tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10867984536261454342024-03-13T23:24:59.275-04:00Pink Cherub MoonJunk, Art, and Life's AdventuresLeena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-88625889441119213152023-03-10T20:52:00.000-05:002023-03-10T20:52:04.786-05:00New Vintage Adventure!<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi! My daughter and I love vintage items and antiques and really enjoy hunting for treasures, utilizing local thrift stores, flea markets and online estate auctions. A few months ago, we decided to join forces and sell these wonderful pieces of the past online. Thus the opening of TheMermaidsCupboard on Etsy. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <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/AVvXsEi28EvqdQ06qR_rJqa1TIleks58frUFSFLht_FCRg6AiPxHaXf0M7SG0p1nhw-j37diAvBE3i5RjWNQYj54Z1IuelUQ4wi8q_Klcl3q3GQKtTrp5dSoAlGrvDA-HByoCTG9vZs0XSthy4-NUGApac-alEPzeeqN7laHBehYKyAAFNhYk2hcOLvnc82Qsg/s3458/IMG_20221212_153843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28EvqdQ06qR_rJqa1TIleks58frUFSFLht_FCRg6AiPxHaXf0M7SG0p1nhw-j37diAvBE3i5RjWNQYj54Z1IuelUQ4wi8q_Klcl3q3GQKtTrp5dSoAlGrvDA-HByoCTG9vZs0XSthy4-NUGApac-alEPzeeqN7laHBehYKyAAFNhYk2hcOLvnc82Qsg/s320/IMG_20221212_153843.jpg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ironstone from England and the US</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaYxd2kP3Q_lJci9gSLXLAdTjIwwuqgEI_FzsOspMQQhd1FxwN8hyK53V3b2N0jBXNzQqS0Eoai8MycT6Whh1fZ4SSyV7tcthsgrL8kVo0m7pmK7BnoFW_N0kwMisXlHbjwucGud4t-10___ru2GPR4KM-GTD0A-OPPeB26TtatzBT5kkPb0tc1DRyw/s4000/IMG_20221212_154002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaYxd2kP3Q_lJci9gSLXLAdTjIwwuqgEI_FzsOspMQQhd1FxwN8hyK53V3b2N0jBXNzQqS0Eoai8MycT6Whh1fZ4SSyV7tcthsgrL8kVo0m7pmK7BnoFW_N0kwMisXlHbjwucGud4t-10___ru2GPR4KM-GTD0A-OPPeB26TtatzBT5kkPb0tc1DRyw/s320/IMG_20221212_154002.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEj5O0rLYjsQJWb7jTZ_D0zdg5q8lzX-87V2uZxncjRGFb-Ny1AoM5hj64DBzii0I8AKbPDyT5B_DqmZWfMhqqHnx-NqLOcXZsol3tGwuHlDWRNxUQqbYJICsAaHbipTt03CBz5iNbx3yW_iRIALjLnb1yoFzA4QF0bYeAg68p9XHlJjuHg8XCjnhW2h6A/s4000/IMG_20230304_235147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O0rLYjsQJWb7jTZ_D0zdg5q8lzX-87V2uZxncjRGFb-Ny1AoM5hj64DBzii0I8AKbPDyT5B_DqmZWfMhqqHnx-NqLOcXZsol3tGwuHlDWRNxUQqbYJICsAaHbipTt03CBz5iNbx3yW_iRIALjLnb1yoFzA4QF0bYeAg68p9XHlJjuHg8XCjnhW2h6A/s320/IMG_20230304_235147.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage and Antique Ormolu-inspired Jewelry Boxes and Vanity Pieces<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of you might remember that several years ago, I sold vintage items under Pink Cherub Moon. I had such fun providing pieces of happy to shoppers and loved meeting new online friends! When I can do something to make another person happy, it brings me much joy. Vintage and antique pieces seem to trigger a flurry of emotions, memories of the past and heartfelt gladness, whether we connect them to our parents, grandparents, a former home town or they just hold some mysterious appeal. We have fun adding to our own collections and providing new pieces to others.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><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/AVvXsEgl_doEYh1AWmp7wONdwdxwna7jw2TYWo7w5y7mRQJfhFOCSxZxL1Tz3cFQJiEwJAlFb7YK5bYOlIzLMrGTYqfTbbUoYuqfhNLgHuo2ugqNgcDJY2sqeF1LEEMA0G04X-fYMvz6bDTyQ0-uSHiHiGP4MU52-GdgXIFlIBZXze9faOdye0PHDjv-uPRzLw/s4000/IMG_20230303_164127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="4000" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_doEYh1AWmp7wONdwdxwna7jw2TYWo7w5y7mRQJfhFOCSxZxL1Tz3cFQJiEwJAlFb7YK5bYOlIzLMrGTYqfTbbUoYuqfhNLgHuo2ugqNgcDJY2sqeF1LEEMA0G04X-fYMvz6bDTyQ0-uSHiHiGP4MU52-GdgXIFlIBZXze9faOdye0PHDjv-uPRzLw/s320/IMG_20230303_164127.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McCoy Pottery<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><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/AVvXsEidX6tG3c1NTYSsE8yNSJNn8nuAkhoRTGCnJUYEV1dCTvKI0W4dkINN7YmySh_nSKJ2F4FUYum5sQTc4FKXSIGwtcap658RW2G9FxR6IB0-Esbv3V-nIUgiXcz9SIh0n8wheRy7We6R0hEPLZ6O_-FHehIeFpUmk1dp3DmGZLkqDnrcWGNcQYSnfxnw3Q/s4000/IMG_20230305_015414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidX6tG3c1NTYSsE8yNSJNn8nuAkhoRTGCnJUYEV1dCTvKI0W4dkINN7YmySh_nSKJ2F4FUYum5sQTc4FKXSIGwtcap658RW2G9FxR6IB0-Esbv3V-nIUgiXcz9SIh0n8wheRy7We6R0hEPLZ6O_-FHehIeFpUmk1dp3DmGZLkqDnrcWGNcQYSnfxnw3Q/s320/IMG_20230305_015414.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Gibson Roseland Flatware<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's taken us a while to research, catalog, photograph and list items, but we're finally ready to say "come on in - we're open!" although we're still somewhat under construction and listing new items practically every day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><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-_W1qbnSpr89F2ZbXVE4Dvxk0ggbnthwTM8g5kXm2IChkc0T2ddG3vlucNWyJFXMo-As5isyUOI6boGSNbziR8QFz_EfBHkGeyIVA6nVob-zRQQgmmxaASrCH3Uw_RpFkIB6xFdt7fl3zk4JfDdbASb6iJol8O1ungvLVDt-v_DJHLjT2bfjDvADNtQ/s3000/IMG_20230308_190028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="3000" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_W1qbnSpr89F2ZbXVE4Dvxk0ggbnthwTM8g5kXm2IChkc0T2ddG3vlucNWyJFXMo-As5isyUOI6boGSNbziR8QFz_EfBHkGeyIVA6nVob-zRQQgmmxaASrCH3Uw_RpFkIB6xFdt7fl3zk4JfDdbASb6iJol8O1ungvLVDt-v_DJHLjT2bfjDvADNtQ/s320/IMG_20230308_190028.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Architectural Salvage<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have amassed the coolest collection of treasures from times gone by! Vintage and antique, mid-century modern, retro from the 1970's-1990's in all kinds of decorating styles.We also feature Shannon's original jewelry designs, many pieces made from vintage baubles and art supplies.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><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/AVvXsEhSPFKXIUR74Ta5uFZYkGvhQRDkMrNEhBuCEQVBPD9gwhioVBO1aiRD-F9-oBfqoK1cz710mZHtiDk5DS2TpxeaYG_zttnNlq85ShDHd6gLyvFbTIAvQH9rBTrsepD6tcaNHQ-NArQ65TXperCT0lALKNsxkMrMi3YbaZISjX3kw35x6LBGXAq3DUi_9A/s4096/GridArt_20230310_201735651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPFKXIUR74Ta5uFZYkGvhQRDkMrNEhBuCEQVBPD9gwhioVBO1aiRD-F9-oBfqoK1cz710mZHtiDk5DS2TpxeaYG_zttnNlq85ShDHd6gLyvFbTIAvQH9rBTrsepD6tcaNHQ-NArQ65TXperCT0lALKNsxkMrMi3YbaZISjX3kw35x6LBGXAq3DUi_9A/s320/GridArt_20230310_201735651.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original Jewelry Designs by Shannon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A3wRBK6lNTbBTT8EfK7yn1pKSetgXxZ6ycQIY78tOx1vSrrujjgWUMi2mC1acG_Amcj-iMY1rCNH-xe5R7LmHhIWztHvDqbs7xZ1YDymEDOPwXFCVaWZPZrgL0xCXUUcA729AQGPfVKj6Dw6OOmlGtQr1Hjcde5HH5m_nUUwETurHIX_jQFSCDn-cA/s1080/Screenshot_20230225-173134~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1080" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0A3wRBK6lNTbBTT8EfK7yn1pKSetgXxZ6ycQIY78tOx1vSrrujjgWUMi2mC1acG_Amcj-iMY1rCNH-xe5R7LmHhIWztHvDqbs7xZ1YDymEDOPwXFCVaWZPZrgL0xCXUUcA729AQGPfVKj6Dw6OOmlGtQr1Hjcde5HH5m_nUUwETurHIX_jQFSCDn-cA/s320/Screenshot_20230225-173134~2.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><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/AVvXsEiFi4RLaGAdN5cFDAemkGXP8ljqQRYlCCy6uYNdyGaxLkRhQxRXwc1xXXO-uO1aD9RKJ-gl81IJXMGOGsmZsEc0wTatNR2T2_GoRMP5NuGR2NIaxHb23ZZtEvePSJzgz8per1LSCY3kUPA-BQfUOSxxse7jlglWAWy3AcYZISGvao1lpfGFciXFFvzirw/s1065/Screenshot_20230225-173128~2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1065" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi4RLaGAdN5cFDAemkGXP8ljqQRYlCCy6uYNdyGaxLkRhQxRXwc1xXXO-uO1aD9RKJ-gl81IJXMGOGsmZsEc0wTatNR2T2_GoRMP5NuGR2NIaxHb23ZZtEvePSJzgz8per1LSCY3kUPA-BQfUOSxxse7jlglWAWy3AcYZISGvao1lpfGFciXFFvzirw/s320/Screenshot_20230225-173128~2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed Media Art Supply Jars</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please feel free to stop by and browse to your heart's content. We really appreciate your support. We also post photos on Instagram and Pinterest.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs!<br /></span></span></p>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-84882068108802634672018-04-07T01:45:00.002-04:002018-04-07T01:45:59.542-04:00Beach Blessed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><br />I've had the heart of a mermaid ever since my first encounter with the sea. My dad had a Knights of Columbus convention in Virginia Beach and we made a mini -vacation out of it. We stayed in this beautiful old and historic hotel from the 1920's, The Cavalier. While Dad was in meetings, Mom took the three of us to the beach. It was May; too chilly for swimming, but we enjoyed romping along the water's edge. I was young, maybe five, but I remember standing there, watching the water rush in and out along my feet. If you've ever done this, you know it can make you dizzy. My head started spinning and I toppled over, just in time for a mega wave to smack me in the head. My poor mom was terrified and she rushed to pick me up. I went right back to the water unscathed, laughing the entire time! The funny thing was, I was more frightened by the swimming pool than of the ocean. The sound of the waves was so inviting that I never was afraid to dive through them and swim further out. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i style="background-color: #d5a6bd;"><br />This time of year is almost magical here. As the temperature rises, so does the activity level. Suddenly, people emerge on their golf carts, flowers and trees burst into bloom and tourists return. Businesses closed for winter reopen and everything comes back to life overnight! Even though it's still cool, it's the perfect time for walking and sitting on the beach. I really enjoy seeing all of the dogs that play on the surf! I've always wanted a beach -loving dog. So far, Chloe likes to walk on the beach and splash around a little, very little. Fenway is terrified of the waves and will wiggle out of his harness and run for the car (once was enough for him)! The "babies" haven't had much exposure. I know that Shannon took Punkin one morning, but she just admired it from afar as it was cold. I don't know if Bella has ever seen the ocean. Jim always said it'd be a nightmare trying to get all the sand out of her hair. I'm sure he was right! Punkin is probably the biggest risk - taker of the bunch so maybe she'll like a return trip in warmer weather. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As you may know, my darling husband, Jim, passed away July 5, 2017. Since then, I've been trying to figure out how to live this new life, with the assistance of my very helpful youngest daughter and two sweet grand children. One of the things that we decided to do was embrace the holidays! I normally don't decorate for much, other than Christmas and Halloween, but am finding that celebrating other special days in a similar fashion, gives us something to look forward to, something to do, and it's just plain fun!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We recently did a bit of shopping at Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree and some thrift stores and I wanted to share some of what we bought........</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>If you know me, or have seen pictures of me, you know that I love my Dunkin Donuts decaf iced coffee with cream! No, I don't love it, I ADORE it! I crave it! I must have it! If I don't have one in my hand or my car, rest assured that my plans for the very near future include hitting the drive-thru for some. SOME, that implies plural. I always get two. One is usually inhaled, sorry, enjoyed after dinner and the other is saved for early morning. It's always a good day when I have my iced coffee. Today, however, was not a good day for coffee!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>It started out innocently enough. We were all headed to the car to go pick up Abigail's new eye glasses and run a few errands after the kids got home. I took the dogs out and sat down in one of the chairs we have on the patio. I placed my coffee at my feet - big mistake! Jamison came out with a basketball and began to shoot hoops, which always makes Chloe go nuts because she is obsessed with balls! No matter how big or small, the dog must play with it! Actually, she destroys most balls, but not intentionally. One will get caught behind a bush and by the time she finishes barking at it, biting and pawing at it, it's flat. She gets the saddest look on her face too, poor thing. Anyway, she started chasing the ball around and barking and going for the rebounds and ran over my coffee cup, sending it's precious contents hither and yon! I was like "ACK!" Another good reason for decaf - crazy puppies who drink coffee off the brick patio!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So, needless to say, we had to add picking up coffee to our errand list. We did and I was happily taking a sip when Shannon ran over a big bump in the road and I spit it all over my shirt! Argh! Then, to add insult to injury, while carrying one cup in the crook of my arm on they way to the house, coffee came pouring out of the straw hole and all down my arm and side! What's up with that? I have no idea! Coffee Curse? Thank goodness I was able to drink it into submission before anyone was hurt! Let's hope things are a little calmer today!</i></b></span><br />
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<br />Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-72678134651237244982018-01-29T02:31:00.002-05:002018-01-29T02:31:45.032-05:00Let's Make Some Winter Jar Candles!<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Hi! Hope you're having a nice weekend! I know that we are all just waiting for spring and warmer weather to come. As far as I'm concerned, as soon as Christmas is over, spring should arrive, complete with flowers, chirping birds and warmer temperatures. I just can't seem to convince Mother Nature of that and, as weird as she's been behaving this winter, I think I'll steer clear of her mood swings.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Anything else you want to decorate your jar with, inside or out! It's your project - let your creativity run wild!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this little craft project! Stayed tuned for some Valentine's Day fun! </i></b></span><br />
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<br />Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-69048020290483045912018-01-23T03:12:00.003-05:002018-01-23T03:12:38.314-05:00Lunch Break Re-do<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I guess by now we've all come to the realization that Mother Nature has been throwing a bit of a hissy fit this winter, slamming even the warmest environs into freezing wastelands of snow, ice and shoes other than flip flops! This in turn, has lead to major cases of cabin fever. Admittedly, we have been quite spoiled since moving to South Carolina, where the average temperature in December and January is 59 degrees, but that's one of the reasons we came here! More than once, I have been witnessed yelling, "Who moved the South?" Eighteen degrees is far from the expected 59!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>With the cold came a dusting of snow and ice and an extra week of Christmas vacation from school! My daughter and I had planned an outing, which had to be postponed until this last Thursday, when we escaped! Yes, we escaped, went AWOL, flew the coop! Our big adventure? Lunch at the Mellow Mushroom! We're such wild ones! LOL!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Had we planned earlier, we would have done more, but it was after 12 noon when she mentioned going and the kids get home around 3. It didn't matter. We'd never been there before and it was so good to get out into the sunshine for a little while, even though it was still chilly.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This restaurant is so cute with a lot of colorful decorations, including this round table that encircles an awesome salt water fish tank! There were quite a variety of fish in there, including this cool leopard spotted eel!</b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The menu was pretty extensive, however, we resisted the pizza, hoagies and calzones for salads. Boring? Oh, far from it! They came in these big read bowls and were made of the freshest veggies! I had a chef salad while Shannon selected the Greek salad with chicken. Oh my gosh! So, so good! I actually like a good salad and I always feel better when I eat fresh foods. We were in yum yum Heaven!</b><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>We arrived home in time for the kids to get off the bus and made plans for a Friday excursion of larger proportions!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Thanks for dropping by! Y'all have a wonderful weekend! Hugs!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>(This was not a paid endorsement - just sharing life)</b></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-3687094130334864922018-01-10T06:57:00.001-05:002018-01-10T06:57:57.943-05:00Is It A Seat or Something To Eat?<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>See this chair? </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before we moved down here in Dec 2015, I got it in my head that a coastal room needed a green and cream awning stripe chair. Awnings are always so cute and remind me of the little beach houses painted in cheery colors, their awnings happily flapping in the breeze. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I searched the internet until I came upon the perfect chair! Love the stripes! Love the nail- head trim and loved the fact that it was on sale! I was so thrilled when it arrived! I bought it from Wayfair.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">Fast forward to a few months ago. Shannon, my daughter, told me that Punkin ate my chair! Wel</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline;">l, just the seat cushion. We all know she eats things, everything from towels to socks to baby doll toes to cardboard. If she can get it, she will eat it. Not just chew it up, EAT IT! Take off a sock, set it down and while taking off the second one, the first one disappears! She's like a stealth ninja-you never even see her! She ate holes into the back pillows of the love seat and a hole into one cushion of my turquoise sofa! That one almost caused the demise of Miss Punkin! I don't know what to do with her and her eating habits! I don't think she's a peek-a-poo, I think she's a goat-a-poo! She's already had surgery to remove four masses of junk she ate that were lodged in her digestive tract and she was only 6 months old at the time! We don't buy dog toys any more because she has destroyed them all! Stuffed ones get destuffed, rubber and plastic ones become doggie snacks. I just hope that she didn't eat the foam rubber from the cushion!</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline;"> I bought special, practically indestructible chew bones recently. Her's is like a Fidget Spinner(TM) so she has three ends to "chews" from. We've started giving her private chewing time, so the other dogs won't steal her bone, but she doesn't understand being in a room with one of us and not the other pups. We'll have to continue to work on that. I may have to send her to doggie boot camp; two weeks away from home where she'll learn all the correct canine manners, but I hate to do that and she'll be a wreck without her sister, Bella. I've had dogs that chewed before. Fenway and Chloe tore apart an entire sofa cushion when they were about her age, but they were never this bad. I think she gets bored and may also get nervous when we go out. She and Bella will stay in their crate while we're gone, but we were home when she ate the chair. It was late at night and Shannon was in the other room, watching TV. Perhaps she was over -tired and took it out on the chair. She gets whiney when she wants to go to bed. She sleeps in Shannon's room. You should hear the dramatic, pathetic sighs when she thinks it's bedtime! Little Diva! I guess I'll have to figure out something. I can't afford to buy new furniture all the time and I can't furnish our home with boxes! She'd just eat them out from under us anyway. Argh! This falls under the "it's a good thing she's cute!" category!</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; display: inline; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Thanks for dropping by! Have a fantastic day! Hugs! Leena</b></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-71678591478587926022016-06-07T19:07:00.001-04:002016-06-07T19:07:24.672-04:00Our Beautiful and Quirky New Yard!<b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>While searching online for a home, I kept a list of possibilities, along with comments. The first comment I wrote about what would become our new home was "Quirky yard - love it!". That about summed it up!</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>The yard is large in the front and back. There is a gorgeous front porch, brick pathways and patios, vine-covered arbors, little lamp posts, strings of patio lights, bird houses and a large collection of melodious wind chimes. The previous owner was kind enough to leave behind so many charming elements! There's a large hexagon-shaped picnic table with a huge umbrella, a couple of park benches, chairs, porch swings, one in front and one in the back, two cement benches in the front, a bird bath in front and one in back and, as if that wasn't enough, the back yard contains three water features, many potted plants, more bird houses, feeders and, my favorite, a few angel/cherub statues! That, believe it or not, is after she moved out what she wanted to keep!</i></b></span><br />
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<b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Warm weather brought so many wonderful garden surprises! There are roses, hydrangea, red and pink azaleas, white magnolia trees and bushes (I never knew there were magnolia bushes), red amaryllis, star jasmine that smells so fabulous, little tiny yellow climbing roses, daffodils, clusters of cute pink wood sorrel and a variety of day lilies, including white ones. I am sure that I'm forgetting something and there are many bushes, vines and plants that I have yet to identify. It is such a peaceful yard, perfect for relaxing and reflecting. We're making some changes, but keeping that desirable ambiance. </i></b><br />
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<b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>A little background. Ever since the first time I took Jim to the beach, we've talked of moving near the ocean. Over the last 10 years or so, we've planned and pondered and hoped and wished and even prayed that one day, our dream would come true. It finally became painfully obvious that we would not be able to achieve this until retirement - too far away! Then again, l</i></b><b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>ife has a way of mixing things up and throwing changes at a person and for a while, we felt as though we were getting pelted with everything - health issues, personal issues, financial issues, family issues - way too many issues! They say that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. Just call me Hercules! When Jim lost his job and the degenerative disc disease in my spine worsened it became painfully obvious that life changes were necessary. After a very helpful heart-to-heart with my dad, God Bless him, I set out to fix my family! Dad passed away two weeks after our chat and I was heart-broken. How would I make these major changes without his advice and direction? What was I thinking? Dad always took care of his family and with some inheritance that he blessed me with, I had what I needed to put our ideas into action and take care of mine.</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The home had to meet certain criteria. It had to live the way we live - having 3 generations in one house has its challenges - and it had to be close to the beach! I made contact with a wonderful agent and, with a list of potential properties in hand, Jim and I headed down to South Carolina in hopes of finding the beach home we'd been dreaming of - and we did! It was really odd, like fate intervened or something. Of the 10 or so homes we planned to look at, two went under contract before we got there, two went into bank ownership, two decided </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">not </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to do any more showings and took the homes off the market, one that seemed great was awful, one had no gutters or downspouts and in the biggest rain storm in 1,000 years, the yard and garage were flooding! We couldn't even get to the front door because the water was about a foot deep! It was as if all of the other homes were moving out of the way to draw our attention towards the one we chose! Over two days, in the pouring rain, we looked at houses and before heading out to see more, made our decision. I was thrilled that Jim was in love with my favorite home as much as I was! We made an offer, it was accepted and we were on our way! It did my heart good to see Jim so excited and happy!</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>That seems like such a long time ago, but the months have passed quickly. Now we are in the throws of packing and getting ready to leave. We closed Friday - yay! and will be headed south next Saturday - only a week away! I can't believe it! We will finally be living our dream and sharing that experience with my daughter and our dear grand children. They have no idea that the beach is only 5 minutes from our new home! They're going to freak out! We plan on spending part of Christmas at the beach, building a sandman instead of a snowman and doing some other fun activities. I'm not showing much of the house here, as the only pictures I have are of the seller's furniture and decor. I'll be chronicling this new adventure as things progress, so stay tuned! There's a lot of exciting news to share!</i></b></span><br />
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<br />Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-54957179383283160042015-07-28T00:36:00.000-04:002015-07-28T00:36:09.405-04:00Abigail and the Airstream<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Happy Monday! As I mentioned in my last post, one of the vendors we enjoyed visiting at the Lucketts Spring Market was</em></strong></span> <a href="http://2chixandabarn.com/index.html" target="_blank">2 Chix And A Barn</a>. <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Not only do they have beautiful fabric creations,</em></strong></span> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>vintage treasures and fun hand-made pieces, they also have "her". Who is "her"? Pearl.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Pearl is a vintage Airstream trailer that serves to transport the wonderful goods from market to market. Knowing she'd never seen anything like her, I wanted to introduce my grand girlie, Abigail, to Pearl. It was love at first sight!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>As always, I am so thankful that you stopped by! Feel free to leave a comment if you'd like! </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Happy Sunday, y'all! Wow! I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted here! I didn't mean to take such a long break, it just happened. Life happened. So now I get to catch up on everything that's been going on, starting with my annual visit to the <a href="http://luckettstore.com/" target="_blank">Luckett's Spring Market</a>!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em> My daughter and I enjoy our annual trip to the market and this year, she won VIP tickets for the early bird shopping day on Friday! This was great because it wasn't as crowded as the weekend days and we got to see the goodies fresh off the trucks! We had a blast! We got there early and the weather was perfect - warm, sunny and with a refreshing breeze. </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>There was SO MUCH to see and you can find just about everything there. From the most refined Victorian settee to the best rusty old bed springs, they have it all and we saw it all! Twice! We made a return trip on Sunday and brought my grand daughter, Abigail, with us. She is just as big a vintage junker as her MeeMaw is!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>The folks at Lucketts really do a fabulous job of setting up the market. The grounds are gorgeous to begin with, with lovely flowers and even a swimming pool! I'm always so tempted to hop that fence and take a dip in the glistening, cool water! The green house is where the old store is located. Beyond the pool and through a charming breezeway, you'll find yet another lovely old home, which houses the Design House. </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>There, you'll find wonderful rooms staged with furniture, home décor and lighting in inviting vignettes. It's open on select weekends and is well worth adding to your visit! We also enjoyed sitting in the covered area where the shade offered a nice resting spot for a bite to eat and a cold drink while listening to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adambrunomusic" target="_blank">Adam Bruno</a> band - they were terrific! I don't listen to much country-type music, but they played selections from The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett and my new favorite song, "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Come Off"! It gave me a real good laugh!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Please join me as we take a tour of the market with lots of pictures! There is so much inspiration and the photos just make me happy!</em></strong></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful items and a fun Airstream!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wanted to take all of this home and put it in my yard - even the lobster!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, I have to take pictures of every old truck and trailer I see!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I adore this bench made with an old FORD truck tailgate!</td></tr>
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<br />Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-55902716171557697802014-12-31T12:42:00.000-05:002014-12-31T18:06:09.675-05:00The World According To Abigail, Age 4<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><u>Today's Subject: Santa Claus</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Meemaw? Do you know why Santa has such a big round tummy?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>No, Abigail, I don't. Why does he?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Because he eats all those cookies and milks and he never goes to the bathroom!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>He never goes to the bathroom?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>No! </em></strong></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>How can he fly around the world all night and never go to the bathroom?</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>I don't know, but he never does and his tummy gets bigger and bigger!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Well, I think he must go once he gets home.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Nope! He doesn't.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>He'd have to. Otherwise he'd explode!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>(Laughing) Nope, he never goes at all!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>No, I think you're kidding me. I think he goes once he gets home, then he can eat more and build his tummy up again for the next Christmas. Otherwise he wouldn't fit into his red suit and the reindeer couldn't pull the sleigh because he'd be too heavy.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>I dunno, Meemaw, but I'm not kidding (impish look and giggle).</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Abigail, I still think you're kidding me.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>(Dives onto my lap, wraps arms around my neck, giggling together)</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Abigail, you're a funny kid!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Yeah. I love you, Meemaw.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>I love you too my little one.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Moments like this are the best of all!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Thank you for stopping by. Wishing you lots of best moments in your life!</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Hugs, Leena</em></strong></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-3329945664379370722014-12-17T13:44:00.002-05:002014-12-21T03:14:37.689-05:00Festive Food for Fun Feasting - Recipe 6<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Here's another festive cocktail from </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/rudolphs-tipsy-spritzer" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Southern Living</em></strong></span></a><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em> sure to make your guests' noses light up as red and bright as Rudolph's!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em><u>Rudolph's Tipsy Spritzer</u></em></strong></span><br />
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Ingredients<br />
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5 Cups Orange Juice<br />
2 Cups Chilled Lemon-Lime Soft Drink<br />
1 and 1/2 Cups Vodka<br />
1/2 Cup Maraschino Cherry Juice<br />
1/4 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice<br />
Garnishes: Fresh lemon and mint sprigs<br />
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Stir together all ingredients in large pitcher - serve over ice. Garnish if desired.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Leave me a comment if you try any of the recipes in this series and let me know what you think! Hugs and Happy Holidays! Leena<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>This first libation is fabulous! Combine the zest of peppermint with the cool, smoothness of vanilla and you get a real treat in a glass! Enjoy!</em></strong></span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Candy Cane Martini</strong></span></u><br />
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1 and 1/4 ounces vanilla vodka<br />
1 and 1/4 ounces crème de cacao<br />
3/4 ounce peppermint schnapps<br />
Garnish: crushed peppermint candy, whole candy cane<br />
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Combine vanilla vodka, crème de cacao and peppermint schnapps into an ice filled cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish rim with crushed peppermint candy. Fun addition: hang a candy cane from the top of the glass for dipping while sipping!<br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Posting all of these recipes is sure putting me in a party mood - and making me HUNGRY! Who would have thought that there were so many different types of appetizers? We've featured ones made from puff pastry, cute little cheese balls, a warm yummy spread - a far cry from the squirt cheese and crackers of days gone by!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Today's recipe combines smooth, warm blue cheese, earthy mushrooms and smokey bacon - oh yes, bacon! Doesn't everything taste better with bacon? <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>AND</u></span> they can be made in advance, refrigerated, then baked when it's <span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>PARTY TIME</u>!</span> So go on, get your <u><span style="color: #cc0000;">YUM-YUM</span></u> on!</em></strong></span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="color: #741b47;">Blue Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms</span></u></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><strong><u>Ingredients</u></strong></span><a href="javascript:;"><br /><span style="color: #274e13;"> 24 large fresh mushrooms</span></a><span style="color: #274e13;"> 1 carton (8 ounces) reduced-fat spreadable chive and onion cream cheese<br /> </span><a href="javascript:;"><span style="color: #274e13;">1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese</span></a><span style="color: #274e13;"> 4 green onions, chopped<br /> 2 garlic cloves, minced<br /> 3/4 cup bacon bits, divided</span><br />
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<li class="rd_ingredient"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span class="rd_name"> Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.</span> <span class="rd_direction_yeid rd_tg_bold">Yield: </span>2 dozen</span>. </li>
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<br />Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-49657796217843790282014-12-11T01:10:00.000-05:002014-12-21T03:13:22.743-05:00Fun Food For Festive Feasting - Recipe 3<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>So, have I tickled and tantalized your taste buds with the last two recipe posts, or are you ready for more? I say MORE! <span style="font-size: large;">MORE!</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">MORE!</span></em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Now, I can't profess the same level of love for spreads that I have for cheese balls, but they do come in a close second! Why? Well, like their round counterparts, they're easy to prepare, you can make them using a variety of ingredients and the ability to prepare them in advance is always a plus! This warm crab spread is sure to be a real crowd pleaser!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><u>Cheesy Hot
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cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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(6 oz.) crabmeat, drained<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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remaining ingredients except crackers until well blended. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SPREAD </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">into 9-inch pie plate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BAKE </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">20 min. or until crab mixture is heated through and top is
lightly browned. Top with reserved mozzarella. Serve with crackers. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Hugs, Leena</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Sharing with: <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/">http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/</a></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-6187986221615675522014-12-09T23:09:00.000-05:002014-12-21T03:12:58.548-05:00Fun Food For Festive Feasting - Recipe 2<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Cheese balls. I adore cheese balls! They're so cute and colorful and just scream <u>PARTY</u>! While they can be quite costly to purchase, they're so easy and economical to make at home. <u>AND</u> there's like what, a million flavors of cheese out there, so you can make up your own recipes, add diced vegetables and top with nuts, dried parsley or other herbs. <u>PLUS</u>, easy peasy, they can be made in advance of your party and refrigerated! A real time saver during this hectic month! So, why not try the recipe below? <u>CHEESE PARTY</u>!</em></strong></span><br />
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pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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pkg. (8 oz. each) ATHENOS Traditional Feta Cheese, coarsely chopped<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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cup sliced green onions<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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cup PLANTERS Walnut Pieces, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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MIX cream cheese and feta cheese with electric mixer on medium
speed until well blended. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover. <o:p></o:p></strong></span></span><br />
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REFRIGERATE several hours or until chilled. <o:p></o:p></strong></span></span><br />
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with assorted crackers.</span> </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Enjoy and please come back for tomorrow's festive recipe!</em></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana;">Sharing with: <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/">http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/</a></span></em></strong>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-25826970872954271632014-12-09T00:37:00.001-05:002014-12-21T03:12:35.383-05:00Fun Food For Festive Feasting - Recipe 1<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I don't know what it is about this time of year that makes me want to eat strange little foods on cute colorful plates with matching napkins, but I DO! I love cutesy little appetizers during the holidays because they're usually so different from every day food. They can make any occasion more fun, whether shared with a large group of family and friends or during a cozy evening with your honey. Perhaps these lovely little morsels evoke a scene of some luxurious cocktail party from a favorite movie or maybe they just put us more in a celebratory mood. Whatever it is, I find their decadence delightful! </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>We often have an hors d' ouvres night during the holidays, usually for our at home New Years Eve dinner, since we generally don't go out. While scouring the Internet looking for this year's menu, I decided, "why not share?" So, for the next several days, I'll be posting an appetizer recipe for your eating enjoyment (I may even sneak in a sweet or two and perhaps a drinkie-poo!)</strong></span><br />
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thawed<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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well drained<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Heat the oven to
400°F. Stir the mayonnaise, cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, black
pepper, spinach and artichoke hearts in a medium bowl.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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sheet on a lightly floured surface. Spread <b>half</b> the spinach mixture on
the pastry to within 1 inch of the edge. Roll up like a jelly roll. Press
the seam to seal. Repeat with the remaining pastry sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thanks for dropping by! Be sure to stop in tomorrow for another tasty tid-bit!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana;">Sharing with: <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/">http://www.homegoods.com/blog/2014/12/19/design-happys-2nd-annual-holiday-home-link-party/</a></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-65572570666765980432014-11-01T14:52:00.000-04:002014-11-01T14:52:23.895-04:00November Days of Importance and Fun!<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>There are so many commemorative and silly observances in November, that you don't have to wait for Thanksgiving to have something to celebrate! Take a look at the list and add something new to your family's fall fun!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Find anything that sounds interesting? For a complete list of daily, weekly and monthly observances, please go to </em></strong></span><a href="http://brownielocks.com/"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Brownielocks.com</em></strong></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! Happy November!</em></strong></span></div>
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Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-17755121574476138742014-10-19T17:53:00.000-04:002014-10-19T17:55:22.223-04:00Do You Know How To Save Your Dog's Life?<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>This is a question I hope you never have to learn the answer to. It's a question I never thought we'd need to deal with. Unfortunately, last Thursday night, we did.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>As previously posted, Jim and I adopted two Boston Terrier puppies back in May - a boy we named Fenway and a girl we call Chloe. They are our dearly loved "fur babies", are almost 7 months old now and are best friends with each other. They enjoy playing and romping around, but can get a little rough at times. One thing we have attempted to discourage is Fenway grabbing Chloe's collar while they wrestle. She generally can hold her own but it is too rough for my taste and I'd rather error on the side of caution than have somebody get hurt.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Thursday night, Jim and I were watching television in our room, the little ones were asleep and my daughter was with the pups in the family room on the main level. I began to hear a very high-pitched noise and thought it was our resident fox at first. It got louder and I heard my daughter yelling Chloe's name, which made me believe that she was playing with the dogs. Then the tone became more clear - it was one of panic and terror. Jim and I jumped up and ran downstairs just as an extremely concerned Fenway was dashing up. As I got to the family room, my daughter was hysterical, yelling at me what had happened and that she thought Chloe was dead and to do something, to please not let her die. I then saw Chloe lying lifeless on the floor. As she had a faint heartbeat, I knew not to apply chest compressions, but it appeared her breathing had stopped. My daughter had blown into her mouth a few times, which bought us some precious time. I picked Chloe up, cupped my mouth around her nose and began rescue breathing as I carried her to the car for a trip to the emergency vet. Thank God, after four breaths, she gave her patented little snort and slowly began breathing on her own, each breath a little stronger than the one before. She became more responsive to my voice, perked her ears up and surveyed her surroundings.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>A thorough examination showed Chloe's vitals were normal and stabilized and she was kept overnight for observation. Everybody was thrilled to have her back home the next morning, including Fenway! I honestly feel he felt badly, even though what had happened was an accident. Here's the details: they were playing and he grabbed her collar. She flipped over and when she did, her collar twisted and got caught on his lower teeth, tightening it around her neck. Neither dog could break lose and my daughter was unable to pull it off of Fenway. She finally was able to get the latch to release from Chloe's collar, at which point she collapsed on the floor. The collar had strangled her that quickly!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>I'm sharing this because I know how much we all love our pets. They give us such joy and complete our families. I encourage you to watch the linked instructional video by</em></strong></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AFrUiRIeVo" target="_blank">Pets America</a> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>on how to administer CPR/Rescue Breathing to a dog and learn all you can about the process for your particular breed of pet. Know where your emergency vet is located and what their hours are. Supervise your pets while at play. I pray you never need this information but felt it was important to pass on. Oh! And collars? They are no longer used in our home. Chloe is sporting a brand new harness which she thinks is quite stylish! Fenway has a harness now too! They're a little bulkier than I prefer, but I'll take safety over fashion any day!</em></strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Thank you so much for stopping by! I promise a more upbeat post soon! Take care!</span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">Hugs, Leena</span></em></strong>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-41312609331790724982014-10-13T16:53:00.000-04:002014-10-13T16:53:29.025-04:00Jim's Beach Birthday!<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>In my last post, I mentioned that we were at <a href="http://ococean.com/" target="_blank">Ocean City MD</a> during the week of Jim's birthday. I really enjoy spending his special day at his favorite place as it makes him so happy! If he were home, he would normally go to work then maybe we'd go out for dinner that evening; not very exciting. Such an awesome guy deserves an awesome celebration!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Dinner was enjoyed at <a href="http://www.jrsribs.com/" target="_blank">JR's</a>, a favorite place for steak and crab cakes. We always make sure to get to JR's. Their steaks melt in your mouth and their lump crab cakes are Heavenly! Add fresh, warm honey wheat bread, a refreshing salad and locally grown vegetables and it's pure dining pleasure! We took two pieces of chocolate cake home, which was later enjoyed on the balcony underneath the stars.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong><em>Thank you for dropping by - I always love your visits and comments! Have a great week!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Jim and I recently returned from a well deserved and much needed week at our favorite vacation spot, <a href="http://ococean.com/" target="_blank">Ocean City, Maryland</a>. Normally, I would have posted a little blurb with each day's activities, but the Wifi connection in the hotel was so sketchy, I couldn't stay signed on long enough to do much of anything! Speaking of our hotel, I'll get the whining out of the way first. We'd reserved an ocean front room with one king-sized bed, a sitting area and full kitchen. What we got was an ocean view room on the side of the building with a mini kitchen and couch shoved in one corner and two king-sized beds. Upon pulling back the drapes we discovered that our "ocean view" wasn't exactly what we had in mind. It was this:</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>As was the case last year, we needed to rent mobility scooters because of Jim's foot surgery and my awful back. I was hoping that the treatment I'd recently started would allow me to walk the boardwalk, but it's too soon for that. With everything that's wrong with my spine, I have a long way to go. We rented from the same super nice man as last year and since we were repeat customers, he allowed us to keep the scooters for 4 days for the price of 2! We even got to take them back to our hotel room! </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>We rode up and down the boardwalk, photographing our favorite spots, checking out a few shops for souvenirs for the grand babes and had a nice lunch while watching the waves. The sea gulls were insane, trying to steal our food and squawking up a storm! Jim finally decided to buy them a funnel cake (sucker) and that's when the trouble started! If you've even been to the beach, you know that if there's one sea gull eating, there's 1000 more uninvited guests on their way to crash the party. Soon we were surrounded! These guys were bold too, attempting to take the food right off of the plate! They were diving in so closely that we were getting hit in the head by their wings! People eating at the outdoor restaurants were laughing and taking pictures when Jim finally made a run for cover between the entrance of two buildings. I followed him and the birds followed me! I decided to treat them like I do my dogs and told them all to wait their turns and sit still. This worked for a while as I hand fed the ones cooperating, then the trouble makers again tried to steal the entire funnel cake off the plate which made the ones behaving themselves start to complain and it was a full-out riot! It was like a scene from "The Birds"!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>The worst part was when this poor young lady was standing on the sea wall, posing for pictures for her family and the birds decided to, well, poop all over her! She was squealing and laughing and saying something in Japanese and didn't seem too traumatized by the event, but Jim and I decided to make our way down the boardwalk and see what other mischief we could get into.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Hugs, Leena</em></strong></span><br />
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Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086798453626145434.post-66978888355525454412014-07-27T16:07:00.001-04:002014-07-27T16:07:49.395-04:00Yummy Little Snack Idea<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>I have a new favorite snack that is light and refreshing and leans towards the healthy side! To say it's my favorite is an understatement - I am practically addicted to this! In fact, I have been known to eat it as a snack, for breakfast and dessert! Well, not all in the same day. That would be a bit fanatical. What is this magical new discovery? </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>DANON OIKOS <span style="color: lime;">KEY LIME</span> FLAVOR GREEK YOGURT WITH HONEY MAID GRAHAM CRACKERS! </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>I know, it doesn't sound exciting, but a single-serve tub of rich, smooth and <span style="color: #38761d;">OH SO YUMMY</span> Oikos yogurt and two full sheets of honey-flavored graham crackers contains 290 calories, 7.5 grams of fat, 43 grams of carbs and 13 grams of protein. Compare this to a standard single-serve frozen slice of key lime pie, which has 330 calories, 16 grams of fat, 87 grams of carbs and 10 grams of protein - <span style="color: #741b47;">HUGE</span> difference! Other breakfast, snack and dessert choices have similar or higher figures, which I sure don't want on my figure! LOL! And, it's fun to eat! I break each graham cracker for a total of 8 little rectangles. Then, I dip and scoop the yogurt with the crackers. You don't have to worry about double-dipping either because <u><span style="color: blue;">IT'S ALL YOURS TO EAT AND ENJOY!</span></u> Mooooohaha! Sorry, I tend to get a little over-enthusiastic at times.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>If key lime isn't your thing, there are lots of other flavors to choose from like Vanilla, Peach, Black Cherry, Apricot Mango, Banana Cream, Caffe' Latte, Coconut Vanilla, Caramel Macchiato, just to name a few. The crackers come in honey, cinnamon, chocolate - ohhhh I'm getting hungry! You can get low-fat varieties too!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>You'll have to excuse me. There's a yummy breakfast waiting for me! Give it a try and enjoy!</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Oh, I was not compensated for this post, but if either product is looking for a spokes person, I'm available! Also, I've been eating this yogurt for several months and John Stamos has yet to show up! Bummer.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Have a great day and thanks for being here! Hugs, Leena</em></strong></span>Leena Milligan Lanteignehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06456782497555438887noreply@blogger.com3