Spring Buffet ....

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As IF I haven't shared our buffet with you enough, I'm sharing it a-GAIN (sorry).  Gone are the reds that were splashed around for Winter and in are more soft colors for Spring!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfLuu-0R-AImMeZtTMLcXzSauuGkiRN1YmSKkVYqLXfoLOFaEHHEKbfkrBXDK_Z_2qxmTNVKHHIzoA17M_ZF6Pill_vK7RspyMkEQsqqrExJ6VYNn4gJYcEfvKILoVP4OCp8luoU02Hk/s1600/buffetoverall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfLuu-0R-AImMeZtTMLcXzSauuGkiRN1YmSKkVYqLXfoLOFaEHHEKbfkrBXDK_Z_2qxmTNVKHHIzoA17M_ZF6Pill_vK7RspyMkEQsqqrExJ6VYNn4gJYcEfvKILoVP4OCp8luoU02Hk/s640/buffetoverall1.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I added a few, inexpensive "newbies" here, too ... can you spot them?</span></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/AVvXsEgLY0UXO8LSjtuI81MJoETuW7iyx1alk-WCIW4IiRVrrh1_4_oT9zdCpNZOsrSqO9uAQW9VBvwiLITRha-44rpRAOp0R43xbP52qw_dI5xeEKaTOd46OwU_QIbK1e9c8gc5y1aJSbAdtaA/s1600/buffetclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY0UXO8LSjtuI81MJoETuW7iyx1alk-WCIW4IiRVrrh1_4_oT9zdCpNZOsrSqO9uAQW9VBvwiLITRha-44rpRAOp0R43xbP52qw_dI5xeEKaTOd46OwU_QIbK1e9c8gc5y1aJSbAdtaA/s640/buffetclose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I kept my fleur-de-lis vase from Willow Tree.  I love that it can work with any season and is large enough to hold nice, fat bunches of faux florals!</span></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/AVvXsEhhg1LfWKjea0frTIsn-PZ-N7Ptib7gK2qJFLeR8UQuuoEyVr14Bb7MY07jWnqtDafmGlTCHy23cJQ038y3HeGzsl6DhSPqz5ZNss8uBOohxNMv0b7xhwAVI0umSPRm1Rkhvr77_Ejo8Qc/s1600/buffetfloral1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg1LfWKjea0frTIsn-PZ-N7Ptib7gK2qJFLeR8UQuuoEyVr14Bb7MY07jWnqtDafmGlTCHy23cJQ038y3HeGzsl6DhSPqz5ZNss8uBOohxNMv0b7xhwAVI0umSPRm1Rkhvr77_Ejo8Qc/s640/buffetfloral1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, what did we do before glass cloches?  My little bird's nest, robins eggs and shredded paper feel quite fancy being showcased like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_dnHZcMqvkJ5YfX7DyMC1nYKH3A_P2OFdXDHljzW4-pJqtnKPR5RuMdZr9PHRmfs_LoWzDucCtpSS-A4XKNjgwXv18XCMIX73pnU2AXspD4kmyQePQD-q13nfpMbRakJqSLQ-8yaWXI/s1600/buffetcloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_dnHZcMqvkJ5YfX7DyMC1nYKH3A_P2OFdXDHljzW4-pJqtnKPR5RuMdZr9PHRmfs_LoWzDucCtpSS-A4XKNjgwXv18XCMIX73pnU2AXspD4kmyQePQD-q13nfpMbRakJqSLQ-8yaWXI/s640/buffetcloche.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Goodbye pinecones and hello seashells, cream orbs and beach wood:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofRCUN00bBhWIToTk5P0boSuMax3hxFlJLtd1LTROGsOwklWQL3E_IMM7wdJJE-UqTJNAi4Y8dXTFkCFHKJJ-XhyZ8zpDyLTS-_aowifKKj8_BxxjWJ2vXhNawMJoBDC5FazE2yPvuk/s1600/buffetshells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzofRCUN00bBhWIToTk5P0boSuMax3hxFlJLtd1LTROGsOwklWQL3E_IMM7wdJJE-UqTJNAi4Y8dXTFkCFHKJJ-XhyZ8zpDyLTS-_aowifKKj8_BxxjWJ2vXhNawMJoBDC5FazE2yPvuk/s640/buffetshells.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it'd be fun to layer a touch of black in the mix ... this whimsical Subway art (Home Goods ... surprise, surprise) is just the ticket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ4e63nzViUUAp7q4v3PFBBMJ9Q38jylWrQw-FYz5Re2mpXzKkQ-Jtgt1BI2bvD4-gjNn8U_xgZI9zvPX2S1pdEN1vRaA5-g3fg7GPGOAR1Fl8B137XHO1vdW9ORMRXdcKsNUo14Pa7M/s1600/buffetart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJ4e63nzViUUAp7q4v3PFBBMJ9Q38jylWrQw-FYz5Re2mpXzKkQ-Jtgt1BI2bvD4-gjNn8U_xgZI9zvPX2S1pdEN1vRaA5-g3fg7GPGOAR1Fl8B137XHO1vdW9ORMRXdcKsNUo14Pa7M/s640/buffetart.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, unfortunately, my paintbrush skipped on over to my birdhouse and gave it a coat of Old White.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB_xIvTR3p-1kbptUwA4doOmHt_g57q0Ab5oSyGqdaqs8XrMFFoGiLOd5Rqb80UyEmYH6Bn-x-5uLnk6Jlkz_5eugiAwKDz6XNF3L2CsQPhpbetFdQUwxWDQGTY9ux7UreUXSCTX5N4k/s1600/buffethouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkB_xIvTR3p-1kbptUwA4doOmHt_g57q0Ab5oSyGqdaqs8XrMFFoGiLOd5Rqb80UyEmYH6Bn-x-5uLnk6Jlkz_5eugiAwKDz6XNF3L2CsQPhpbetFdQUwxWDQGTY9ux7UreUXSCTX5N4k/s640/buffethouse.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To balance the robins eggs on the right side (under the cloche), my OCD-self had to add a splash of blue on the left side, as well.  Although, I did break my cardinal odd rule by not adding a third pop of blue.  Ugh ... might have to fix that before I convince myself that bad things will happen if I don't!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA06hYjKTELsG61dnvqvzb8r1mIHl_vB0MzFmSb_j_imdYARJRsBIl9XyLW2AjQSKHE8r3Dx9EBVvr4XuX9SOgmpm5lEMW_ng2KoHoSrOLmw_sGG6zrUpBct6LUVmlO2ACnc_yQjN7A8/s1600/buffetnest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA06hYjKTELsG61dnvqvzb8r1mIHl_vB0MzFmSb_j_imdYARJRsBIl9XyLW2AjQSKHE8r3Dx9EBVvr4XuX9SOgmpm5lEMW_ng2KoHoSrOLmw_sGG6zrUpBct6LUVmlO2ACnc_yQjN7A8/s640/buffetnest.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, to finish it off, I added a new lamp (yes, *hangs head low* ... Home Goods):</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKQcMsep7thHg1Rz-rdFy_bc7UVYpQ59vAGGX95DcwUclKUlWkrVJKLb4ocfwoqjfbGd5vpFxi2xKNxXfhf4mbW2A33o2dTpARIMvgRLfx13xplF75iuJod3zGE2UWpVytRI5CjyYbuE/s1600/buffetlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKQcMsep7thHg1Rz-rdFy_bc7UVYpQ59vAGGX95DcwUclKUlWkrVJKLb4ocfwoqjfbGd5vpFxi2xKNxXfhf4mbW2A33o2dTpARIMvgRLfx13xplF75iuJod3zGE2UWpVytRI5CjyYbuE/s640/buffetlamp.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, there ya' have it ... simple and welcoming Spring (annnnd, now that I look at this again, I'm surprised I haven't painted the frame yet.  Hmmmmm ...)</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYWgcPNGGHfMcyiGU6M5R9D2xrtc4BxAcLzx3TgDlhj3gagrATu8a8XC2eCpPRbF4QdgQngNPOwR7ufXP0dcG295DKc-Ubk-OtMSPwSe3IwFVq3tH8ad-9SH7fTUDqMtUjw4gdbJwFCg/s1600/buffetclose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYWgcPNGGHfMcyiGU6M5R9D2xrtc4BxAcLzx3TgDlhj3gagrATu8a8XC2eCpPRbF4QdgQngNPOwR7ufXP0dcG295DKc-Ubk-OtMSPwSe3IwFVq3tH8ad-9SH7fTUDqMtUjw4gdbJwFCg/s640/buffetclose1.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love seeing how all of you are *Springifying,* too!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Becca</strong></em></span></div>

Spring Buffet ....

As IF I haven't shared our buffet with you enough, I'm sharing it a-GAIN (sorry).  Gone are the reds that were splashed around for W...

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