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Back From <a href="http://www.urbansketchers.org/" style="color: #b22828; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Urban Sketchers</a> <a href="http://www.urbansketchers.org/search/label/USkChicago2017" style="color: #b22828; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Chicago Symposium</a> and already missing good bites (among other things). Going through my sketchbook this quick sketch of our<a href="https://www.pret.com/en-us" style="color: #b22828; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"> Pret's</a> breakfast caught my eye. Great food simple concept... I miss you Chicago!RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-20095621710859042852014-01-24T21:18:00.001-05:002014-01-24T21:18:23.412-05:00On Top of the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I feel like standing on top of the world wherever that might be, but possibly as Black Elk said "The Central Mountain is everywhere." I suspect the Top of the World same as Central Mountain is everywhere because it walks with you. This bird is getting ready to fly or to become a butterfly. She is in a great company nevertheless. My contribution to Illustration Friday. also in my<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACEO-Original-painting-Spread-Your-Wings-In-a-Great-Company-/221359686004?hash=item338a10c174" target="_blank"> E-Bay</a> store and <a href="http://www.saatchionline.com/art/Painting-In-a-Great-Company/677907/1890007/view" target="_blank">Saatchi On line. </a>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-45664103059789356112014-01-17T20:06:00.001-05:002014-01-17T20:09:22.432-05:00New Beginnings- Peace and Love to all<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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New year and new Beginnings, just for Illustration Friday. Here are my new ACEOs in a new romantic and aged style. Something I always wanted to do. Click on a caption below each image to be taken to a E-Bay page. They are available as originals and prints. I hope you can share your opinion of my new direction. Peace and love to all in a New Year.<br />
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Christmas is behind us and I do hope all of y'all out there had a great one. We shared more love than anything else this season and that's the way it should be, anyways. Here is the one for when the goings get tough and we need to bring it back to love. I dubbed it <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221343685943?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word"</a> and its in my E-Bay shop. But it fits right in Illustration Friday's challenge Reflect. RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-28970917892044713782013-12-15T13:28:00.002-05:002013-12-15T13:28:33.882-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas is so near! We barely had time to recover after the Thanksgiving feast. This year season is so short. Or maybe it's just me being busy. Here is one for the spirit for at least the tree is up and alight. This one is for Illustration Friday also available in my <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACEO-original-Twinkle-Twinkle-Little-Star-Kat-in-the-Hat-/221337150539?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3388b8e44b" target="_blank">E-bay shop</a>.<br />
There is no snow in Atlanta, not that I am complaining, but its nice to see some and have a white Christmas. But, Oh well! We can get creative and have some on a small scale. Life is sweeter with a <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACEO-Original-painting-Christmas-Tree-/221337494347?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item3388be234b" target="_blank">cupcake</a>.<br />
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Getting into the season already. We all crave a little alter ego, a little scare and of course super powers! This little fellow is in my <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221274514534?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank">E-bay shop</a>.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-40385460013963368812013-06-22T13:04:00.001-04:002013-06-22T13:06:00.061-04:00For "her" eyes only<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's so calming observing birds and animals. But do you know they observe to?! I have seen cats being so intent on an object of their interest that we can really learn so much from them about focus.This blue-green eyed charmer is in my<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221243858968?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank"> E-bay store</a>.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-68983499988050644312013-06-16T09:25:00.001-04:002013-06-16T19:39:36.835-04:00Summer Accessories <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In just one day summer swung in in its full force, and immediately one thinks of vacation beach sunglasses and all those summer accessories that makes summer "summer". But what about our darlings that brighten our days when Sun don't shine? Find a pet friendly resort and take them with us, of course.<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221241049521?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank"> Lucky</a> is traveling to in this fabulous pink carrier.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-65300476127810235272013-06-07T21:52:00.001-04:002013-06-07T21:52:42.785-04:00Forever a Child<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It rains and it rains here and it really is not a time for a kite. But what a great feeling it is when it rises and soars up and high. It wakes child inside you instantly. This is from the series Cool Hat Luke: Fly Your Kite currently in my<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221237013472?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649" target="_blank"> E-Bay shop</a>.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-91967802591744307282013-06-02T15:18:00.003-04:002013-06-02T15:21:33.094-04:00Sun has Arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Even though the title of this journal en<span style="background-color: white;">try is<span style="color: #741b47;"> <a href="http://pinterest.com/retromantic2/my-journal/" target="_blank">"China Rain"</a></span> there is a </span>sunshine in the background. And the Sun has finally arrived in its full force here in Atl. Birds are ecstatic chirping all day long.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-442230069548093892013-05-18T19:41:00.004-04:002013-05-18T19:41:42.056-04:00Take a Plunge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It might be still cool outside, unseasonably so for American Southeast, but this sounds like a real invitation. Weather its referring to a real cool blue plunge or just a leap of faith. I might add a new line of these birds to <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/markovicg123/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=">my e-bay shop</a> soon. Stay i touch. I hope this is also liquid enough for my friends at Illustration Friday!RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-35243216549820992502013-05-11T14:57:00.002-04:002013-05-11T14:57:36.155-04:00Cool Hat Luke - Take me to the Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Future was at the reach of our hands when imagination was young. It is still so. All we need to do is just remember This is my character Cool Hat Luke and this image is a tiny ACEO listed in my<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221225984323?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649"> E-Bay</a> shop. I contribute it to Illustration Fridays challenge "Future".<br />
<br />RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-4102108863004419482013-05-11T12:33:00.003-04:002013-05-11T12:36:15.502-04:00Out in the Sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally some sun to warm our souls dump from incessant April rain. Birds and bugs are out busy and cheerfuller. If you add to it that kids have just one more week of school it'll make my heart sing to. This tiny lady bug is an ACEO in my <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/221225891784?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649">E-Bay</a> store a new addition to the family of red creatures. RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-4086213215987584252013-04-27T16:34:00.002-04:002013-04-27T21:40:48.688-04:00Time to knit a new story<div style="text-align: center;">
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RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-12765942880403532592012-09-11T19:44:00.001-04:002012-09-11T20:47:24.227-04:00Immagination<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I fell in love with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Antoine-Saint-Exupery/dp/8170262259/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347408799&sr=1-1&keywords=little+prince">The Little Prince</a> long time ago. And then my own little prince was born. So fragile and so full of imagination that actually he was the inspiration for this illustration. I wish I can pry open his dreams and see what they are made of. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is my contribution for Illustration Friday this week</span>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-44444271139552240022012-09-11T19:07:00.005-04:002012-09-11T19:22:53.377-04:00Hope is a Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's been a while since I have visited my favorite place. Last year presented many changes and challenges for me and my family. It was exciting , life changing and necessary. So after many new books several new friends, new jobs and schools here we are now in what's left of 2012 still young in heart and ready to create some more. Hope is a song that bird sings right before dawn- I've heard somewhere. And here is a tiny couple that can melt our hearts and bring the new dawn of hope and love for days to come. They are not related to those thorn birds that Colleen Mc Collough used for the title of her fabulous <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thorn-Birds-Novel-Colleen-McCullough/dp/0061990477/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347405068&sr=1-1&keywords=thorn+birds#_">novel</a>. These are cheerful hearts companions we should welcome in our lives. </span>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-49799178537943236172011-01-17T20:11:00.000-05:002011-01-17T20:11:23.226-05:00Because I need... Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEm40eM2geRGYWIxciAtK4MioYfua_W1hZKyLy2iyfvOL96ZkrpQG5tvSYG6KFC36h17gy8Quylnr5OChFs9MGiVXmbi0_0HnImJiOTNVimAefXjQTdivDfDLHTsWqjT1DCls6YHdE4fq9/s1600/meni+treba+_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEm40eM2geRGYWIxciAtK4MioYfua_W1hZKyLy2iyfvOL96ZkrpQG5tvSYG6KFC36h17gy8Quylnr5OChFs9MGiVXmbi0_0HnImJiOTNVimAefXjQTdivDfDLHTsWqjT1DCls6YHdE4fq9/s320/meni+treba+_1.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>And so it is. This is a new year in which all is possible. These wonderful rhymes come from a poem by Tin Ujevic titled "The Daily Lament" . I love this part in which a word can change everything in ones life. <br />
So let's start with love because it carries a thunder power an alchemy and spell that can convert death to life. That's the word to start a year with.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-16081643593653779462010-05-28T22:25:00.005-04:002010-05-28T22:30:13.102-04:00Cherry Red and Sooo Summery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAVHXw2roYLPgk50dofLTOT1sAoTLfUWhcwXDGP-g9SRSVpfsjhGiybRO5GoTEwHdkHhwvRMIV5Qz-n_2P7YlxvZIwphyYmu2_XS9o7YU7Krvb0KqWQi4aoOEEDBeN0nPA3_5-gUTpoKZ/s1600/CU_rodknyt_stor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAVHXw2roYLPgk50dofLTOT1sAoTLfUWhcwXDGP-g9SRSVpfsjhGiybRO5GoTEwHdkHhwvRMIV5Qz-n_2P7YlxvZIwphyYmu2_XS9o7YU7Krvb0KqWQi4aoOEEDBeN0nPA3_5-gUTpoKZ/s320/CU_rodknyt_stor2.jpg" /></a></div>Oh the wishing and the dreaming...It's even better than shopping! Isn't this the perfect shoe for bare feet? Are you ready for summer yet? Weather is already hot here in ATL , kids are out of school and vacation is just around the corner but I ... I want to dream... of this piece of perfection and some olden days when going to the farmers market to buy wooden sole clogs and slides meant for sure that summer is moving in and we can forget about socks, and play outdoors all day long with just a slice of fruit jellied bread and glass of milk to keep us going until dusk.<br />
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I'm filling up some journal pages fast lately. Experimenting with colors and color combinations allowing myself to be inspired by just about anything in a world: nature, cultures, moods and weather even calendar days. It's liberating and fun as summer is suppose to be to.RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-19625961929361103192010-04-27T21:29:00.003-04:002010-04-28T09:29:22.213-04:00Who is Who ( For the Love of G...ray)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iFQP3tKsk4VaTKdXOmv2kj1cm3ahJDJO89kP0Y2PiXSBQkxiJ9XxDRANNZBWmVAxB55ex5zmmZOabWc0_L-pYmvWG2w5XDjTcLGlkYh2eh98zS1cotT3_ZnM27DMF_XFynxM-j6GvBbc/s1600/love+of+gray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iFQP3tKsk4VaTKdXOmv2kj1cm3ahJDJO89kP0Y2PiXSBQkxiJ9XxDRANNZBWmVAxB55ex5zmmZOabWc0_L-pYmvWG2w5XDjTcLGlkYh2eh98zS1cotT3_ZnM27DMF_XFynxM-j6GvBbc/s320/love+of+gray.jpg" tt="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You certainly know you've gotten ahead in your life if your name ends up on one of those <span style="color: red;">"Who's Who..."</span> lists. But for some of us it will remain the shade of gray no matter the effort. I love gray it blends well with all other colors and has so many shades it excites me to just think of possibilities.This is my humble contributionto Illustration Friday and Altered Bits Zine "Letters and Signs".</div>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-38134729684324914402010-04-05T16:21:00.006-04:002010-04-05T16:52:26.827-04:00A Cupcake a Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQTk6w1HghIw7HAo3rCjp9-DVoJMXbFBCUIyGpzwrRR62wKoGWpq3_FrD9jCM2YGSM2WngeRifCreq4oyKpldr_EE0ZPEi0hGrqSjPb65OE0O9WWT98m_FWBjaNldTNpQCOro4xbZSuG2/s1600/key+lime+cupcake+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456751528388035714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQTk6w1HghIw7HAo3rCjp9-DVoJMXbFBCUIyGpzwrRR62wKoGWpq3_FrD9jCM2YGSM2WngeRifCreq4oyKpldr_EE0ZPEi0hGrqSjPb65OE0O9WWT98m_FWBjaNldTNpQCOro4xbZSuG2/s320/key+lime+cupcake+1.jpg" /></a>I hope you all had a great <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Easter</span> yesterday. Now that all that bunny chasing and egg hunting is over here is something refreshing for, all of a sudden, summer day in Atlanta. The recipe is a fresh spin of a classic one changed slightly so that the final product is also eye pleasing with this wonderful combination of rich chocolate brown (without really using a chocolate) and pale lime green. Yummy at the same time. <br /><div align="right"></div>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-24413982631357155612010-03-24T22:05:00.007-04:002010-04-03T09:56:28.014-04:00Dipping Deeper in a Jar of Life<div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Or "Happy birthday to Me"</span></em></strong></div>Life is this perfect , incomprehensibly , sweet and simple thing that we manage to turn( daily) into something more complicated and harder to digest. The final product is always a mystery that never fails to inspire and outrage us at the same time. Why can't we just leave it as it was meant to be : sweet and simple? Oh no. So here I find myself dipping deeper into new and sometimes seemingly incompatible matter experimenting with every year that Lord gave me more and more.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-_Z5-iceg-izhS9Su0HEbE6PGFcCfhV9QdEQ2shoOtmv4LoEeF0SmTN1gVVKy2Q_PnYem6P51dd26Dg21ZKqRIEhhJgssik04dFeMCUBDTiqSouUz-r-PaFtV6r_qWBvJcINJJ5bC5zP/s1600/jagoda+5.jpg"> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452387623079722370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-_Z5-iceg-izhS9Su0HEbE6PGFcCfhV9QdEQ2shoOtmv4LoEeF0SmTN1gVVKy2Q_PnYem6P51dd26Dg21ZKqRIEhhJgssik04dFeMCUBDTiqSouUz-r-PaFtV6r_qWBvJcINJJ5bC5zP/s320/jagoda+5.jpg" /></a> Something like these strawberries that started off as a perfect spring fruit that needed nothing more, but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">in spite</span> of that perfection it ended up being dressed in many, very creative ways.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggks0Bq0FlgzsaVz0X_RIZzce-8SzR9g8Vf0UYwpeZna0gkD4aPtwioa6ZJjxd-ZqEfOHceTT-LV1V3O4s-TcERVpkYbReWJt2IwmeccX-gJAEVH3lfiFyerM-nihawUW6Zfdfl0Jdi_Yi/s1600/jagoda+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452387617803525874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggks0Bq0FlgzsaVz0X_RIZzce-8SzR9g8Vf0UYwpeZna0gkD4aPtwioa6ZJjxd-ZqEfOHceTT-LV1V3O4s-TcERVpkYbReWJt2IwmeccX-gJAEVH3lfiFyerM-nihawUW6Zfdfl0Jdi_Yi/s320/jagoda+4.jpg" /></a> We love them plain but nevertheless we cant can't resist the urge to change them. And <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sometimes</span> we love the change ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQusFTQZig4hheTm7XYtS0eYnBLPpvTaWlSineU2Ni__E9uPkeQTI3CTkn9CTcvuucTGBAwLcc4D9z-yOUlQAJPraApfNTG7eN81kbVzhxmYas3VNGrIhxynBq8RhJifTPlrSsnrxzJ6k/s1600/jagoda+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452387611369326338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQusFTQZig4hheTm7XYtS0eYnBLPpvTaWlSineU2Ni__E9uPkeQTI3CTkn9CTcvuucTGBAwLcc4D9z-yOUlQAJPraApfNTG7eN81kbVzhxmYas3VNGrIhxynBq8RhJifTPlrSsnrxzJ6k/s320/jagoda+3.jpg" /></a> and sometimes we just feel it is"good for us".<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCaAqQ9s1wCirWelb_PrVMFTo0Pb4XFjZXwX1JVGjRTtj6slwggaMaadMVQ2qhu52OP4nT3t3_vg76F2O_k2cAlypgIW23hG6jkK965XzCgQFbn9AlCXtKTwEf6FFvKLYoLM1cj6YhSGr/s1600/jagoda+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452387603168287554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCaAqQ9s1wCirWelb_PrVMFTo0Pb4XFjZXwX1JVGjRTtj6slwggaMaadMVQ2qhu52OP4nT3t3_vg76F2O_k2cAlypgIW23hG6jkK965XzCgQFbn9AlCXtKTwEf6FFvKLYoLM1cj6YhSGr/s320/jagoda+2.jpg" /></a> Sometimes we crave that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">bizarre</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">luscious</span> transformation that makes us want more and more of it...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg0SHzlLnIZsjwp2bPlwxbv_-oPT3GneBukkijBljzFhCqbY0BPTD7aOG9Z9nJS79zZ1qoG-x8AG2LbPTehS96BdxkowrxOceM4q6ymWcPE1na1g44gz3II-iKt5sn3eTlg8KZZrQRX63/s1600/jagoda+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452387601084813218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmg0SHzlLnIZsjwp2bPlwxbv_-oPT3GneBukkijBljzFhCqbY0BPTD7aOG9Z9nJS79zZ1qoG-x8AG2LbPTehS96BdxkowrxOceM4q6ymWcPE1na1g44gz3II-iKt5sn3eTlg8KZZrQRX63/s320/jagoda+1.jpg" /></a><br />sometimes it's a complete surprise and we just go with it until we get used to the taste of change.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213349426216806820.post-70132448778334514472010-02-16T06:41:00.005-05:002010-02-16T06:53:57.538-05:00OWOH Winners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXL_ly1H7BeuEWd83dssZD0tH24mC2-PNnaDNYJ6vB_E-ivL8_m2S4sFV44fRhxVE4QMEExPsiUqCH330cbx2VFV5p_3jhbLqHyTolaD3xeLAQdVMDa5oOg2S9Q7BzE5ma-KFDQAYtXMl/s1600-h/detail.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 86px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 78px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438807898336076642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXL_ly1H7BeuEWd83dssZD0tH24mC2-PNnaDNYJ6vB_E-ivL8_m2S4sFV44fRhxVE4QMEExPsiUqCH330cbx2VFV5p_3jhbLqHyTolaD3xeLAQdVMDa5oOg2S9Q7BzE5ma-KFDQAYtXMl/s320/detail.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Winner of the first Painting is ... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">drum roll</span><br /><br />JINGLE<br /><br />and the second one .. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">drum roll</span> again...<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">SASKIA</span><br /><br />I will be soon organizing a new giveaway. Thanks for all of you participating and wishing for my birds<br /><br />Love</div>RetRomantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13818332883319165658noreply@blogger.com4