tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87536163089986606742024-03-13T15:02:30.145-07:00La Bella VieTerry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-65128536927273741852014-04-17T22:16:00.001-07:002014-04-19T14:38:51.331-07:00Just saying hello!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh my you have no idea how difficult and traumatic life can be when you cannot access your own blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just stopping in to let everyone know, if you've posted a comment and I haven't answered you, its not for lack of caring or trying, I have been completely unable to get into my own beloved La Bella Vie until just now!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am elated as you can imagine! My feeling is, as with many other blogger's I'm sure, this is part of who I am and part of my life's history so to not be able to get back into it has been beyond frustrating and heart-wrenching to say the least!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more blog-lovin' stuff...I hope anyway lest I never, ever be denied access to my baby!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a snippet of a little bit of what I've been up to...photography amongst many other things in life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh I am one happy, happy girl right now!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to give a huge shout out to Susan from "Between Naps On The Porch" for helping me try and circumnavigate troubleshooting to get back into my blog. If anybody knows the love and care that goes into blogging, she does!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you Susan for all your help and caring!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hard earned lesson here for me is the importance of documentation! Document every little nuance in passwords and user names and lock them safely away in case your original computer dies and you don't have cookies to fall back on!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a great day my favorite peeps!</span><br />
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-10858277286696083252013-11-22T08:29:00.001-08:002013-11-22T12:35:56.426-08:00The day that altered history<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">I don't remember a lot about November 22nd 1963 but I do remember one thing that will forever stand out in my mind. <br /> <br />
We were living on a Navy base in southern California and we were let
out of school early that day, when I got home my mother was sitting in
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-24791248545295757512013-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:002013-10-22T08:55:05.659-07:00Ta-Da!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-61283856940888545292013-10-22T08:34:00.000-07:002013-10-22T08:58:47.593-07:00Inspiration from Strangers<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I had that very thing happen just recently. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let me start by telling you, not by choice but by necessity I now have
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Unfortunately now I understand more than ever the
reason's behind comment moderation after having malicious comments from spammer's left prior to me installing this feature.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At first the down side of this feature was I honestly disliked the whole scenario of having to approve comments because it sort of takes some of the spontaneity out of blogging along with the innocent fun it should be. It makes it feel more like I have to be the "hall monitor" by
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">However as with all things in life there is a silver lining you just have to look for it. The upside of comment approval is it gives you the opportunity to see that someone has posted a comment when you receive an email notification. For a person like me that has little time to post and/or check for comments from months ago, its a great feature!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So the other day I received an email notice from a women by the name of <u><i>Carol</i></u></span> from Wichita, Kansas. Carol was trying to leave a comment on my blog as well as become a follower. However since Carol didn't have a blog account it was showing up as "unknown" which meant I had to find out if "unknown" was real or a "Spam-bot"...yes that is a real word...I think or maybe I just made it up :) That very day Katie Couric was discussing the evils of Cyber-space and how even if you think its a nice women you're talking to it could be something far worse, SCARY!!!!!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But I digress...when Carol and I finally established that she indeed was a "real person" it really made my day as she has to be one of the nicest people I've come across in a while. We exchanged a few emails about who she was, her hobbies, her family and it was like talking to a girlfriend. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I must say from the start Carol was just a delight to "talk" to, we had oodles and oodles in common so much so that if she lived closer to me, we'd probably be good friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway the whole reason for my prattling post is just to say this experience once again reiterates for me, there are wonderful people in the world and things aren't always as they seem...thank you Carol for reminding me of this today! </span></div>
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-77485375518249458832013-08-31T00:21:00.002-07:002014-01-23T13:55:56.715-08:00T. H. I. N. K. <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Way back in 2011 I posted the photo (below) of me taken in my senior year along with a poem I came across in a box of old high school memorabilia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today as I was sifting through old posts' on La Bella Vie I came across a disturbing comment in that particular post with a time stamp of June 8th, 2012.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The poem in the post had been written on a very yellowed with age piece of binder paper which was more than likely pulled out of my "Pee-Chee" folder we carried around back in 1975. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The handwriting in my own script, was all cute and flowing with lots of little curlicues. It looked exactly like what a 17 year old girls' penmanship would look like. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But truthfully I really had no recollection as to where those written words came from on the little yellow piece of paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Did I write them in English lit. class or maybe my writing and poetry class, did I hear it in a song or read them in a book? I didn't really know or recall, but since it was in my own hand I was sure I had to have written it and it was never a priority to research it, it was just five lines from a young girls' past. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The poem itself also looked exactly like what a 17 year old girl might write in high school in 1975. It was moody and emotional and could have easily been written either before, during or after some "traumatic break-up" with whatever high school jock I was dating at the time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As time marched on, that little piece of paper was tucked away in my little box of memories for safe keeping. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fast forward to 2011 when I came across that little piece of paper again with that poem during a very tumultuous time in my life and posted it along with the picture [above] never thinking twice about its origin, just that it seemed as appropriate that day as it did thirty six years prior.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Today as I was sifting through comments a person by the name of "Anonymous" (I'm confident I know who </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Anonymous" is) </span>left a comment informing me the poem was from the song, "Conversation Love song" by Roberta Flack. Then "Anonymous" proceeded to post the full lyrics and the copyright date of 1973. The comment appeared as if </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Anonymous" was accusing me of stealing the words when in reality, a 17 year old girl jotted down something that a 55 year old women had no recollection as to where it came from! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So the whole point of this post is for when </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Anonymous" does go trolling and lurking again (and she will) she will see what my intent was which was not stealing!</span> For the record anything I have ever posted, a photo, a poem, a song lyric, anything that belongs to someone else or is copyrighted material, I have<u><i> always </i></u>given credit for in my blog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Thankfully because of my own moral compass, I would never, ever take credit for another person's work knowingly.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh and just for the record, if I have something to say or </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a point to make, </span></span>I have the courage to use my given name and not hide behind a fictitious name like </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Anonymous". </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I still have that little yellowed with age piece of paper written by a teenage girl from 38 years ago with those few lines of what I now know to be song lyrics. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But as of today that post has been omitted. Not because of a mean-spirited person that cowardly goes by the name "Anonymous" but because my life today is so richly blessed in a way I could never have imagined and there is no need to have dark shadows lingering where there is now lightness and joy...</span></span><br />
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it <u><b>K</b></u>ind?</span></span></span></span>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-24580990117577518222012-09-08T11:03:00.002-07:002013-08-30T11:48:37.687-07:00How to do a display cabinet with pink!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well here we are, another Saturday...the best day of the week! You know, have you ever thought about this, there are only a limited number of Saturday's in one's lifetime which must mean they are meant for <u>ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO</u>, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Saturday the hubs is doing what he loves best: </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cycleoregon.com/">Cycle Oregon</a>!</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and today I'm doing what <i><u>I love</u></i> doing best...organizing and decorating, but not necessarily in that order! I thought I'd show you the <b><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-labor-of-love-for-labor-day.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">wine and beverage bar</span></a><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></b>from our DIY kitchen project that you'll find <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-labor-of-love-for-labor-day.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</span></a>.</span></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But today I'm changing it up a bit and we're going pink! Yep folks...pink in <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-labor-of-love-for-labor-day.html" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">THIS</span></a><b style="color: #351c75;"> </b>room I actually do have a touch of pink, something I don't have a lot of throughout the rest of the house . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Years ago I was in a Depression glass phase and collected many different patterns of <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2010/08/vintage-thingie-thursday-and-elegant.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>"Elegant Glassware"</b></span></a> most of it pink and clear along with aqua German Majolica in a pattern called "Lily of the Valley" pictured below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However when we did the <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-labor-of-love-for-labor-day.html" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">kitchen remodel</span></a><b style="color: #351c75;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was afraid pink and aqua just wouldn't work in here anymore, perhaps because of the very neutral color palette of white, grey/green, taupe and oil rubbed bronze. Also I didn't really want a lot of color in here to take away from the classic vintage look I was going for. I wanted it to look very monochromatic as you can see in the picture below which was taken just as we were finishing the remodel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But as I started unpacking after living out of the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-street-of-dreams-home-tour.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">dining room</span></a> </span></b>and laundry room I knew I'd have a hard time not displaying my beloved pieces so I got wild a crazy and tried them in the new <b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-labor-of-love-for-labor-day.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">beverage bar</span></a> </span></b>and this is how it looks today...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It seems pink and aqua work pretty well here. I like how the subtle colors really do enhance the display cabinet and bring in just a pop of color where it might otherwise be a bit bland and stark looking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something I was a little worried about was that I didn't have another piece of my </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">German Majolica to balance out the left side of the cabinet and thought it might look odd. However I tried my <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2010/08/vintage-thingie-thursday-and-elegant.html" style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">Crystolite "celery dish"</a> and loved how it looked, eclectic, balanced and not matchy-matchy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you have it, a fun way to decorate with the color pink</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-69219191781857083032012-09-02T19:26:00.001-07:002013-09-01T16:44:26.617-07:00A Labor of Love for Labor Day...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well for those of you that have patiently waited and watched <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers-episode-3.html"><b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">through this</span></i></b></a> and <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/03/destroyers-episode-4.html"><b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">this</span></i></b></a> wait no longer...we have arrived so come on in...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh and by the way, fair warning...this may be a bit picture heavy but you'll just have to suffer through it so pour yourself a glass of champagne and come sit a spell :O) Also I think I may have to post in phases because in the end there's a lot to see in this sweet little kitchen...well maybe not, I'm so excited to show you this it may just be one big long post :O)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all I'll get the text out of the way and let's just say this was a labor of love and as always it took a lot longer than we ever thought it would. But during the remodel we lived out of <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-street-of-dreams-home-tour.html"><i><b><span style="color: #351c75;">here</span></b></i></a> for almost the entire time because of the kind of stuff going on you see in the picture below! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This picture was taken during month six when the painting was happening and let me tell you, it was AWFUL...DID I SAY AWFUL? WELL I MEAN IT, IT WAS THE WORST PART OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS...stinky and messy all at the same time for 3 long weeks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One of the main reasons the remodel took so long was because Mr.La Bella Vie did 99% of the labor...and yes he does work-full time folks at a "real job" but like my grand kids always say, he's "IRON MAN PAPA" and seems to be able to juggle things really well! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">He can </span><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-man-is-island.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">build an island</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75;">,</span> rip out walls, climb mountains on 100 mile epic bicycle rides and yet still be willing to do a major kitchen remodel! So enough said, let's get on with the show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But before we do, one more peek of what our 20 year old kitchen looked like prior to...7 months ago...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And what a beautiful new kitchen it is today taken from pretty much the same exact spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Notice where the wasted, unusable space is under the counter on the island, well we changed that up by making it a bookshelf with lights to house all my prized collectible cookbooks </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and enclosed the end with the glassware, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which you can see in the photo below. This not only allowed us to gain storage but by moving the bar stools to that end, we're able to open the refrigerator without knocking guests' off their chairs! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below is another view from the other side of the kitchen. The first shot, again that ugly 20 year old kitchen. Oh and may I point out the "terrible awful" behind the stove...the only reason all the junk is sitting behind it was because it was sheet-rock and grease splatters wreaked havoc on it! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, note the oven/microwave area in the left of the picture. That big hole was where the Ginormous old microwave used to live but died many years ago, so the Hubs enclosed it to better accommodate the new, smaller SS microwave that you see in the picture below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which also includes the pendant light platform above the island. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It used to be that when we turned on the over-head lights </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">ALL</u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> 9 can lights came on which was like being in a suntan bed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So we had to come up with a way to have only the island lights come on with a separate switch without having to rip out the entire ceiling and this was our solution...rewire but cover it up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To the left of the fridge is the new beverage bar which used to look like this...kinda blurry but I was in a hurry to start ripping out walls!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So just as the title said, this truly has been a labor of love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh and there's lots more where this came from but that's for another day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cabinets and doors: <b><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://www.beaudrycabs.com/">Beaudry Custom Cabinetry</a>,</span></b> Newberg Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Custom Tile: <span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Pratt and Larson</b></span>, Portland Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Granite: "Portofino", <b><span style="color: #351c75;">Precision Granite Counters</span></b>, Wilsonville Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hardware: <b><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/"><span style="color: #351c75;">Rejuvenation</span></a>, </span></b>Portland Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello all and happy weekend! Thought since I couldn't post any kitchen pics until the end of August, I'd just post one of our favorite appetizers that we've enjoyed in the new kitchen! </span></div>
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-67534194043661168172012-07-28T10:28:00.017-07:002012-07-29T13:57:07.227-07:00Miss Larrisa Rose<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Saturday everyone, the best day of the week! For the most part the <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/07/sneak-peek-and-emotional-journey.html"><b><span style="color: #134f5c;">dream kitchen</span></b></a><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span></span>is done and life is somewhat back to normal. The upside, except for a few small details like a paper towel holder, towel rack and accessorizing we're done...the down side, as mentioned in my last post you don't get to see it yet until after the August reveal...August 27th to be exact :O)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the meantime, I'm going to veer off course for a less traveled road, well for for me anyway...I decided to do a post about two things I don't normally put much thought into; dolls and the color pink. Not that I don't like either but </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because I'm too busy thinking up the next remodel project and because I'd rather be organizing my house and creating than playing with dolls which is what this post is all about...two dolls and the color pink. I don't have a lot of pink in my house except in </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2010/10/mom-cave-contest.html"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">this</span></i></b></a> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">room which also doubles as a </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2010/08/now-you-see-it-now-you-dont.html"><span style="color: #134f5c;">guest room</span></a>.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So today I've decided to do a post on a lovely little doll that came into my life many years ago and left an indelible memory in my heart forever...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R565BOlbjOI/UAovYaD5qGI/AAAAAAAADCg/1U1su-OL_H0/s1600/262560_10150348663344155_735874154_10050326_1201835_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R565BOlbjOI/UAovYaD5qGI/AAAAAAAADCg/1U1su-OL_H0/s400/262560_10150348663344155_735874154_10050326_1201835_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">meet sweet Miss Rose with the beautiful smile...</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Rose came into my life 18 years ago I had no idea we would become such good friends and become as close as we did. She was "elderly" if I dare say that, but I mean it in the sense that she was well into her senior years at that time and I was in my 30's which meant we were at different places in our lives chronologically speaking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But the more I got to know her, the more I soon realized we had much more in common than I could have ever thought possible. She loved her husband and family and she loved to laugh and enjoy each day. She loved to cook, loved celebrating and being with family and loved her home. Most importantly, Rose had a keen sense of humor and the just loved life...simply said, Rose was a women after my own heart and the more I got to know her the more I realized age means nothing when you have kindred spirits and friendship.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc0hnyOim2c/UApLLFti6kI/AAAAAAAADC0/gOI4Z5TzOPA/s1600/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+036+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gc0hnyOim2c/UApLLFti6kI/AAAAAAAADC0/gOI4Z5TzOPA/s400/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+036+-+Copy.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When my sweet friend passed away last year at age 96, it was a like loosing a family member and dear friend. I missed our frequent "chats and giggles" as we used to say to each other. I missed her smile and the kindness she always bestowed upon me whenever we saw each other. She had a way of making <u><i>me </i></u>feel as if I was the most important person in her life and that I made <i><u>her</u></i> day she most certainly always made my day better no matter what was happening in life!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the many blessings that came out of my friendship with Rose was getting to know her family and especially her daughter and son-in law...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shortly after Miss Rose was gone in the month of December, her daughter called and asked if we could meet for lunch. She and her husband picked me up and off we went. The three of us were having a lovely time catching up when they pulled out a beautifully wrapped package...a Christmas gift and a special remembrance of Rose, my sweet friend...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8dKvTkAPRAc/UBQTZksS3SI/AAAAAAAADEQ/pbFIxJtYFGY/s1600/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8dKvTkAPRAc/UBQTZksS3SI/AAAAAAAADEQ/pbFIxJtYFGY/s640/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+033.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I opened the gift, I saw this beautiful, beautiful face looking at me, so pretty, so sweet all dressed in pink Moire satin, ribbons and lace...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1gp8RQTpyc/UBQU_36k0yI/AAAAAAAADEg/SletlpBatp8/s1600/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1gp8RQTpyc/UBQU_36k0yI/AAAAAAAADEg/SletlpBatp8/s640/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and her name was</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm4I-PUhqFI/UBQVlqnzmRI/AAAAAAAADE0/Dw3vlhSXMAs/s1600/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hm4I-PUhqFI/UBQVlqnzmRI/AAAAAAAADE0/Dw3vlhSXMAs/s640/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+020.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I began to open the box she "lived in", I noticed in some ways she looked like my friend Rose. She had dark hair like Rose,</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f3zmt8b3a74/UBQaaUmcpYI/AAAAAAAADFM/HC4ISXY2Ow0/s1600/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f3zmt8b3a74/UBQaaUmcpYI/AAAAAAAADFM/HC4ISXY2Ow0/s640/Emmy,+Bear,+Larissa+Rose+doll+026.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That day, I named this lovely doll, "Larissa Rose" in remembrance of Rose and the memories she'll forever hold in my heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and when I walk past the room or into it,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">joining</span><br />
<b><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i>Beverly at How Sweet the Sound</i></span></a></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for her Pink Saturday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and her birthday!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Happy birthday Beverly </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and thank you for hosting another sweet pink party!</span><br />
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</span></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-15477707014977094992012-07-15T10:57:00.003-07:002012-07-16T17:14:04.566-07:00A Sneak peek and and a journey...<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">OK so for those of you loyal, dear friends that have been so sweet to hang in there with me during this monumental undertaking of a 6 month kitchen remodel I just want to say thank you! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You have been so encouraging about all the chaos and mess and have waited patiently for the final reveal when we finally finished this "little face lift"...which will happen but not just yet until we have our "reveal party" with our best friends and neighbors in August...sorry :o)</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The other thing that just makes me want to smile is the inside the dishwasher...OK so other than the blue light on my floor when the dishes are clean, when I open the door magic happens, two L.E.D. lights come on <i><u>inside</u></i> the machine so I can see what's in there or where to put a dish! Maybe this isn't new to anyone reading this but it is to me and I love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Joining Susan from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/metamorphosis-monday/"> "Between Naps on The Porch" for Metamorphosis Monday</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-24154081512647243792012-07-07T21:30:00.001-07:002012-07-07T21:34:15.747-07:00Living in Chaos and Mayhem...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OK so for those of you that have followed along with us on the <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-man-is-island.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">kitchen remode</a><i style="font-weight: bold;">l </i>we are now at a point of living in chaos and mayhem! The painters have been here for that last two weeks and needless to say life has been a bit difficult.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think if I had to say, this has been by far the most difficult part of this remodel process. We have a kitchen that's completely unusable, not to mention stinky from the oil based paint!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qhoz6x5h-ZI/T_kME8nFD6I/AAAAAAAADAs/aeFzgp_ixqY/s1600/painting+and+kitchen...June+2012+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qhoz6x5h-ZI/T_kME8nFD6I/AAAAAAAADAs/aeFzgp_ixqY/s640/painting+and+kitchen...June+2012+014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the meantime we are pretty much sequestered in an upstairs office until this process is done, and you can bet, that can't happen soon enough for us!!! As I write this we are a bit cranky and overwhelmed, but I just keep thinking this will be done...<u style="font-style: italic;">SOON </u>and this will be the most beautiful kitchen <i><u>EVER </u></i>on the planet...at least in my mind!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-42898673417494457762012-06-03T19:46:00.000-07:002012-06-03T19:46:46.493-07:00Rejuvenation Field trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes its been a while since I've posted but things have been a bit crazy around here and I still do not have a functioning kitchen and we're still "camping" from the living and dining room! Much to my dismay, our kitchen isn't done yet, but almost...I think...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little did we know that when deciding on tile for the back splash from <a href="http://prattandlarson.com/kitchens.php?ID=04"><b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">Pratt and Larson</span></i></b></a> it would take six weeks to be ordered, made and delivered but it did. Happily as of Friday the tile came in and is our hot little hands ready for install next week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the meantime, my BFF and I took a little field trip to <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/">Rejuvenation</a> </span></i>lighting shop in beautiful downtown Portland for the lighting above the island that the hubs <b><i><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-man-is-island.html">custom built</a>. </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This place is amazing for any kind of lighting you can imagine! Really anything you can picture you can custom build to your exact specifications. Any finish, any fitter size, any shade or shape, any color, any length at any price, they can do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The place is just a treasure trove of ideas and styles, from period traditional, to Mid-century modern and anything in between. Whatever your style, they either have it or can make it for you. Whatever you can imagine or dream, they can do it. The down side...yep there's a down side...the most challenging thing is deciding on just exactly <i><u>WHAT</u></i> you want and let me tell you first hand that is <u style="font-style: italic;">THE</u> most difficult part! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I went in with an idea in mind and by the time we walked out, I had a fourteen-eleven gazillion other ideas in my head! I was ready to remodel another room just to do lighting...OK well not really but its so easy to get carried away!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They also sell antiques and furniture including period pieces and glassware as well as reproductions pieces, but all beautifully made as you can see on the vintage picnic table above and below. Oh and by the way, that picnic table is authentic and is for sale...$5,000.00...a drop in the bucket :O)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These beautiful bottle trees below are adorable but I think I'd need to have those big windows to park them in front of...oh and that Galvanized island to set them on...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The show room is wonderful and very historic. Here's an excerpt from the company website; </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This beautiful light below is one I have in my nook and the finish I chose is "Oil Rubbed Bronze" with a scalloped shade whereas the one just below it is pretty much the same light only in a different finish; "Bronze with a <u>very expensive</u> hand-blown shade on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Its a beautiful light but wasn't quite right for our application...yea that's it..."</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wasn't quite right for our application"...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">translation; it was too expensive for this little area and my pocket book!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Loved this view toward downtown Portland from the second floor which was being remodeled when I was there. Those windows are huge and have that wonderful rippled/rolled glass in them. I actually thought this space would be so wonderful as a loft to have for the weekend city getaways...OK so I'm day dreaming again but it was the only thing free that day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of you that have been following along with this "little face lift", you know that at different times <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers-episode-3.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>this space</i></b></span></a><span style="color: #741b47;"> </span>has been a mess! OK so I'm not complaining because the Hubs has worked </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tirelessly</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to bring our vision to life and believe it or not, its getting there as you can see in the pic below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...compared to this picture below with no sheet rock and ugly, fuzzy insulation hanging around exposed pipes, beat-up old stained oak and ugly tile counter tops! Need I say more about how I really felt about that old kitchen?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, at times it feels like its just dragging on but at least now we have a wonderful new single bowl under mount sink and running water! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I surprised myself with this one because I had my heart set on a Farm style sink but it wouldn't work with the cupboard configuration. Then I thought I'd go with a double bowl sink in white because that's all I've ever known. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But when I saw this single bowl by <a href="http://www.blancoamerica.com/c3/blanco_usa/_www/en/pub/index.cfm"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Blanco</span></i></b></a> in "Cafe brown" it really made my heart sing and made sense to <u>not have</u> two separate little sinks. I mean think about it, Thanksgiving turkey pan, big bowls, you name it, it'll fit in this bad boy! Heck I could even give a baby a bath in this sink...well that's if I had a baby to bathe and I don't so I won't...anyway, I digress, back to the story ;<span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh yes and I have a beautiful new <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i><a href="http://www.groheamerica.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Grohe</span></a> </i></b></span>Oil Rubbed Bronze faucet, a separate hand-held sprayer and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(insert</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> the </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hallelujah chorus</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a flush mount soap dispenser! Yes you read that right...I am so stinking excited about that little </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">luxury...no messy soap bottle sitting on my counter and no ugly bottle with a ticky-tacky paper label on it to detract from my counters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes I said "</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">million years"...that's what the paper say's about it and that it was quarried in </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x9c59c7ebcc28cf:0x295a1506f2293e63&q=Brazil&hl=en&gl=us&ved=0CBQQ3g0&sa=X&ei=EP2hT5GfNo7ciAKLsakY"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Brasilia</span></a></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and that's all I'm going to show you for now since I want to save the pretty stuff for when everything is done or maybe inbetween...whenever that may be...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there I go again sighing...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today has been such a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest that I just wanted to share a little of where I live. A very dear friend sent these two films to me yesterday and I was just in awe watching them! The photography is breath taking and the scenery is some of the most beautiful on the planet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The movies you are about to watch is why I love living in one of the most amazing places on earth...turn up the speakers and enjoy the shows...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you all know, Mr.La Bella Vie and I have been in the midst of a major</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers-episode-3.html">kitchen remodel</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> which feels like its been going on F-O-R-E-V-E-R !!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We actually started the process in January so it hasn't been that long, it just feels like it when you don't have the use of a full functioning kitchen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've made a lot of progress and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mr.La Bella Vie has worked like a dog to get it done (and out of his hair!) and we're almost there so I thought I'd post a little of the progress thus far...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The island has been one of the most challenging as far as custom "furniture" work. We took the old existing island that was open on one end with a glass shelf for display, which you can't see in this picture because we had already ripped that baby out and the empty hole was being used to hold supplies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So to make better use of what would have been wasted space, we added a built-in book shelf for my cookbook collection and relocated the sitting area on the end of the island facing into the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Susan's party</a> today at <a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps On The Porch</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">by Danna Faulds...<br />
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It only takes a reminder to breathe,<br />
a moment to be still, and just like that,<br />
something in me settles, softens, makes<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well as you could see in my last <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-street-of-dreams-home-tour.html" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #45818e;">post</span></a><span style="color: cyan; font-weight: bold;"> </span>we definitely were <u><span style="font-style: italic;">NO</span>T</u> on a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So just for fun, let's go on a little tour of the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband and I went on this tour last summer and I fell in love with this house! I loved the color scheme and the overall feel of the home; elegant but not in any way over done. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like any good blogger would do (when she remembers her camera) I took lots of photos and thought with all the mess and lack of "pretty" in my house right now, it would be fun to go on a little tour of the "Paula Deen" house to keep our spirits up...enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right as you walked into the kitchen there was Paula peeking out of the pantry...hi Paula, lovely to see you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see, the colors in this beautiful kitchen were inspired by one of Paula's favorite colors, Aqua...I know this piece of trivia, because she told me when I chatted with her from inside that pantry...OK, so that part was in my dreams, actually that little tidbit was in the brochure! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the when you returned home that evening from your </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"million dollar a day" job</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, you could step into your huge, beautiful </span><strike style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">drive-in</strike><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> walk-in shower before greeting your guests' that are visiting... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This room is really a lovely, beautiful space. It has an enormous built-in gas fireplace, a big flat screen TV above it and ample seating for guests' to mingle by the fire...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thought I'd take you on a little "field trip" but as the title suggests' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Its my kitchen which is coming along, just got the cook range and that means soon my kitchen will eventually be a full functioning kitchen again...I think... </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Its been a tedious process to get to this point and my sweet Mr. La Bella Vie has done all the manual labor which will help our dream eventually become a reality. I do love this guy even when he's spying bikini clad babes, actually he said it was a barge, not a babe he was looking at! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yep this is Mr. La Bella Vie at the beach house during one our few and far between lulls in life!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this is our "halfway room"...its actually my teeny-tiny little laundry room but its where we're now doing dishes, better than the upstairs tub I suppose. The hubs installed one of our old kitchen cabinets above the tub-sink which gives me a bit of storage in my "mini kitchen"...err...laundry room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Below is where I pretend I'm a Pioneer women when it comes to making and preparing meals...I use the terms "pretend" and "meals" lightly because all I can really do in here is plug in a coffee maker and slow-cooker and pretend I'm cooking, but hey whatever works right :O) </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this concludes my </span></div>
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</span></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-88619677757674702962012-03-24T16:39:00.002-07:002012-03-24T23:47:49.559-07:00The Sunshine Ballet...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So today, just for grins, I thought I'd post something whimsical and fun. I'm tired of the kitchen pictures making my blog look messy and untidy. That's how I am, I was born this way and I can't help it...sort of a bit OCD'ish I guess but it's really bugging me that my blog <span style="text-align: center;">hasn't been "pretty" for the last few posts'.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Actually, I'm just tired of the whole mess in the kitchen and I have to keep reminding myself it will be worth it in the long run. However in the meantime I can't stand "messy/dirty" for too long. I get sort of disoriented and have to switch gears and go into "my fantasy and imagine mode" in my mind to get through it...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Maybe that's why I love </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/labellavie/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><i>Pinterest</i></b></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> so much.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NjN9OM8t8cU/T25Hb9DmwwI/AAAAAAAAC0s/zvAAHIHPqJU/s1600/Pinterest_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="50" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NjN9OM8t8cU/T25Hb9DmwwI/AAAAAAAAC0s/zvAAHIHPqJU/s200/Pinterest_Logo.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can go into the wonderful place of imagination and stay there for <u>hours</u> quietly playing, lost in my own little world until somebody comes to find me...or the dinner bell rings:O)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These past few weeks have been pretty overwhelming between my messy house, where I feel like I'm camping in the Twilight Zone and work where I feel like I'm "dancing as fast as I can"...so yesterday, I just decided to relax and play. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Partially on <b><i><a href="http://pinterest.com/labellavie/"><span style="color: #351c75;">Pinterest</span></a><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and partially at home with my new <a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/04/nikon-d5100-first-images/"><b><i><span style="color: #351c75;">Nikon D5100</span></i></b></a> the sweet hubs gave me for Christmas...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8aoeV42Q3Q/T25LARimmRI/AAAAAAAAC00/-7Es7lh5uow/s1600/Nikon-d5100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8aoeV42Q3Q/T25LARimmRI/AAAAAAAAC00/-7Es7lh5uow/s320/Nikon-d5100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/04/nikon-d5100-first-images/">Source</a></span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><br />
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</span></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-20172758902365691712012-03-10T18:54:00.000-08:002012-03-10T18:54:48.778-08:00"The Destroyers" episode #4<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well as they say, it'll get worse before it gets better and that seems to be the case in episode four of <span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers-episode-3.html" style="font-weight: bold;">"The Destroyers"</a>.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only thing I keep thinking is...at least I'm not having to use the bathtub to wash dishes...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Myk5QAgbeN8/T1v5loa9ROI/AAAAAAAACyM/G5rw2ZmbM_0/s1600/KITCHEN+RENOVATION+3-10-12+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Myk5QAgbeN8/T1v5loa9ROI/AAAAAAAACyM/G5rw2ZmbM_0/s640/KITCHEN+RENOVATION+3-10-12+021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yet...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7meqa6BFzU/T1v63xfe2eI/AAAAAAAACys/znB27_XOwBI/s1600/KITCHEN+RENOVATION+3-10-12+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I7meqa6BFzU/T1v63xfe2eI/AAAAAAAACys/znB27_XOwBI/s640/KITCHEN+RENOVATION+3-10-12+058.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> But I am having to live out of boxes which means I can't find anything and when I do find whatever it was I was looking for, I find something else that I was looking for hours before!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All I can say is its a good thing my underwear have elastic in them or I'd lose those too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But...there is light at the end of the tunnel...Halogen to be exact...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4zw5qQJqyNk/T1wOgsXpTpI/AAAAAAAACzs/Sr1wEAYN19w/s1600/KITCHEN+3-10-12+%23+2+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4zw5qQJqyNk/T1wOgsXpTpI/AAAAAAAACzs/Sr1wEAYN19w/s640/KITCHEN+3-10-12+%23+2+005.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and things are moving along slow but sure!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No paint, no pretties but at least its moving in the right direction.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-5952441189143887742012-02-25T14:23:00.000-08:002012-02-25T14:23:19.988-08:00A Taste of Something good...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well its been a while since the premiere episode of this year's hottest new show, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers-episode-3.html" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"The Destroyers"</a><b style="font-style: italic;">. </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the show began, I had a working PC to film current episodes but then my sweet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/ruby-dell.html"><i><b>Ruby Dell</b></i></a> came down with the "vapors" and ended up at "University PC hospital"...severe virus they said so we had to stop filming for a while. Lots of work has taken place on the film set in the meantime but for now, I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> thought maybe I'd give you a taste of something a bit more appetizing. We started our "dream kitchen" not only because it was twenty years old and very tired looking but because of these beautiful inspiration kitchens below, all taken from many different sources...enjoy a taste of what's to come in the final episodes of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers.html"><b><i>"The Destroyers"</i></b></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so distraught and this is so difficult because I have no personal relationship with Mr. Toshiba. Shh...don't tell (but between you and I) I know Mr. Toshiba, PC and I are just being polite to each other right now because we're being forced to share our time together. Really, if the truth be told, I don't think he likes me at all, not accustom to a women's touch I'm sure... so my time posting may be limited for now until my sweet Ruby Dell is out of the PC hospital...can someone pass the tissue please...sniff, sniff...</span></span><br />
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Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-42702444864653741692012-02-12T22:24:00.000-08:002012-02-12T22:25:08.814-08:00"The Destroyers" episode #3<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well last weeks<b><i><u><span style="color: #351c75;"> <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyersepisode-2.html">episode #2</a> </span></u></i></b>we had the hole in the ceiling which quickly turned from this...</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">simple little hole...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiJ-VLEhsE8/TzioWA23awI/AAAAAAAACv8/BLPiJ2P5dFA/s1600/Kichen+Demo+011+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yiJ-VLEhsE8/TzioWA23awI/AAAAAAAACv8/BLPiJ2P5dFA/s640/Kichen+Demo+011+-+Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to this big fat mess...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nM1vf5FDv2M/TzipyB38h1I/AAAAAAAACwU/Iw5oWjTiHWo/s1600/Kichen+Demo+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nM1vf5FDv2M/TzipyB38h1I/AAAAAAAACwU/Iw5oWjTiHWo/s640/Kichen+Demo+043.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I fear it can only get worse...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh heaven help me...it can definitely get worse...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zUNzNpCcOq4/TziqtoLsT8I/AAAAAAAACws/YW5q4DV1aTU/s1600/Kitchen+and+Evergreen+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zUNzNpCcOq4/TziqtoLsT8I/AAAAAAAACws/YW5q4DV1aTU/s640/Kitchen+and+Evergreen+009.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yep it's a lot worse and I know it will only get harder as more of my kitchen gets ripped out...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as the saying goes; be careful what you wish for...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQiIK-1piAI/Tziq3XE8QMI/AAAAAAAACw0/NNgZXbVc_Uw/s1600/Kitchen+and+Evergreen+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vQiIK-1piAI/Tziq3XE8QMI/AAAAAAAACw0/NNgZXbVc_Uw/s640/Kitchen+and+Evergreen+013.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh dear oh me oh my...this is NOT what I envisioned!!!</span></div>Terry @ La Bella Viehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00712268951154315642noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753616308998660674.post-25304866907035138182012-02-10T00:00:00.000-08:002012-02-10T00:00:10.098-08:00The Destroyers...episode # 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for those of you that were at the premiere episode of "The Destroyers" here's episode #2...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUKWXusUmsE/Ty9c7Iouy_I/AAAAAAAACt0/j_KMFFvMGnM/s1600/Kichen+Demo+009+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PUKWXusUmsE/Ty9c7Iouy_I/AAAAAAAACt0/j_KMFFvMGnM/s640/Kichen+Demo+009+-+Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> this is where we left off...packing all of my <strike>crap</strike>...uh collectibles...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVvHLCRLCI4/Ty9dG3oGYvI/AAAAAAAACt8/m7-rDLz6QgQ/s1600/Kichen+Demo+011+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LVvHLCRLCI4/Ty9dG3oGYvI/AAAAAAAACt8/m7-rDLz6QgQ/s640/Kichen+Demo+011+-+Copy.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so that we could start cutting the big hole where the new cook top hood vent will go...now remember we had the old <a href="http://sweetpea-labellavie.blogspot.com/2012/02/destroyers.html"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Jenn-Air down draft</b></span></a> that just had to go?</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qvu2pqzJAvU/Ty9dq3FED6I/AAAAAAAACuU/quUF-I7Ik0I/s1600/Kichen+Demo+015+-+Copy+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qvu2pqzJAvU/Ty9dq3FED6I/AAAAAAAACuU/quUF-I7Ik0I/s640/Kichen+Demo+015+-+Copy+(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the hole is cut and that old upper cabinet is a goner...it was good while it lasted but in order for the hood to go in, we have to replace all the upper cabinets...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-us7NjbC0A3k/Ty9d2QHwZOI/AAAAAAAACuc/GYefqI7Hy8Y/s1600/Kichen+Demo+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-us7NjbC0A3k/Ty9d2QHwZOI/AAAAAAAACuc/GYefqI7Hy8Y/s640/Kichen+Demo+016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there's Mr. La Bella Vie man-handling those babies...in his other life he's a cyclist so he has the power to rip-tear...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4G16vr-gA8/Ty9eM87HfyI/AAAAAAAACus/HZBukTl57sY/s1600/Kichen+Demo+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4G16vr-gA8/Ty9eM87HfyI/AAAAAAAACus/HZBukTl57sY/s640/Kichen+Demo+019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and there's the cyclist...I call him skinny, he says "fit for hill climbing"...</span><br />
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