to show how you can mix up older pieces with more recent ones. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sometimes they are formal or dressy outfits, and sometimes very casual,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> or trendy, even work-out wear. They may be for a mature woman,</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">or a very young lady, for work.... or for play. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRuWkd_yW4k9lRdfk7NJMtZURMxmqyk5Bvnvu9SgFgcZ_Z7Tv93Pnmt_uJp2IVuacKQzQ1P0lp15-siH2jhBp3XHZgI4OOwyq4zgsvwb7m5xgr9fzac6qwOgQ6-0xRuLbDnEOKexxuiu1N5uD7ItVAc9tdIkrWHQ7G9lPUrShmuNJaZzdHW4NC5kE-g/s3088/20220102_135424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRuWkd_yW4k9lRdfk7NJMtZURMxmqyk5Bvnvu9SgFgcZ_Z7Tv93Pnmt_uJp2IVuacKQzQ1P0lp15-siH2jhBp3XHZgI4OOwyq4zgsvwb7m5xgr9fzac6qwOgQ6-0xRuLbDnEOKexxuiu1N5uD7ItVAc9tdIkrWHQ7G9lPUrShmuNJaZzdHW4NC5kE-g/w321-h320/20220102_135424.jpg" width="321" /></a></blockquote></div><div style="text-align: center;">A cute top with jeans, and a cardigan on a chilly day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQzP2_5a1uOjcRgX_b7AeQ9QoSvEsNhhda2YvezhmVj0X62xGuouUydABv1jd5K_Qg-6wUKclIDlDuSYQCgkuOCfyRWd5gFV87nQGQLdg1Xj8HA9bh5M7ieq9CIZz-epzydcDb5j6M75oQyPqwAPbbclYb8nmqLFSfjkuyT_5Pv9Gfqwinho4vT7EHQ/s3088/20220104_133944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQzP2_5a1uOjcRgX_b7AeQ9QoSvEsNhhda2YvezhmVj0X62xGuouUydABv1jd5K_Qg-6wUKclIDlDuSYQCgkuOCfyRWd5gFV87nQGQLdg1Xj8HA9bh5M7ieq9CIZz-epzydcDb5j6M75oQyPqwAPbbclYb8nmqLFSfjkuyT_5Pv9Gfqwinho4vT7EHQ/s320/20220104_133944.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A colorful vintage 70's bow blouse with new sweater</div><div style="text-align: center;">Liz Claiborne jeans jacket, old Wilson's leather bag</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUBx7sxhQpmLdWem7H3XuLmYE6ybSM0CymOkrusxgdH7R_j9NiNCBRA9a-ZvwDX2XuAkM4D5uueo0QA1t5oe5hhrOjn7caWkS3PCzcWGuIDpPfjetcYCpoWo7UDAbdxZFj65_-0XpdMsgYr7kaqKb9gSrLLf0naMlGPxFS27_R4eorB3p9d4F4Xq_eA/s3088/20220106_134439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUBx7sxhQpmLdWem7H3XuLmYE6ybSM0CymOkrusxgdH7R_j9NiNCBRA9a-ZvwDX2XuAkM4D5uueo0QA1t5oe5hhrOjn7caWkS3PCzcWGuIDpPfjetcYCpoWo7UDAbdxZFj65_-0XpdMsgYr7kaqKb9gSrLLf0naMlGPxFS27_R4eorB3p9d4F4Xq_eA/s320/20220106_134439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like the lattice back on this ombre shirt. This is an old gray leather bag,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a fluffy purple confetti scarf, gray jeans and comfortable Clarks shoes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_hP9lzCP7EyCTdEdPTJXlVDPPUX_aPgeMeURm4AHA4LfrjARzKE9Rs14HWzRojkXsOg0tMXY0NtZ_-1LAsplDG4Vv2Vj2jzG5ZhZWOke5jkjS9-hqio1VFSEK09nvlH06LOPkopkpWpFopg46u0OXYflSp_ix9l1ca9OMthsLdzi1zNI1j2AbtKFzw/s3088/20220107_151724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_hP9lzCP7EyCTdEdPTJXlVDPPUX_aPgeMeURm4AHA4LfrjARzKE9Rs14HWzRojkXsOg0tMXY0NtZ_-1LAsplDG4Vv2Vj2jzG5ZhZWOke5jkjS9-hqio1VFSEK09nvlH06LOPkopkpWpFopg46u0OXYflSp_ix9l1ca9OMthsLdzi1zNI1j2AbtKFzw/s320/20220107_151724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage 70's button-down shirt, and vintage clogs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihETZMrYs3zhgK7HEuv29uDeSi0TyrXyVcPdes9IjqPAexRfk48YIzTSy8W959Ujb38q6XJr3u-5ISVvmGR5cT2vsUa3jV9dVrikqiodru4PXHSPx84fpwEjGoFrEhu_cxFqjClEVaCEoMb_2esA-iFsND9MegxkE51N6_XFqDfLVjpM6To8uo2OIs1w/s3088/20220119_141752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihETZMrYs3zhgK7HEuv29uDeSi0TyrXyVcPdes9IjqPAexRfk48YIzTSy8W959Ujb38q6XJr3u-5ISVvmGR5cT2vsUa3jV9dVrikqiodru4PXHSPx84fpwEjGoFrEhu_cxFqjClEVaCEoMb_2esA-iFsND9MegxkE51N6_XFqDfLVjpM6To8uo2OIs1w/s320/20220119_141752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lightweight sequined animal print jacket for a mild winter day, </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nice leather Talbot's bag, ombre brown scarf, and ballerina flats.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO2JfCUoBGqcnZued0X7zuccWcaglWOywWOhM5rmMd5PRjLSDMJBDLAiiLXV2lefZ9-Qfaqkr-lTv0xmHQNc3u_7EUu1qt6-h2G5-AMcpvb9OCO1OxOjk1K8DP5Wy0DTUSTb5Oc4XPp05O-yeoIeKF7qwAtAPsYKdP0ZnhnPe0Tijmp2pGU77Mb2A7Q/s3088/20220123_160137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO2JfCUoBGqcnZued0X7zuccWcaglWOywWOhM5rmMd5PRjLSDMJBDLAiiLXV2lefZ9-Qfaqkr-lTv0xmHQNc3u_7EUu1qt6-h2G5-AMcpvb9OCO1OxOjk1K8DP5Wy0DTUSTb5Oc4XPp05O-yeoIeKF7qwAtAPsYKdP0ZnhnPe0Tijmp2pGU77Mb2A7Q/s320/20220123_160137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan Graver embroidered jacket, comfy Clarks shoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnlIeHFr7wjKoRjcl53-H6LaUX1sTeRaJ2pDfCCM1W1HZw0OLNqlJBBdIr4FOypuPS8bAZ8tvwc_3U9iDn7GxqNjEwMDaoZkHTX9ybzN3mmHNvnU5vou9fqPKqocOwJMOzAIrant3RaTp9vK3ojp_OAht9PwejnFu-PPPy3tpOs42C1NS0c5wDkAIMw/s3088/20220125_141343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnlIeHFr7wjKoRjcl53-H6LaUX1sTeRaJ2pDfCCM1W1HZw0OLNqlJBBdIr4FOypuPS8bAZ8tvwc_3U9iDn7GxqNjEwMDaoZkHTX9ybzN3mmHNvnU5vou9fqPKqocOwJMOzAIrant3RaTp9vK3ojp_OAht9PwejnFu-PPPy3tpOs42C1NS0c5wDkAIMw/s320/20220125_141343.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A reversible 80's winter jacket</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIniZsKKyzDJ9o9UspQac0iMtUz2HH3UL9lLz8ETGDjqB5Ee5xny5nrh1tqJ455jWZF5vYpstlYoq-xVNiDneC44-HseYhQfdlPlmZeFOQuxvIP7FB9EPS3SOh9l_tMwWsigp8cz_voE-dH5P_sPu8WiBBXClDbe5O_geqwb6Sel4neIbelqkxXYLlMA/s3088/20220126_143526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIniZsKKyzDJ9o9UspQac0iMtUz2HH3UL9lLz8ETGDjqB5Ee5xny5nrh1tqJ455jWZF5vYpstlYoq-xVNiDneC44-HseYhQfdlPlmZeFOQuxvIP7FB9EPS3SOh9l_tMwWsigp8cz_voE-dH5P_sPu8WiBBXClDbe5O_geqwb6Sel4neIbelqkxXYLlMA/s320/20220126_143526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Preppy-look navy and white, with a warm winter jacket</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQjn0QmNa-QUZifpZtVrVaEdM8Snsgl9sklvZPnkchABiHbBwAyo1QrNvwk6A9-__Kyy9yT054LketHV-AFiR--2GIWqF8axWObioRaGc9rT9Pu5jutTjEoIalFV20YE1ix_VVmbPYN_eSwpZBlyhobVlmBulsvPJCsdM8-mbV8iMLDGLes83_CoQag/s3088/20220202_121833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQjn0QmNa-QUZifpZtVrVaEdM8Snsgl9sklvZPnkchABiHbBwAyo1QrNvwk6A9-__Kyy9yT054LketHV-AFiR--2GIWqF8axWObioRaGc9rT9Pu5jutTjEoIalFV20YE1ix_VVmbPYN_eSwpZBlyhobVlmBulsvPJCsdM8-mbV8iMLDGLes83_CoQag/s320/20220202_121833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a vintage sweater and scarf, and a really fun funky bag</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7agBDMSEHNPb1ouU6CUi7eQUnBVFAuYqb9-hZ-uySPRqC9UG_MhRpEf5dE3ri6f--CNgpp3-l2w9HrexLoKI4zjSTiDJM1Xo2tBTJuH1FRUPavUBdQ6nIw4C6RND5bouwinULcJQ_wi25zhHo9B3WWbhEfleSo4LKClF484eif0ApzEhq42VvCgu1A/s3088/20220203_125521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7agBDMSEHNPb1ouU6CUi7eQUnBVFAuYqb9-hZ-uySPRqC9UG_MhRpEf5dE3ri6f--CNgpp3-l2w9HrexLoKI4zjSTiDJM1Xo2tBTJuH1FRUPavUBdQ6nIw4C6RND5bouwinULcJQ_wi25zhHo9B3WWbhEfleSo4LKClF484eif0ApzEhq42VvCgu1A/s320/20220203_125521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">LL Bean fuschia rainjacket brightens up a gloomy wet day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-uhE6luGNvbXe4bhI7-hAtANDOxX-MfeEbPY6d6LyXxLZQYYTvoL5RTlYoML24awKKU4n0bFW-fHwEXuxvdYPisJtsoGuRJja0zd4itRftqRjBRFHGTPrq80EvD1DtCsDyIXoBu94vD4d0MdItmwxv9qlxOPrIBDB-1KoxNQD3n4qdWmHqshAx9naw/s3088/20220206_183158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-uhE6luGNvbXe4bhI7-hAtANDOxX-MfeEbPY6d6LyXxLZQYYTvoL5RTlYoML24awKKU4n0bFW-fHwEXuxvdYPisJtsoGuRJja0zd4itRftqRjBRFHGTPrq80EvD1DtCsDyIXoBu94vD4d0MdItmwxv9qlxOPrIBDB-1KoxNQD3n4qdWmHqshAx9naw/s320/20220206_183158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Picnic Barbie loves Coca Cola! 1983</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lhwR-ayh_8x__SLKXsqDh5FkQhDbBPnLnLFZwgNLq-aJ-dtkw44YWs_tu-V2_eZkcysr98peOVrQdGlN-lVP9oI5y6vqbplJxPFh7YxeT9I_xF04yFcCzfF5pAGIKhg29PyjHNgoUWTRfnXQSQFEdXZ3uxsh1eaBaMc80Sw4wfcnYyDtX3MsWpjEIA/s3088/20220209_184055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lhwR-ayh_8x__SLKXsqDh5FkQhDbBPnLnLFZwgNLq-aJ-dtkw44YWs_tu-V2_eZkcysr98peOVrQdGlN-lVP9oI5y6vqbplJxPFh7YxeT9I_xF04yFcCzfF5pAGIKhg29PyjHNgoUWTRfnXQSQFEdXZ3uxsh1eaBaMc80Sw4wfcnYyDtX3MsWpjEIA/s320/20220209_184055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pretty top, had an all lace back, and it sold right away! </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbBLvAvBFeDCIdtxu7isqXdrNB1_XWupfLpA3cuaE-ZPewgQIdJDbxY7QBA0JjskhwHZ70ZEbICpsmfVJCGYuVFu_X_pVaeUBtuC3rGia7iFDg0Yo6539_6blYE_tD1JX8jhUFlZ1fNz9G3TngGGPfg9DnAakUKQu6V0bN6936nqJjDAB6tK95IV3XQ/s3088/20220211_154316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbBLvAvBFeDCIdtxu7isqXdrNB1_XWupfLpA3cuaE-ZPewgQIdJDbxY7QBA0JjskhwHZ70ZEbICpsmfVJCGYuVFu_X_pVaeUBtuC3rGia7iFDg0Yo6539_6blYE_tD1JX8jhUFlZ1fNz9G3TngGGPfg9DnAakUKQu6V0bN6936nqJjDAB6tK95IV3XQ/s320/20220211_154316.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These girls from someone's Build-a-Bear collection are all </div><div style="text-align: center;">dressed up for Valentine's Day! 💗</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U5e6kjD7_kO6assDjjORRoSQD0xujKgf_4xQBFf8-pk_VNlj6zomVS9t7mUL1gVdEyXEaeChLIr3mRRhmVHnasdN2ll_gfeIXOA9TNXIEkgt_sQmOkR-U3TQlXc3dD1Qs-uUSG02aDoEkBVtyN-39BckHkM3h_rzgU9LnvT-gUSh2nn9aL622zNHgg/s3088/20220212_174209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U5e6kjD7_kO6assDjjORRoSQD0xujKgf_4xQBFf8-pk_VNlj6zomVS9t7mUL1gVdEyXEaeChLIr3mRRhmVHnasdN2ll_gfeIXOA9TNXIEkgt_sQmOkR-U3TQlXc3dD1Qs-uUSG02aDoEkBVtyN-39BckHkM3h_rzgU9LnvT-gUSh2nn9aL622zNHgg/s320/20220212_174209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you need a pretty dress for your Valentine's dinner date?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Classic pumps and a small bag go well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbZiVGGFdltScSYQwV1oEM9kYsXcyY-GUAaAFyA48VVmmuRlbbiQOkKGIe2bwLEem4ktbixj4QtFya7ngD4IDUdbH6mIS7zLO6JWav4xZ3gRKQTC-RL6cnqXa-EnFE2OJicG98qBeHQFr6yHjR-PZ-bbSQ45N6HnqsTEQYRwXE2C1v828emqzCg2upw/s3088/20220214_125813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbZiVGGFdltScSYQwV1oEM9kYsXcyY-GUAaAFyA48VVmmuRlbbiQOkKGIe2bwLEem4ktbixj4QtFya7ngD4IDUdbH6mIS7zLO6JWav4xZ3gRKQTC-RL6cnqXa-EnFE2OJicG98qBeHQFr6yHjR-PZ-bbSQ45N6HnqsTEQYRwXE2C1v828emqzCg2upw/s320/20220214_125813.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hand crocheted scarf and hat, a warm jacket, on a blustery day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ankle boots and a vintage suede Franco Sarto bag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6lVFofHueP9_g67snILmXvnQwHhryAeK3gwQxgklzVgrGtnIOJVOW456Bk_wMdJZNHF445LgdjW9mYQII2gieRuEWQ_wzxCF1PrqOkoHKVLyBzaNk9ZQKOQoJ4WQAYmqnE2KarMxOGkRss5Pj0ClSzWhhCNFQYLNhgxy2TBsOqvdNsqX4ya1UUJpAQ/s3088/20220214_160600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6lVFofHueP9_g67snILmXvnQwHhryAeK3gwQxgklzVgrGtnIOJVOW456Bk_wMdJZNHF445LgdjW9mYQII2gieRuEWQ_wzxCF1PrqOkoHKVLyBzaNk9ZQKOQoJ4WQAYmqnE2KarMxOGkRss5Pj0ClSzWhhCNFQYLNhgxy2TBsOqvdNsqX4ya1UUJpAQ/s320/20220214_160600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A sweetheart from the Cabbage Patch, she's from 1983.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQcwgxUmDjust39y3hzEAkH12rthz0CCmD1dlV5K6Oqx9FEl4kqbgi4Fdh6i4rPFxxrsDmPndahDMTbs2_vt1npjckM5tHCRfoJLZRX-U7z_8yVEXuzRIDjuvPyBH3G1clWCQGdzjyWMrSfzv7Kl7pfZZ-2jtiAD4n9nkNinB1Fz4W1mUAi0BhTsdiQ/s3088/20220215_121924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQcwgxUmDjust39y3hzEAkH12rthz0CCmD1dlV5K6Oqx9FEl4kqbgi4Fdh6i4rPFxxrsDmPndahDMTbs2_vt1npjckM5tHCRfoJLZRX-U7z_8yVEXuzRIDjuvPyBH3G1clWCQGdzjyWMrSfzv7Kl7pfZZ-2jtiAD4n9nkNinB1Fz4W1mUAi0BhTsdiQ/s320/20220215_121924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A modern cardigan,a crazy scarf, Donna Karan bag and booties. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Almost every day, I make up a fashion grid and it gives me fresh content for my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Facebook page. </span><span style="text-align: left;">It's fun to select garments off the rack and accessorize them </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">completely. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Also, one can purchase right off the page. I show lots of related</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> or similarly </span><span style="text-align: left;">colored or themed items from around the store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hope you enjoyed </span><span style="text-align: left;">some of my previous fashion grids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I also have clothing in many styles and sizes on my Depop and Etsy online shops.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">depop.com/grandmalay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">etsy.com/shop/grandmalay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Facebook.com/Linda's-Vintage-Treasures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Have fun shopping for vintage, because it's smart- eco-friendly and economical.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">You can find unique pre-loved clothing of good quality for less!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Love, Linda</i></span></span></div>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-16558166285079427182022-01-30T22:31:00.150-05:002022-04-15T22:43:36.999-04:00Celebrating 11 years blogging<p> <b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"> It's my 11 year blogging anniversary! </span></i></b> Actually it was the 24th.</p><p>Not doing too badly for an old lady with a lousy old computer. I've been hustling, running my vintage store, and taking care of my grandkids. I'm still doing well with no recurrences of breast cancer, thank God! I recently had a total hip replacement, and I'm feeling great, without the pain. </p><p> It's been a hard time for all Americans with the terrible pandemic and it's consequences. My vintage store is still so much fun, and new folks come in almost every day, but it's been a struggle. I am praying for all small business owners, that things will pick up. I'm praying for all Americans that we can save our country. I'm hoping that things are going to get better in this new year. </p><p> I celebrated National Hot Tea Month again this January, and had a different tea and teacup each day! I post every day in January on my Facebook page, Grandma Linda's Vintage Treasures, and I share stories, history, and sayings all about tea, teacups, tea party recipes, and more. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happy National Hot Tea Month!</i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6zkMvgLou-MH--O9f4bZKMS5kWiM-ue3RH5nQxzeWQZY9EJgvByFwxCM4aAWm1eVI7A9ts73eS3-KjrUsW0-ZW9V5maadTaUyjq91PZeb81otZmK9GTY3QritNc7j4TxgauPII4HPVxETQYgvt6bTioMKwI9g4mHxGvoFfC8tG-Pd8z4_6JA9RCLyQ/s3088/20220105_094030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6zkMvgLou-MH--O9f4bZKMS5kWiM-ue3RH5nQxzeWQZY9EJgvByFwxCM4aAWm1eVI7A9ts73eS3-KjrUsW0-ZW9V5maadTaUyjq91PZeb81otZmK9GTY3QritNc7j4TxgauPII4HPVxETQYgvt6bTioMKwI9g4mHxGvoFfC8tG-Pd8z4_6JA9RCLyQ/w320-h320/20220105_094030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwQMmC73xfJsGAUqLA2AvaaJKG_Xi00rUnjCxceN2GPsIj1NTMzJOz3VnbZaT1iFEmZp6pkkNjRq8fNQlFUCbu64zWBRQS1tsXQV0a0Kdh524UV83HO3nIBgQlytoHmjB6Kmbk0TkRciQgf-pGMtQcEineUvv_wVHImVHsdLROQW4Oe3_pXvJ-deM7w/s320/20220101_222840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Emilie is 8 now, and still loves having tea with me! </p><div style="text-align: center;">I hope to start holding tea parties again in my vintage store!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq58rmtYKLFbMsNb10Gz4489fytkVaueMfx7i12IyXzvt773BFSXBSr6KCXGVnYQwOfFGww3zQhwf1MVhp6clB7GV9sksyDkqfKmlNDnCstEWSsWsMlxVumTH6SZzyuj8bBAPOz_EmSp-0eMAgWB5IyCR-bx1SjFLuLct2MP9O35naA9ZscJHVjnFLkg/s3088/20220106_094155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq58rmtYKLFbMsNb10Gz4489fytkVaueMfx7i12IyXzvt773BFSXBSr6KCXGVnYQwOfFGww3zQhwf1MVhp6clB7GV9sksyDkqfKmlNDnCstEWSsWsMlxVumTH6SZzyuj8bBAPOz_EmSp-0eMAgWB5IyCR-bx1SjFLuLct2MP9O35naA9ZscJHVjnFLkg/s320/20220106_094155.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJXvc8SmqFc_arFJr4CdgcZLd70oJniR4KD80xhb7zchpicc6Y9mWO0y2_SNz11CRwnaWLTCgakWD6FToV_I9Ubkv1w9I-ZiEiY5tSN42tPE7IGeziRMJBNKFG-dj3y33fFCXllGDZ0zytj4HbTbGBIp2ELP8s6Lo6j4OPlnu8VH-5AU5Rwe-be2BQg/s3088/20220106_150752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJXvc8SmqFc_arFJr4CdgcZLd70oJniR4KD80xhb7zchpicc6Y9mWO0y2_SNz11CRwnaWLTCgakWD6FToV_I9Ubkv1w9I-ZiEiY5tSN42tPE7IGeziRMJBNKFG-dj3y33fFCXllGDZ0zytj4HbTbGBIp2ELP8s6Lo6j4OPlnu8VH-5AU5Rwe-be2BQg/s320/20220106_150752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In my store, I have some teacups, and I like arranging vignettes </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">with pretty things, I have for sale.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">My everyday china, red transferware</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Johnson Bros. English Chippendale</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihumfDChgkzQqgR5WA0NPLkU1lhg9Qa7gRRNxH-hFO8Igvf7oGYpKzS_VpynRqkr_Wd0IPCkNSQSYppOb7bNX1xN1x6icO8bOGQKUQCBsK-xekRyAJvQ1C6PPi2LRtohDkJk_lmX2ZrtfbDGjFlO9szBJi-s3N3N24EdN2EKgppBGjMfMk7dFBvnzCdQ/s696/20220109_102509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="696" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihumfDChgkzQqgR5WA0NPLkU1lhg9Qa7gRRNxH-hFO8Igvf7oGYpKzS_VpynRqkr_Wd0IPCkNSQSYppOb7bNX1xN1x6icO8bOGQKUQCBsK-xekRyAJvQ1C6PPi2LRtohDkJk_lmX2ZrtfbDGjFlO9szBJi-s3N3N24EdN2EKgppBGjMfMk7dFBvnzCdQ/s320/20220109_102509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpS1QWpG6kl5fvgEFqHpXZthdCWc0ibmmtMKqhpVrbgZslhTNQi2Q2Rol8cTOKyzIE-MJppYrSoYX3CCDpBH_ETCAyj3BjeQCfhin5zoK3XK2eVIwtCM4skOQTAQxha33J9CW0m5dvJNmPMsoNGt77vT7Xnh71-fER4eAMrZdH42Cl_vyOHEIWY7KWA/s3088/20220109_162033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpS1QWpG6kl5fvgEFqHpXZthdCWc0ibmmtMKqhpVrbgZslhTNQi2Q2Rol8cTOKyzIE-MJppYrSoYX3CCDpBH_ETCAyj3BjeQCfhin5zoK3XK2eVIwtCM4skOQTAQxha33J9CW0m5dvJNmPMsoNGt77vT7Xnh71-fER4eAMrZdH42Cl_vyOHEIWY7KWA/s320/20220109_162033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another favorite of mine, with a pink teapot in my store. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little Dreamsicle angel is having tea with me too!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRgvtLC5PhZrhSG2OK-ppqXu41DeM_BuGI1AWga0AI6RYCi13Ozd4KV82vByVOVLN1AmoMGp_jeI-XfGlqsuEiQPNN0UPkgDv3Dq-gFRQGbvpap087JUA4rrtM873Vln9TCul6XYRs4AB7OA0nfcVIcvbssJldGDXv-qqtVBo9bUNXXfUaFI373qCrA/s3088/20220110_134142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Oh, and the tea at Angelo's Diner counts too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love that sturdy old restaurant china.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdTeakMCIQECqjkvDXds_IYK30p4etkujXdTn5LtC4b3J-TW8o64hJkR9dIQ0-1eSbrhCXUe9truzWWDY6nsb4TlIl49NJm0auPem6x9bNOhUqHp6F60sNE6jkQSrs9sSMuBA8-kHTtBeqj134mnHSRvSn0zE6mrfVMR_LPjTAWNq_EM3txq0i7P4WA/s3088/20220117_180335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdTeakMCIQECqjkvDXds_IYK30p4etkujXdTn5LtC4b3J-TW8o64hJkR9dIQ0-1eSbrhCXUe9truzWWDY6nsb4TlIl49NJm0auPem6x9bNOhUqHp6F60sNE6jkQSrs9sSMuBA8-kHTtBeqj134mnHSRvSn0zE6mrfVMR_LPjTAWNq_EM3txq0i7P4WA/s320/20220117_180335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdt0205XVub6jYM1zVA0PObtw5vTzQApIm3NCyKc0J9gibMpvpZeCBBNoae83xScjOfxSFwcB2QwThStaFDO_uIWgoN3VcrTdpS7ozERCoNIa3LY1M3WDLhfMB2Cd_rZgqFuYm4evxDkhEskJFGag0_8fln2BFPaLaE0Avk0aA1QWgQJzg_jq0ljVRA/s3088/20220114_093128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdt0205XVub6jYM1zVA0PObtw5vTzQApIm3NCyKc0J9gibMpvpZeCBBNoae83xScjOfxSFwcB2QwThStaFDO_uIWgoN3VcrTdpS7ozERCoNIa3LY1M3WDLhfMB2Cd_rZgqFuYm4evxDkhEskJFGag0_8fln2BFPaLaE0Avk0aA1QWgQJzg_jq0ljVRA/w300-h320/20220114_093128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Teddy, enjoying his tea at his favorite travel stop- The Waffle House!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQi_s6f571F4b33w7aqnu22A3H5yqjTBwVpQBOGsjRyYnXHlF9Z3H68sSWBLcrMzbCIEFqXNuM24lCjx0KHBa9jnmroQyTQx8Rp5bTsclJcZG-NB6t90RsYTTsNp0ZwXEeTb4B9ys8WnLudPJAgmy0y5IxLJAzcdfE6REAEN5xlF64ftX_A21SKuuKQ/s3088/20220117_102514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQi_s6f571F4b33w7aqnu22A3H5yqjTBwVpQBOGsjRyYnXHlF9Z3H68sSWBLcrMzbCIEFqXNuM24lCjx0KHBa9jnmroQyTQx8Rp5bTsclJcZG-NB6t90RsYTTsNp0ZwXEeTb4B9ys8WnLudPJAgmy0y5IxLJAzcdfE6REAEN5xlF64ftX_A21SKuuKQ/s320/20220117_102514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite cups </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzjIdPIj_0KmPesr-XxjigAFUfSHAkJlaYYtuNG5RldfJLtuelQXGqzodPpRdzV594GT3_hZ4axtqljd20MOZULp3r5DuAv-xhFF0XCFVDL-mx_-De8jwJSsghdRq1tdsfvkFQK0CMYiFTiIPorxHTW1J64cGLlSm-PvCELi5_RraKtSoZ-5b_vbocA/s3088/20220119_134109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzjIdPIj_0KmPesr-XxjigAFUfSHAkJlaYYtuNG5RldfJLtuelQXGqzodPpRdzV594GT3_hZ4axtqljd20MOZULp3r5DuAv-xhFF0XCFVDL-mx_-De8jwJSsghdRq1tdsfvkFQK0CMYiFTiIPorxHTW1J64cGLlSm-PvCELi5_RraKtSoZ-5b_vbocA/s320/20220119_134109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An old silver teapot I use at the store.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Violets tea cup- with our state flower, the common violet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> But we know she's with her Lord and Savior! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8rFYBO9i_S0CVf2PRed16W3bDF2j4e6vZZsA_jfYz6A1-q37gY_FALEYqA-VKbTIDBmyO0qFft91DpmUNnpvXSjl23kwCsufVpGzqzn7_lHc8vKKeWQVxY05xDWIkk_VQGHeWzwOV-lyoE6a2hQjWAmYRcT92vPKQdydzeD9YiMtz8_BKerJ8R4L4w/s3088/20220121_151352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8rFYBO9i_S0CVf2PRed16W3bDF2j4e6vZZsA_jfYz6A1-q37gY_FALEYqA-VKbTIDBmyO0qFft91DpmUNnpvXSjl23kwCsufVpGzqzn7_lHc8vKKeWQVxY05xDWIkk_VQGHeWzwOV-lyoE6a2hQjWAmYRcT92vPKQdydzeD9YiMtz8_BKerJ8R4L4w/s320/20220121_151352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">January 24th- Happy 91st Birthday to my dear Mother! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank God for another year that we still have her with us!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5UNr-cB7RZ_7OnwMsjX7_hwsd9q0gCA2esxtIUePOprz0hIdkdp-Vjg_L7MxQnDemf1fIUHXU-vMyDNdCMBZn4yHmhV-hz8x6jPvj9BWdkSYpvCTrDxVfrVGwyzmJBcmaND7V3O5SPmSzmy76Ph7OLXt_IfIOrwkfg66dXD34MUr1wvC5vTZIBTQAg/s4128/20220125_210632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5UNr-cB7RZ_7OnwMsjX7_hwsd9q0gCA2esxtIUePOprz0hIdkdp-Vjg_L7MxQnDemf1fIUHXU-vMyDNdCMBZn4yHmhV-hz8x6jPvj9BWdkSYpvCTrDxVfrVGwyzmJBcmaND7V3O5SPmSzmy76Ph7OLXt_IfIOrwkfg66dXD34MUr1wvC5vTZIBTQAg/s320/20220125_210632.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Mary Abel Layton, born January 24, 1931</div><div style="text-align: center;">She loves the family get-togethers, no matter how loud and chaotic it is! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> God bless her, mother of 7, 21 grandchildren, 23great-grandkids,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and 1 great-great-grandchild! 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Well, being home a lot more, with everything closed down, I am cooking and baking a little bit more!<br />
I've been baking these <a href="https://kirbiecravings.com/2-ingredient-bagels/">easy 2-ingredient-bagels</a>, trying different varieties. They are so easy and it's nice to make fresh bagels when I can't get out to the store.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">They were great, but very soft, so I'll knead them more next time to try to </span><br />
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-19152990670346886212020-04-26T14:16:00.006-04:002020-11-09T19:39:53.942-05:00I Live In Faith Not FearI am feeling like sharing a message of hope today.<br />
The news is always so scary, we don't know whether to believe the Coronavirus threat is going away, case numbers declining or not. Are they counting correctly, or jacking up numbers of fatalities that were not really caused by COVID-19? It will be a while before we will know the exact truth. There is so much going on in the world, within our country there is dissent, much concern, and we can't ignore that, but we must remain calm and hopeful. It will take a while before everyone feels "normal" again, before we recover from the trauma of isolation, devastating financial problems, and stressful fear. I am troubled by the seriousness of this deadly virus. I am concerned about health-care workers- my daughter is a nurse. I know we must protect the elderly. My own mother is among the vulnerable. But I feel we will get through it. We are showing a steady decline of positive cases, and we can sensibly begin to return to our jobs and activities if we follow the common sense guidelines that the Task Force and our local officials recommend.<br />
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I have not panicked or hoarded, and it's because I have a peace that comes from simply trusting in the Lord. He is still in control. I know that God will take care of me. I am not afraid of dying, and know that He will care for me, protect me and give me strength that people without faith cannot understand. They may think I'm silly, or ignorant, or in denial. But I choose to live in faith, not fear.<br />
I've been saddened by rejection of a couple people I tried to pray with. How can you live without faith?<br />
I've felt bad when I couldn't help them with their anxiety, because they didn't want anything to do with hearing a Bible verse, or just letting me pray with them. My boyfriend expressed concern that I may be becoming a "religious fanatic".<br />
Still, why would I not want to share with you, the answer to calming your fear, making you feel safe, when I know in my heart that God is real, he cares for you and me. My mother and I still sing, over the phone, every night, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r-CR-rdB28">Does Jesus Care? ,</a> because the song has special meaning to her and me.<br />
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I am at times worried about my business recovering. So is everyone else. But I do believe that Americans are strong and resilient, and will get out there again soon, and be the consumers they are, and we will thrive once again. I have to believe, and keep building my business, working to grow my business. I have been using this lock-down time wisely to do things I usually don't have time for. Polishing, painting, organizing, refinishing, repairing all my vintage treasures. I started a <a href="http://lindas-vintage-treasures.square.site/">new online store </a>, so maybe I can stay viable while the physical store has to be closed, and my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay">Etsy </a>is failing .<br />
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More importantly- I am helping home-school my grandkids, and planting seeds of God's word in their hearts. I'm planting containers with vegetable seeds too, doing practical things, during the quarantine.<br />
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I'm hopeful and pray you are feeling hopeful too!<br />
Please leave me a comment , so I know someone<br />
is reading my blog, and so I can pray for you!<br />
Be safe, stay well and have faith- there is hope!<br />
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-86733511779438143952020-04-12T13:13:00.001-04:002020-04-12T13:13:51.062-04:00Frank Hahnel A real Doctor telling it like it is. It's all Fake.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vHMyazPY24A" width="459"></iframe>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-62681270307678444342020-01-09T19:29:00.036-05:002021-01-14T15:18:50.200-05:00 The Ups and Downs of Vintage Store Ownership<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDbhjapKDg6gnWzv5zTBLCz15caZa0OvUsQWCAd6YxKtqlUPCvL2gi9wqdlu76BHngTaf0A7qryI77g_hBbxsGXBUT9SJmMimLZdGGDt9J6C1TR63tUkIW3l1XLzFt1rCTV8r6T-ziF8r/s2048/20191105_163449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDbhjapKDg6gnWzv5zTBLCz15caZa0OvUsQWCAd6YxKtqlUPCvL2gi9wqdlu76BHngTaf0A7qryI77g_hBbxsGXBUT9SJmMimLZdGGDt9J6C1TR63tUkIW3l1XLzFt1rCTV8r6T-ziF8r/w400-h300/20191105_163449.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> We're several months into this. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Most everyone who comes in the store says it's fun, they like it.</span></div><div>
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<br /> Some say they always wanted to do this, have a store like this. They usually come back. But, half of the visitors, come in to try and sell <i>me</i> something or want me to take things on consignment. Many customers come back because they see lots of things they want and can't buy them all at once. But here are just not enough customers. Although the prices are fair, many want me to give them a discount or just complain that they can do better at a thrift shop. It's a tough job, having a store, and takes most of my time, because you have to be open most days and long hours. Sometimes a whole day will go by, with not one single customer. Sometimes a few days go by......... uh oh...<br />
I get concerned when I don't make enough to pay the rent, let alone the insurance, utilities, supplies, etc. Then someone will tell me that it takes time, that it's a great little shop, and people just haven't found me yet. I just recently got my sign up, that's going to help, right?<br />
I love the shop, I put my soul into it, doing displays, fixing things changing up with the seasons and holidays. I'm constantly posting, planning sales, dreaming up events, slogans, themes.<br />
I want to go shopping so badly, but I can't spend anything, until I start making some money, and feel like I am missing good deals, and not getting fresh stuff. But that's okay- I have lots of merchandise, plenty to look at, and much more in storage, ready to come into the shop, when there is more room.<br />
Each day, I pray I'll do better, sell some things, make some money.<br />
We buy take-outs from the diner and usually share one sandwich special because it's all we can afford. We make a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or just eat leftover cookies from my tea parties. We get along, have plenty to eat, get invited to share meals with family often. God provides for us, in surprising ways.<br />
But, it's really tough, having this type of business. I must be out of my mind. All the other similar stores have closed, we're all alone in this type of business around here. The neighbors are a jewelry store, beauty salons, a florist, and a game store, and they occasionally send a customer in to us. Older people usually tell me they are down-sizing, so they won't be buying anything. Young people don't seem to have money. This is not a "monied area". I can't afford rent in a more prosperous area, though. Will vintage lovers come to me, from other places? Will I be able to establish a regular client base?<br />
I thought the Christmas season would get people interested in alternative shopping. "Buy Vintage this Christmas", I extolled. It's less expensive than the mall and big retail stores, We have inexpensive, unique gifts- one-of-a-kind items, many from the past, but it looks grim now. Will we be able to stay or will we have to close? What will we do with all the stuff that's in the store, my storage is already full. <br />
How can people look at thousands of things and not buy one little trinket for a couple dollars? How do I get people to come to this store? Why do they swarm to the big box stores instead of buying nice things cheaper, from a small business owner who's nice to them? What do other vendors do? How do you pay for advertising, when you have no money. How do you get noticed? </div><div> I googled my store and it shows up. <div>We'll just keep trying. </div><div>I'm celebrating 9 years of blogging this month. </div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"> Love, Linda</i></div><div><div> <br /><div><br /></div><div> <br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-28529792320683569372019-10-20T22:07:00.002-04:002019-10-20T22:07:27.875-04:00 5 Year Survivor of Breast Cancer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Five years is a big deal to a breast cancer survivor. <br />
It's when the oncologist might say, "You're cancer-free", or<br />
"You can stop taking the Arimidex, that causes you so much joint and muscle pain".<br />
At least ,that's what <i>I</i> dream of hearing at my biannual appointment tomorrow!<br />
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Breast cancer steals lives and body parts, does damage to your body and mind, </div>
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but<i> I </i>am very blessed to have come through it very well. Many are not so "lucky". </div>
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I was challenged, and my life was threatened, but I'm healed and stronger now.</div>
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I've learned to trust the Lord more fully, He was always with me. </div>
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With the support of friends and family, and God's grace and healing, </div>
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<b>I have survived!</b> I learned a lot too.</div>
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But for now, let me say, I am so grateful to be here, alive and happy, feeling pretty well,<br />
for an old lady. I know I'm a real senior citizen now, because I got my Medicare card!<br />
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They still needed me, and still loved me, when I was 64! At 65, I'm blessed to still be able<br />
to keep up with the grandkids. I can still go to soccer practices and games, cub scouts,<br />
and parades where they are on a float, even if I limp a little. <br />
They still want to snuggle with me, help bake cookies, and have me pray with them at the<br />
school bus-stop. I don't know who enjoys it more- me or them!<br />
So, I think I'm doing pretty well, and I feel very blessed!<br />
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Family, friends, sister survivors, support groups members, ministers, prayer partners-<br />
Thank you all, for your love and prayers, encouragement and wise counsel.<br />
I could not have faced this alone, your support means everything.<br />
Thank you for all your help and listening, thoughtful gestures and gifts<br />
that helped me so much.<br />
Thank you to all those wonderful professionals who have cared for me at the hospital,<br />
doctor's offices, diagnostic centers, and labs.<br />
Doctors, nurses, physical therapist, technicians, receptionists, all of you!<br />
Your incredible expertise and overwhelming kindness have not gone unnoticed<br />
or unappreciated, and will always be remembered!<br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love, Linda</span></b></i></div>
Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-78322939191474780582019-06-13T23:22:00.004-04:002019-06-13T23:33:38.497-04:00New Shop!<span style="font-size: large;"> I just opened <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lindas-Vintage-Treasures-1582551311875721/?modal=admin-todo_tourodo">a new shop</a>, in the small town of Berlin, New Jersey, about 15 minutes from my home. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> It's called Linda's Vintage Treasures!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> It all happened very quickly, the little bake shop became available, and we took a chance and decided to have a store with all our old things. It's something I've always wanted to do, and I already had plenty of stock to sell! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The neighbors have been welcoming me, customers are finding me. I've made some wonderful new friends!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The town's business association has invited me to join and is promoting my business!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're ready to go, with gifts for Dad, weddings and grads!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Something for everyone!</span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm grateful for this opportunity! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I can't say thank you enough, to my daughters, my friends and family</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for all your support and encouragement! </span><br />
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Welcome to my virtual tea party! Each day, all month, a different tea and a different tea cup!<br />
Most are from my collection, and some are my friend's tea ware!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">This is an old tea cup my daughter inherited from her great-grandmother.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"> I'm having Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea. I'm fighting the flu!</span><br />
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Super cute! I'm having soup in my tea cup today, though. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 18 </span>Delicate Rose China cup, Made in Occupied Japan, </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Day 19 </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">My Believe mug and Thomas Kinkade teapot </span></div>
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If you believe you'll get anything you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:24</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 20</span> Queen Ann China filled with Lipton Soothing Moments Blackberry tea<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 21 </span>Cheery cherry tea cup -a happy memory from a tea party I attended last summer. </div>
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A friendly group of ladies, set up a tea room, filled with local art, pretty china </div>
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fresh peach conserve and lots of other yummy teatime sandwiches and treats.</div>
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An easy, yummy scone, from <a href="http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/lemonade-scones-L325.html">Best Recipes.com.</a>au/recipe/lemonade-scones-L325.html</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2CCd6wz">Click here </a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://bit.ly/2CCd6wz">for tea some yummy sandwich recipes, </a>from TeaTime Magazine</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 22 </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> My brown transferware, Harvest Time Johnson Bros. Ironstone</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 23 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter Julie's gorgeous c</span><span style="font-size: medium;">hina, inherited from her Grandmother.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 24, </span><span style="font-size: large;"> My mother's 88th birthday, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> my blog's 8th anniversary, </span> and also<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay">my Etsy shop'</a>s 7th anniversary</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> This pretty set is for her today, I have a matching birthday angel figure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Day 25 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Bigelow lemon tea at Sandee's, with her beautiful brown transferware</span><br />
Alfred Meakin Staffordshire china.<br />
Always a delightful time, having tea with such a dear friend.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="http://ww.facebook.com/vintagebettys"> Vintage Betty's</a>, the </span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AMPHNJ/">Antiques Marketplace</a> , a<span style="font-size: medium;">nd <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ideal-Blend/1567870410117325">Ideal Blend </a> . </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> Day 27 </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 28 </span> Drinking delicious St. Dalfour's Golden Peach Tea<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 29 </span>What a nasty night, gonna get really cold now and freeze up, after raining almost all day and all evening,a nice cup of Benner chamomile herb<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 30 </span>A fine bone china tea cup, for sale in my Etsy shop!<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for coming to my virtual month-long tea party!</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"> It was so much fun! </span></i></div>
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Visit<a href="http://www.facebook.com/LindasVintageTreasures"> my facebook page</a> for lots of tea quotes, tea history and pretty tea things!<br />
All January, and all sorts of other vintage goodness too!</div>
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-54123018018853140342019-01-25T23:19:00.000-05:002019-02-04T22:17:59.283-05:00Happy Blog-Anniversary to Me! <span style="font-size: large;">E</span>ight years ago, I started blogging, with my grandbaby on my lap. Now he's a 8-yr. old cub scout, a big brother, and I'm enjoying being a grandma more than ever! His little sister started pre-K this year, and loves having tea with me, and baking together. I am their Granny-Nanny, and we have the most fun together, and spent most of our time together! <br />
I have other beautiful grandkids too! Three grade-school girls, three in college, and one is a young mother, who made me a great-grandma last March!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I</span> started the blog on my mother's 80th birthday and she turned 88 yesterday!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I </span>wanted my blog to be about being a grandmother, and sharing my faith, my love of family,<br />
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I wanted to share my passion for vintage goodness and antiques. My intention was for the blog to help me become a better writer, give me experience with photo-editing, and help me grow and promote my vintage business. I've made a little progress, but I am still learning.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> T</span>he <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay"><span style="font-size: large;">Etsy shop</span></a> is just 7 years old, and a success. I just reached 1500 sales! I would rather have a physical store, but I have a lot more contact with customers than you would expect. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y faith has grown stronger and God has blessed me with restored health. I'm a breast cancer survivor, almost 4 years out of treatment. I am so grateful for my life and take nothing for granted.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">M</span>y blog is a history of my breast cancer journey, a story of accepting the loss of my son, and lessons learned through all the ups and downs. I hope it will be a celebration of my life, and an expression of gratitude for all my blessings!<br />
I blog, because I must write, and follow other bloggers with similar interests and ideals.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">H</span>ere's to more writing, more sharing and more great connections! I'll be joining more blog parties, and passing along lots of good inspiration and information in this New year!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> T</span>hank you for following my blog and for your comments!<br />
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This is English Tea Shop white tea, in my Homer Laughlin Dogwood teacup.</div>
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Bigelow Constant Comment tea flavored with orange rind and spices!</div>
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Mother says"<i>It will warm the cockles of your heart</i>! " </div>
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January 4, 2019, My niece, Payton McGinniss, graduated from US Navy Recruit Training</div>
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I'm proudly showing some Navy china and silver tea service, as I celebrate her</div>
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accomplishment and new career! I have more stories about Navy stuff here:</div>
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Scroll down and look at this Navy china and silver. </div>
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My friend is deceased now, and this very special collection, has been dispersed </div>
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like this.You'll probably never see such a remarkable assemblage of Navy ship's items. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> Day 5 </span></i> The grandkids and I are enjoying the last of the Christmas cookies.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Day 6 </span></i> I am having black currant tea with sriracha honey, at sister Beverly's.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Day 7 </span></i> Happy Birthday Ted! he turned 72 years young today! </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Day 8 </span></i> Pretty old cup Victoria, Elite Work Austria, and a mismatched Limoges saucer.</div>
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Just Bromley green tea today!</div>
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My doctor says she wants me to drink 3 cups of green tea every day!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Day 11 </span></i> My favorite tea partner! Tea with Miss Emilie, </div>
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We love celestial seasonings raspberry tea!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Day 12 </span></i> <a href="http://www.aprettylifeinthesuburbs.com/home-made-ginger-tea"> Delicious homemade ginger tea,</a> a recipe by Joanna Rooney,</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> Day 15 </span></i> Tonight I'm having Bigelow green tea in a lovely bone china tea cup,<br />
Irish Elegance Royal Standard, while sitting on my bed.<br />
Early to bed tonight,, trying to get rid of this flu.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">T</span>hank you for coming to my tea party!<br />
This is the middle of the month and concludes Part I of my National Hot Tea Month celebration!<br />
Hope you'll have tea with a friend, or if you can't be together- call her while you're<br />
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I have dear, huge family to love, and be loved by, sweet grandkids to delight me,<br />
my home, good health, a fun business I enjoy, and way too many possessions!<br />
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But, this is not my normal Thanksgiving Day.<br />
I am having an unusually quiet day, nursing a sore arm, a case of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/guide/cellulitis#1">cellulitis.</a><br />
Antibiotics and rest will make it better in a couple days.<br />
It's hard to type, and it feels better when I immobilize and elevate my arm.<br />
But I didn't make dinner or any pies, so I feel a little weird.<br />
Don't worry, I had a feast at my sister's last Saturday, a wonderful gathering and lots of fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's my Mother on the left, so grateful she is still with us! My sweet sisters and hubs, <br />nieces and nephews. they're all such a blessing to me! We have such fun together!</span></td></tr>
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and will celebrate again this Saturday at my daughter's home.<br />
I am not skipping Thanksgiving traditions, or any meals, that's for sure!<br />
But it's made me slow down, for a couple days, and gain new insights.<br />
Stopped in the neighborhood diner, and saw lots of single mothers<br />
serving food to strangers, wishing they could be home.<br />
I took notice of many single and older people who are sitting alone for the holiday.<br />
My daughter-in-law just had surgery, so she didn't have her usual get-together.<br />
A friend just called to say his sister died yesterday.<br />
My niece is separated for the first time, from her twin, who just joined the Navy.<br />
A favorite aunt lost her grandson recently, and<br />
My niece's sweet Pop-pop just died this week, and my brother and his wife love him so much<br />
Many have lost loved ones recently, and are sadly looking at the empty chair.<br />
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My church had a massive collection of food to make baskets for the needy<br />
in our community. hard to believe there is such suffering , right in my neighborhood, in this properous country. Thank God for the outpouring of love at church, people generously sharing.<br />
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Almost every person got up and brought forth one or two grocery bags full. Beautiful!<br />
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All these things are making me think.<br />
Not everyone is having a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving.<br />
So many are hurting, struggling, lonely, or less fortunate than me.<br />
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Dear Lord, Please help me to stay mindful of others and their needs,</div>
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and give me a spirit of giving to share what I have. Give me eyes to see </div>
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their pain, and help me take the time and do something to help them, </div>
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But instead, help me to spread joy and effectively teach my grandkids<br />
the true meaning of Christmas. We will still bake like crazy,<br />
we'll go see the Christmas displays, and do all the fun stuff, but now I'll<br />
have deeper gratitude, more compassion,and true understanding of others.<br />
Thank you Lord, Amen</div>
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<br />Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-84912648452778657432018-09-04T00:46:00.000-04:002018-09-15T01:58:44.129-04:00Lost in the Fifties I just attended Lead East. This is a super big 50's party, we attend every year!<br />
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It 'is an incredible weekend of music, dancing, old cars, fifties fashions, doo wop, karaoke, and reuniting with friends. Wow, it is so special, we just don't want it to end! <span id="goog_99369190"></span><span id="goog_99369191"></span><br />
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If you ever get the chance to come, you'll have a blast!<br />
<a href="http://leadeast.net/"> Lead East </a>, every Labor Day weekend in Parsippany, New Jersey.<br />
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Lots more details and pictures on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Lead-East-271452447130">Facebook!</a><br />
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It's like a trip back in time! When things were simpler, when the country was full of hope, and didn't have a drug abuse epidemic, cell phones, and racial tensions.<br />
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-1307341393880824042018-08-31T18:07:00.001-04:002023-01-01T20:28:13.879-05:00Closing up shopToday I pulled out of the antiques store where I had a booth for over 3 years. <br />
I couldn't "make my rent" and I felt like I sold all my best stuff and gave the store back all the money, and then some.<br />
Sounds pretty stupid, right? Well I just didn't want to give up. I liked having a "storefront ", and kept believing it was going to take off. What a shame. <br />
I feel kind of sad, like I failed. I tried everything. I kept it fresh by moving things around, adding a few new items every week. I ran sales several times because all the other vendors had 25%, 50%,off or more. I did sell more items when I ran a sale, but all that amounted to, was lost income. I decorated for every holiday, I had my items priced comparable to the other vendors prices. I carried similar merchandise, and some unique pieces. I made sure the shop was neat and clean, and interesting.<br />
It had a mix of styles, and something for everybody. I thought it did, but apparently it didn't.<br />
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I just have to move on. End the problem, I can't keep losing money, and all the time I invested- I must spend my time better.<br />
I will focus more on the online store, because it works. I can list most of the stock on my Etsy shop.<br />
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I feel defeated.and disappointed. At least maybe now I can get my house in order. My home is suffering from the clutter from having a business and not enough storage. I've been removing stuff for a few weeks, a little at a time. I've had too many things going on at once. and have spent to much energy on making sure the booth was well stocked. Today, I devoted the whole day to closing up shop, emptying my space and saying goodbye to a dream.<br />
I patched and sanded all the holes, where pictures had hung. I rolled up the rug, removed all the boxed-up goodies and with help lugged the furniture out to the truck to be put away in storage.<br />
At least I tried. it was something I always wanted - a store, or the closest thing to one. <br />
Maybe one day, I will have a shop, but it will have to be on property that I already own, like a larger home, with an attached shop. Because the overhead, the rent is just too much.<br />
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I just turned 64!<br />
My daughter bought me this shirt, when I told her that's my theme song this year!<br />
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We doubled the recipe,<br />
and it was a big hit!<br />
We love baking in Julie's big kitchen<br />
and the children join in too.<br />
And we made peach popsicles,<br />
with 4 peaches, 2 cups Greek yogurt and<br />
a drizzle of agave syrup, just whirl in the blender.<br />
you can leave the skin on, and freeze for about 6 hours.<br />
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I wanted to preserve some, but we shared, and ate so many out of hand, so they're all gone!<br />
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I had a peachy-keen birthday! I'm so blessed!<br />
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I just told Miss Emilie that you're supposed to put <br />
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little baskets of flowers on neighbor's doors<br />
on <a href="http://grandmalay.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-may-day.html">May Day, </a> but nobody does that anymore.<br />
The last time I did it was for my elderly friend next door.<br />
Last fall I lost my dear Doris.<br />
I guess I'm old-fashioned, but I love those little customs.<br />
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Today, we will take a walk and try to find some<br />
wildflowers, and make a small bouquet for Mommy.<br />
There are some violets blooming and we can make<br />
<a href="http://grandmalay.blogspot.com/2012/03/spring-has-sprung.html">candied violets</a> for our cupcakes.<br />
These are New Jersey's state flower and they come up<br />
wild in our lawns each spring.<br />
Learn more about violets on my blogpost,<br />
"Spring-New Life and Beauty", March 29, 2012<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Did you know that May 1 </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">It was first established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958,</span></b><br />
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Here's<span style="color: #073763;"> </span>my favorite lawyer, my daughter Amy!</div>
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I love to cut some pussy willows and other flowering branches to bring inside </div>
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Later we'll go get some plants for the 2 urns on the front porch.</div>
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It's finally warming up, and time to garden!</div>
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Emily wants to start work on our fairy garden, and plant some zinnia seeds.</div>
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Emilie is turning <i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">4</span></i> this week, and she loves to have tea parties with Grandma!</div>
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Guess what! Happy news! I am now a great-grandma!<br />
Baby Johnny has arrived!<br />
My son , who just celebrated his birthday in Heaven, is now a grandpa!<br />
I'm sure he's looking down, smiling and so proud!<br />
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> love blogging and visiting all kinds of blogs,</span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but mine has been stagnant</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Often called "lucky 7",</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> seven "means you're literally winning in life".</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> On the internet I read,</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> "You're on the right path, keep going </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">forward </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the direction you're heading.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So, onward and upward! </span></span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This is my mother!</span></span></b></div>
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I started the blog on Mother's 80th birthday,<br />
with my baby grandson on my lap. He's<br />
now a smart 2nd-grader with a sweet little<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> She's celebrating her 87th birthday now</span><span style="font-size: small;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It's wonderful</span><span style="font-size: small;"> that I still have her, after a couple</span><br />
difficult years. She's getting older and has some<br />
health issues and "wear and tear".<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> But she's had a marvelous birthday with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> lots </span>of family visits, parties, luncheons,<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">showers of love, </span>cards and gifts.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">She looks great, and knows how loved she is! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> I told you, when I was little, <a href="http://www.grandmalay.blogspot.com/2013/01/birthday-highlights.html" target="_blank">I thought she was</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.grandmalay.blogspot.com/2013/01/birthday-highlights.html" target="_blank"> Betty Crocker,</a> the lady on the cake mix box! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I wrote about that in January 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm thankful for a loving mother, who loves the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lord and is a great encouragement to me! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We still sing,</span><span style="font-size: small;">"Does Jesus Care" together every day!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"> See more interesting posts about tea on my facebook page,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><u><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LindasVintageTreasures/timeline" target="_blank">Vintage Treasures by Grandmalay</a> .</u></i></span></b></div>
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I've been celebrating all month with tea parties with Miss Emilie, my darling 3 year old granddaughter. I am daily featuring different cups and teas. Lots of fun tea facts and quotes!</div>
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I hope you enjoy my selection. Some are for sale in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay" target="_blank">online Etsy shop</a> .</div>
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Some are just my own personal favorites.</div>
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Some things I learned about tea this month</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"> 4 major types of tea, black, green and white tea, are all from the same plant,</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">the way the leaves are treated, processed makes the different types of teas </li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.charlestonteaplantation.com/" target="_blank"> Charleston Tea Plantation, S.C</a>. is the only place tea is grown in the continental U.S. ( the on mainland, some tea is grown in Hawaii)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Darjeeling is the "Champagne of tea"</li>
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Love my Christmas angel from DIL Anne,</div>
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English Chippendale, Johnson Bros., Made in England<br />
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I have a whole set of these pretty dishes, I love using it<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">cute altered tea cup wall hanging</span><br />
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Julie's antique Wedgewood blue transferware teacup<br />
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My little sweetheart, Miss Emilie having a tea party with me<br />
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Pink chintz tea cup, and a delicious strawberry tea!<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Forget about the world a bit,</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Ignore the things I have to do</i></span><br />
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few leaves and try it. I'd read it was used in Oriental cooking, and for soups and salads,<br />
and that it had many health benefits too. It tastes a bit like basil, mint and cinnamon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Easy-to-grow perilla .Some say " it will grow between 2 cigarette butts in a sidewalk crack"<br />It's a pretty burgundy foliage plant, in the mint family. It is also called Beefsteak Plant, <br />It's bug resistant,and grows in hot sun, where coleus doesn't thrive.<br /> Some depise it, say it's invasive and toxic to cattle and horses.<br />Others love it grown as an annual as a pretty foliage with other flowers.<br /><a href="https://altnature.com/gallery/perilla.htm">Click here</a> to learn more<br />It received both good and bad reviews on this blog:<a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/276/"> Dave's Garden </a></span></td></tr>
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-49505215597649562702017-10-05T17:27:00.000-04:002017-10-28T18:45:01.565-04:00It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month But of course, <i>every</i> month is for me. Having breast cancer has changed me so much. I love deeper, feel everything stronger, appreciate life more every day, care more about everything. Cancer has made me more determined, more stubborn. I know God has kept me here to do important work, and that I have a purpose. I am watched carefully by a few doctors and other medical people- oncologist, breast surgeon, radiologist, endocrinologist, diagnostic imaging center, nurse daughter. I think about it every day. I pray it won't come back, I pray I use each day for good, that I am making a difference. I wore pink every day this whole month, I read updates on cancer research, status of Joan Lunden and other celebs with breast cancer. I talked about it a lot, hoping to share information and show gratitude. I reflected on the goodness of the people who have helped me, and I tried to be an encourager to others around me.<br />
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I keep really busy with the grandkids, and it's very good for me to be with them a lot. I spend 3-4 days a week with them.<br />
Also I love working with my vintage "Junque"- displaying, selling it, I think work is very good therapy- tremendous amount of exercise -physical and mental. So I continue running my<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay"> online store</a>, my<a href="http://www.carnivalofcollectables.com/"> booth at the Antiques Co-op. </a> <br />
I still have a few Selective Residential Services clients I <a href="http://www.selectiveresidentialservices.blogspot.com/">run errands, clean or paint </a>for, and I go to car shows and sell car literature with Ted.<br />
No time to mope around! Doing lots of jugglin!<br />
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I have to thank the amazing people who've been working with me for 3 years, to make me well.<br />
To beat cancer, it really requires a team approach. My team goes above medical treatment, by always making me feel they really care, keeping a close watch on me!<br />
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Here's some of my favorite support team members! I love these ladies!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Super encouraging physical therapist, Michele, who helped me with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> lymphedema,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> and post-surgical therapy,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> me, and my very resourceful </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">nurse-navigator Randy,</span><span style="font-size: small;">who advocates for me, and makes </span><span style="font-size: small;">everything go</span><br />
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Thank you to my doctors and many other professionals-nurses<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My wonderful oncologist, who managed my chemo </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am so thankful for my dedicated loving family, and my supportive </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">friends,</span><span style="font-size: small;"> for count less ways </span><span style="font-size: small;">they love me, help me, lift me, nurture me</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">entertain me, enrich my life, and </span><span style="font-size: small;">are always there for me.</span><br />
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Just for fun, here's some of my pink stuff, from my<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay"> Etsy shop,</a></div>
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because I love vintage style. I like old things, with a story to tell.</div>
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Unique, and often made better, and less expensive than new things! </div>
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It's good for the environment to recycle, reuse, re-purpose.</div>
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Buy Vintage and support small business!</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/grandmalay"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage Treasures by Grandmalay</span></i></a></div>
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I support myself selling vintage, adding new stuff , trying to keep the listings up above 1000 items, so stop by my shop and see if there's a few vintage treasures you like!<br />
I have so much to do, my boyfriend says, "You need 2 lifetimes to get done all the stuff you want to accomplish". but I just do the best I can..<br />
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Please get your mammograms and pay attention to your body. If something doesn't feel right, get it checked out. Nothing is too small to tell your doctor about. I waited too long, and my lump grew fast and I was "lucky" it didn't become stage 4 and spread somewhere else. I know that it was God's grace and healing power that has kept me alive, made me well. I am so grateful for each day.<br />
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-89437336964650762972017-09-25T18:17:00.001-04:002023-01-01T20:17:46.508-05:00Summer's over. Must move on to fall. Time keeps going faster and faster. I had a little scare, with an abnormal mammogram and MRI. But a PET scan concluded that I am all right. There is no indication of recurrence of breast cancer or any tissue abnormalities or lymph nodes indicating any cancer activity. I am extremely grateful and relieved. This is just another little incident in my journey, living beyond cancer. I didn't panic, I was and am prepared to fight again, if need be.<br />
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Also, My dear friend died suddenly in a horrible fatal car accident. This special neighbor lady was 88 feisty, and still full of life! I didn't know I was spending her very last day with her, and a wonderful day it was! We still had plans to do many things together, but she was absolutely ready to meet her maker whenever it became her time to go. We had many conversations about our salvation,eternal life, heaven, Godly things, and life, So, I'm feeling pretty sad for me losing her, but happy for her, because she is with Jesus. It is so very comforting to be sure about that. Even in death, she was a testimony, as I explained to her friends and family, that it was okay that she died, because now she will live forever in a glorious place, because she had the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior. I don't know how anyone copes with loss like this without faith.<br />
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I'll miss you so much, until I see you again, Doris!</div>
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I just had a little getaway weekend, which came at a perfect time, to get my mind off everything.<br />
Ted and I went to a car show on the boardwalk at Wildwood, N.J.<br />
Always good to go to the seashore. The last time this season.<br />
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Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-86821040532049469512017-09-09T00:05:00.004-04:002017-09-10T10:15:01.715-04:00Back to Schooland crazy, way too-early mornings, rushing around to get down to the bus stop.<br />
7 am, a little too early for these little guys, and he has over an hour-long ride to the schoolhouse!<br />
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Smiling, excited about first day of 2nd grade!</td></tr>
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frantic posting on facebook! So excited! </div>
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Oh dear God, Will he be okay, did he go potty, did I remember everything,<br />
should I have given him allergy medicine??? I forgot to pray with him before he left,<br />
will he be scared, will he be confident, will the other kids be nice to him?<br />
He's so little, but so grown-up. He'll be fine, he's so happy to be going back to school, to see his friends again, and make new ones. He'll be home before we know it, with stories to tell!<br />
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Second day- Grandma takes him, didn't wake little sister,<br />
and she'll be mad when I get back.<br />
He woke up and got ready all by himself . no fanfare, no entourage, just me and Tommy at the bus stop, and I remembered to pray with him, with my hand on his head!<br />
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We have a little litany, that I made up a couple years ago,<br />
Tommy grinned as I began to recite it,<br />
and then he rolled his eyes.<br />
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And then suddenly, they're gone,<br />
and you pray,<br />
Dear God, please keep that child safe<br />
and help him be good and help him learn.<br />
Forgive me my impatience as we scramble to find everything,<br />
struggle to get everything done.<br />
Help me to create a calmer atmosphere tomorrow.<br />
Remind me to be grateful for the calamity of hectic mornings at home<br />
with these precious little ones.<br />
And Lord, please don't let him grow up so fast!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back to school,</span><br />
I'm kinda sad summer is ending, and there are so many things<br />
I had wanted to do with the kids. (sigh)<br />
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Ah well, we've got homework, and I want to hear all about his day!<br />
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Sure are ready for bedtime at 8:00! I mean,<i> I</i> was!<br />
God bless school teachers and schoolbus drivers!-<br />
( <i> be sure to</i> <i>add that on to your bedtime prayers tonight, with the God-blesses!)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> Love, Linda</i></b></span>Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-13360547215993640332017-08-04T10:22:00.000-04:002017-08-11T23:34:04.189-04:00In Loving Memory of My Son <br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Gary Wayne Young Jr. - April 23, 1973 - August 4, 2015</i></span><br />
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If I could only speak to Gary today, I'd tell him how much I love him, and how much it still hurts to lose him. I miss him so.<br />
I'm thankful for my memories. I appreciate the love I feel from everyone who loved him. It's a big comfort when you mention him, it honors him.. I wish he'd known how much we loved him.<br />
I'm so grateful for the peace God has given me, for I know Gary is with Jesus, made whole again, and enjoying a happy eternal life. It's important for me to focus on that assurance, or I couldn't accept his death.<br />
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My heart breaks for his children, who lost their dad too soon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want Amber to know- Daddy loved you more than anything!<br />
A part of him lives on and is with us all the time, and one day<br />
we can be <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">with him again.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want my grandson Gary to know that Daddy loved you <br />
so much and was so very proud of you.<br />
He did the best he could for you, and wished he could do more.<br />
He had high hopes for you, knew you would do great things with your life ,<br />
Had enormous respect for you, knew how smart and resourceful you are.</td></tr>
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I am sorry for my daughters, who dearly loved their brother and miss him so.</div>
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Please know you were wonderful sisters and he dearly loved you. </div>
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He simply adored you, and he looked up to you so much!<br />
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I feel sad for his wife, his father, his grandmothers, his aunts, his cousins</div>
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and all who loved him. I ask God to give you the same peace He has given me,</div>
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that passes all understanding. And a "knowing", that we'll see him again one day.</div>
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Please never hesitate to speak of Gary, I want to keep his memory alive. </div>
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<i><b><span style="color: #4c1130;"> <a href="https://grandmalay.blogspot.com/2015/12/heroin-took-my-sons-life.html">More about Gary's life, and his untimely death of a Heroin overdose </a></span></b></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's okay now. No more struggles, no more pain or suffering.<br />He is where he belongs, he is home.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Love, Linda</span></td></tr>
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<br />Grandma Linda's Daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04328749613059008550noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619549969097152666.post-9978522551044946942017-07-12T23:18:00.001-04:002023-01-01T20:15:14.384-05:00Good old summertime....<span> It is so much harder watching the kids when school is out.</span><br />
They are constantly fighting over toys, TV shows, snacks, whose turn it is - everything!<br />
I tried to see if I could send them to Vacation Bible School, but the church is only having<br />
it for one day. And the little one can't go-it's for ages 4-12. So much for that idea!<br />
Have to find my own entertainment for them.<br />
Miss Emilie is just 3, going on 16.<br />
A little monkey-into everything!<br />
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<span>I did find that I could take them outside with</span><br />
<span>sidewalk chalk and choose separate areas, </span><br />
<span>after 5 pm-when it's cooler and shady, on their</span><br />
<span> huge driveway. </span><br />
<span>They were both content to make big drawings, </span><br />
<span>and leave each other alone for a while. Ahhhhh! </span><br />
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or whatever I'm</div><div style="text-align: center;"> doing, and just</div>
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I must stop and</div>
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<span> We also have a </span><br />
<span>cute</span><span> new kitten. </span>They are pretty good about sharing, taking turns <span>holding the cat </span><span>and</span> letting him go, when kitty's had enough of them. </div>
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I tried making a garden. But one day Miss Emilie opened the peas packet and planted them in the philodendron pot in the dining room, I knew she was up to something, because she was quiet, then she ran to the silverware drawer, grabbed a fork and took off. I caught up with her trying to cover the seeds, Now, I thought -that was pretty darn smart! Then I told her that was nice, but they need to be out in the garden, so I let her help me transplant them into the raised garden bed, now that the strawberries are done. They are doing quite well, and there's chicken wire around the bed, so I don't think the bunnies will get them. Hopefully we'll soon have fresh peas!<br />
<span>I </span>showed her how nicely the tomato plants were growing, but she couldn't resist picking the tiny green fruits, so now we don't have any tomatoes growing.<br />
I did throw the halved little green baby tomatoes in the pickle jar, and a couple days later Tommy was impressed. "Grandma, can we make more green tomato pickles?"<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Emilie is a little imp! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Daddy has the solution. he says, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"Take them out of the house, and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> they're better behaved. " </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">He's right, they need the exercise</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> and fresh air, and it's good for me too!<br /></span><br />
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She takes her job of watering Mommy's urns that we planted<br />
for Mother's Day.<br />
They are "thrill,spill and fill" planters with spiky dracaena, purple petunias, verbena, and vinca and they look great, (but dry out a little on the days Grandma isn't there). <br />
But at least I'm trying to teach them something, have a little structure, and<br />
some chores and responsibility.<br />
They like to take walks.<br />
Tommy calls them nature walks,<br />
and he looks for new bugs, rocks, etc.<br />
Emmie, likes to push her doll coach.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tommy insisted on making a rainbow </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">jello-filled watermelon surprise </span><br />
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No matter how much they may wear me out some days,</div>
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(it's just like being a young mother), I wouldn't give it up for anything.</div>
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It's keeping me young and fit, and happy. I'm keeping my cool, and I'm so blessed </div>
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to be so involved in their lives and have the best job ever- being a granny-nanny!</div>
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<i style="color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"> Dear Lord, </i></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> Please help me be patient and wise to teach them </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> how to behave. </i></span><i style="color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Guide me in ways to teach them about you!</i></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i> And give me strength to endure my blessings! Amen</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b> Love, Linda</b></i></span></div>
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