tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71396706412644756852024-03-18T13:33:32.564-04:00 Julie's Creative LifestyleJulie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.comBlogger916125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-74198681683884660262024-03-18T07:00:00.016-04:002024-03-18T07:00:00.137-04:00Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJxatItxLnauyeN-bZtrxb_gytc0XqsApJXi9JF2OhBWl-KeV7R78Tj4dslL7ypbwoQfowwnpwwrvjWbc6S00a_wFkaO5guBzUsL5AD1ceL4UpxWkDaNeUGlf3Anq96bzYn9eHln4UuKEB6yrRXNyzjtp47EQDqTPAXxcOOF-tyV9qkTMHQTdTdqa7sQ/s1200/19ED8D31-A90B-41FA-ACF2-C084EC471E3F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJxatItxLnauyeN-bZtrxb_gytc0XqsApJXi9JF2OhBWl-KeV7R78Tj4dslL7ypbwoQfowwnpwwrvjWbc6S00a_wFkaO5guBzUsL5AD1ceL4UpxWkDaNeUGlf3Anq96bzYn9eHln4UuKEB6yrRXNyzjtp47EQDqTPAXxcOOF-tyV9qkTMHQTdTdqa7sQ/w426-h640/19ED8D31-A90B-41FA-ACF2-C084EC471E3F.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. I love making quick and easy week-night meals for my family. Making sheet pan meals is an easy way to get dinner ready in no time at all. This chicken and vegetable meal can be prepared, cooked, and ready to eat in less than an hour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made it easy on myself and used prepared and cut up fresh vegetables from the supermarket. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below, the chicken and vegetables are prepared on a sheet pan and ready to go into the oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLfVvzcbVn_0UdoCBvVLt80Zcx8YZQssUnkFUPg0yMIWJOwie-O4rUkjeg3ZWaeMRCbITITOnuolgumCXA7Irl3ZtvDx9cP_CY3pCmABS0FPENZ19WltBwnwaiWFWivmO4gUT01-hUCQSdE1yoAwUThnQIzpjSS9Ffd716QxI3OsvTyXjdbiwSTs3OP4/s4032/IMG_5749.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLfVvzcbVn_0UdoCBvVLt80Zcx8YZQssUnkFUPg0yMIWJOwie-O4rUkjeg3ZWaeMRCbITITOnuolgumCXA7Irl3ZtvDx9cP_CY3pCmABS0FPENZ19WltBwnwaiWFWivmO4gUT01-hUCQSdE1yoAwUThnQIzpjSS9Ffd716QxI3OsvTyXjdbiwSTs3OP4/w300-h400/IMG_5749.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below, the chicken and vegetables are done and ready to eat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSDYGSjZifFARRgrlqpa5JAX8YNObYeGm3E1SPPauk4Kj95RPwmxc3wTNB7prqTOJFdy4wPWtnCg5S6vmYjK3-mUPeRl0lIwNqoXcb8i1R3D-7F-WPqGEh7_FMctSq1qWpjPmFq0GPNVhn5dUBpClw_VKCF5Och3F0f_5JQELYdghmLQNJdJPVUmfR1w/s1024/IMG_5750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSDYGSjZifFARRgrlqpa5JAX8YNObYeGm3E1SPPauk4Kj95RPwmxc3wTNB7prqTOJFdy4wPWtnCg5S6vmYjK3-mUPeRl0lIwNqoXcb8i1R3D-7F-WPqGEh7_FMctSq1qWpjPmFq0GPNVhn5dUBpClw_VKCF5Och3F0f_5JQELYdghmLQNJdJPVUmfR1w/w300-h400/IMG_5750.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For a side you can make rice, pasta, or egg noodles to go with this chicken and vegetables meal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy this easy and delicious weeknight meal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>SHEET PAN CHICKEN & VEGETABLES</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdna41rEpTtzbaTjmFMn9HjjJWhOkYLa9ByuOMxBfYjRZpjfybdCEFAQaNcqquxB5MpjePoQtKH-0syzURYoYtnXuyQyHPs-GwF9pw1be13kvEPHT_gerjMxYeydcSL1O3EohRJE06zmLXMp-6ixRrao7Ri9DJU4lOo13qNllL1TrTsgZpK4Y9zSuPxy0/s1200/19ED8D31-A90B-41FA-ACF2-C084EC471E3F.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdna41rEpTtzbaTjmFMn9HjjJWhOkYLa9ByuOMxBfYjRZpjfybdCEFAQaNcqquxB5MpjePoQtKH-0syzURYoYtnXuyQyHPs-GwF9pw1be13kvEPHT_gerjMxYeydcSL1O3EohRJE06zmLXMp-6ixRrao7Ri9DJU4lOo13qNllL1TrTsgZpK4Y9zSuPxy0/s320/19ED8D31-A90B-41FA-ACF2-C084EC471E3F.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">INGREDIENTS:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">6 chicken tenders - cut into bite-size pieces</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">1 green pepper - cleaned and cut into slices</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">1 red pepper - cleaned and cut into slices</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">1 yellow pepper - cleaned and cut into slices</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">1 red onion - cut into slices</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">olive oil</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">salt & pepper to taste</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">McCormick Mexican taco truck seasoning</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>DIRECTIONS:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Take a large baking sheet and line it with tin foil. Spray pan with cooking spray. Add to the pan the chicken and vegetables. Add on top of the chicken and vegetables olive oil and seasonings. Cook in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">* NOTE:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another easy and delicious meal is my Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/04/air-fryer-chicken-fajitas.html">Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas</a><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTuAe3_0-tZdrQF9JxkeFsz8OcHAUUkf2F-wXBiVK_Q3VcDIz_a3YZkZA70KC-4oQc6OC9ZzR3N8-vI_81iSqfMXBOSOXDNZIZWoWEUuBJl6Bh1dZ7uEeaGfBHOXXRCOWjzQ2P27Ii5BPgD4TIFYBss339SbFPsaRzaOET7NRS5MoAhyphenhyphenWxNso0uWYQzo/s639/9B822B40-97B4-4F68-9D96-81E99C17A452.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTuAe3_0-tZdrQF9JxkeFsz8OcHAUUkf2F-wXBiVK_Q3VcDIz_a3YZkZA70KC-4oQc6OC9ZzR3N8-vI_81iSqfMXBOSOXDNZIZWoWEUuBJl6Bh1dZ7uEeaGfBHOXXRCOWjzQ2P27Ii5BPgD4TIFYBss339SbFPsaRzaOET7NRS5MoAhyphenhyphenWxNso0uWYQzo/w266-h400/9B822B40-97B4-4F68-9D96-81E99C17A452.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-82673349850608764932024-03-06T07:00:00.042-05:002024-03-06T07:00:00.261-05:00Currently - March 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p2hxmeSEEZNsjuGpk3CJgmwc43JzvPtkWZcW4lOlsBIQaUhtqnOKtrA3_kPTdzG773ggYMcMuho7MfsczlqeqbxEW2vyWSCOweQ0BrGiD2wmhPPviAVQS9ZoY5NK6EnNHHA3ZP3pf0v9luQAmTco_4aWX5Uw9hUikeUwUE_1uamzy5GYItBKmvLEm4Q/s600/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p2hxmeSEEZNsjuGpk3CJgmwc43JzvPtkWZcW4lOlsBIQaUhtqnOKtrA3_kPTdzG773ggYMcMuho7MfsczlqeqbxEW2vyWSCOweQ0BrGiD2wmhPPviAVQS9ZoY5NK6EnNHHA3ZP3pf0v9luQAmTco_4aWX5Uw9hUikeUwUE_1uamzy5GYItBKmvLEm4Q/w640-h214/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2017846263322302489" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends, Happy March. I'm linking up with Jennifer from <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Overflowing with Thankfulness</a> for her Currently link-up. We will be sharing this month what we are loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVING: We recently watched two Yorkie's, named Darcy and Watson. The last time we watched them was for Thanksgiving weekend. These are the cutest dogs and they are well behaved. They are related, the dog on the right (Darcy) is the father, and the son (Watson) is on the left. We had so much fun with the dogs and we can't wait to watch them again.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aJ7r9ao-rCX9IzllOZzOthmxXqqOgGZVFAXHZ-jE-y5ugCE29E8VkHtVQOQ1c9RjQI19iS9KbPjPwgHVpBwbCp40L4r3KjRuYjLED_JYTSq2f6_5YK9RPlv-7R5USIxfb5hF5IGmLDgLHgkIcVJ0Dcmsw_KQkYmT3QWLYjicmVnqoK6jmOTZU0GnVP4/s480/IMG_6654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aJ7r9ao-rCX9IzllOZzOthmxXqqOgGZVFAXHZ-jE-y5ugCE29E8VkHtVQOQ1c9RjQI19iS9KbPjPwgHVpBwbCp40L4r3KjRuYjLED_JYTSq2f6_5YK9RPlv-7R5USIxfb5hF5IGmLDgLHgkIcVJ0Dcmsw_KQkYmT3QWLYjicmVnqoK6jmOTZU0GnVP4/w300-h400/IMG_6654.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOOKING FORWARD TO: I'm looking forward to the start of spring in a few weeks. I love the warmer weather and the pretty spring flowers. I also can't wait for the summer and going to the beach. My husband and I took a ride to the Jersey Shore a few weeks ago and I took this photo of the ocean and beach. It was so calming looking at the water and walking on the beach. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_PjFJdzEiQJBYtVv7Myn72Y6xDWx6Uq4aE6QwpSCjBZPerjb28dewn43i9cJRh-6bafhOEV2qcMNS6tVyb_XX3Z5tuBVXE9nSj6XnbADTNl1JLWG96N5ePObC0rplt3K5eNEUG3LfvMW21Cc-k17opy63Z1SuNxjelmtIj1iHXE5WHVCqvOPSW17uMw/s480/IMG_6611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_PjFJdzEiQJBYtVv7Myn72Y6xDWx6Uq4aE6QwpSCjBZPerjb28dewn43i9cJRh-6bafhOEV2qcMNS6tVyb_XX3Z5tuBVXE9nSj6XnbADTNl1JLWG96N5ePObC0rplt3K5eNEUG3LfvMW21Cc-k17opy63Z1SuNxjelmtIj1iHXE5WHVCqvOPSW17uMw/w300-h400/IMG_6611.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">PLANNING: The <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/04/macys-flower-show-2023.html">Macy's Flower Show</a> is an event I look forward to visiting each year. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the beautiful flower displays this year. It will be held this year at Macy's Herald Square from March 24th to April 7th. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIgu0RaDnOC9hVpGtHEMsEuctOwOy8l46JGXQDPPeHusKkX12WhHoq4WgI8aWeYVd3wZ6YsmPiUcdtwXUgejHNJbLWBPmYNZqHwUxJwWo54CwM9h3q2ObuTih2HcLkgfZFMxBRaa9u98qz-imOB9BIQPtqEhS26yRrnq3KrvoZf4RANSqjfzgnfCIoH8/s639/6607E767-D804-40C0-B33C-7DD36C828B51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIgu0RaDnOC9hVpGtHEMsEuctOwOy8l46JGXQDPPeHusKkX12WhHoq4WgI8aWeYVd3wZ6YsmPiUcdtwXUgejHNJbLWBPmYNZqHwUxJwWo54CwM9h3q2ObuTih2HcLkgfZFMxBRaa9u98qz-imOB9BIQPtqEhS26yRrnq3KrvoZf4RANSqjfzgnfCIoH8/w266-h400/6607E767-D804-40C0-B33C-7DD36C828B51.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a photo of me last year in front of one the flower displays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQaFoaCME889XczdYAssulBg2cbHzfLjVpjQRo1YOgZ-RaddwwKKEPmolWfgDcOYuL8LblVUNqp0Kj5GuzobXXUrDWbrihnboiceDIskKL9wUDSzvWObtPnZm5mVsMp2D5BZXD0Gb6J5Vzf767XALNpdpVdh3yUaq-OpVsg-4zD4X3E1pr-aWzrSle-M/s640/IMG_5087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQaFoaCME889XczdYAssulBg2cbHzfLjVpjQRo1YOgZ-RaddwwKKEPmolWfgDcOYuL8LblVUNqp0Kj5GuzobXXUrDWbrihnboiceDIskKL9wUDSzvWObtPnZm5mVsMp2D5BZXD0Gb6J5Vzf767XALNpdpVdh3yUaq-OpVsg-4zD4X3E1pr-aWzrSle-M/w300-h400/IMG_5087.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">WEARING: I've been wearing a lot of comfortable and athletic wear clothes during the week. I go to my gym at least three to four times a week so I live in leggings, a t-shirt, and a sweatshirt. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">EATING: I recently went to a local Greek restaurant with my husband. We both had beer, shared grilled octopus, and I got a lamb kabob with roasted lemon potatoes and a greek salad. It was so good but a lot of food, so I took half of it home to eat the next day. My husband had a burger and rice. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTk-SBu2z4fh4eiGP0YUechgvwbQCiBgBI5hBeUeomGYPFWnxXEWlInOI6Lzf9aLvtxdHTMVHgnQbe1mUN9tAR_jN1i3EuXMhFvG_mmQlZaPvJB79hFNyZwO1hDVZZ3VsxE1ZOsSq7750oXmUm6j7SEgM6JOwghuKegaDOQPKoHMdKMvFaGi7yD-rpQQ/s480/IMG_6527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTk-SBu2z4fh4eiGP0YUechgvwbQCiBgBI5hBeUeomGYPFWnxXEWlInOI6Lzf9aLvtxdHTMVHgnQbe1mUN9tAR_jN1i3EuXMhFvG_mmQlZaPvJB79hFNyZwO1hDVZZ3VsxE1ZOsSq7750oXmUm6j7SEgM6JOwghuKegaDOQPKoHMdKMvFaGi7yD-rpQQ/s320/IMG_6527.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyrWNViHjN8U3Wmpt1D2xSnBiVY2vD0MbZiuIeTUJoP2z6yVl97GbO0wKHrSp9695xPd4BafdzoLqRFElDa9FNDxRZyCjzeP5MIyLnBFsRAKXIviLAKIma6tmPUprrHBMwgqicPzY_f_d0uJajpdRLFlYXJOcLVf9HnQRJ54YXmqLHQdafCAxh9IvOAE/s480/IMG_6529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyrWNViHjN8U3Wmpt1D2xSnBiVY2vD0MbZiuIeTUJoP2z6yVl97GbO0wKHrSp9695xPd4BafdzoLqRFElDa9FNDxRZyCjzeP5MIyLnBFsRAKXIviLAKIma6tmPUprrHBMwgqicPzY_f_d0uJajpdRLFlYXJOcLVf9HnQRJ54YXmqLHQdafCAxh9IvOAE/w300-h400/IMG_6529.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvPzEf-wRppaQZATPEimuJBirTdCFpU3PxJlthMuQkw8STSjdDBjwyID__Nc1EHkjdcyXK-PVcylsQ1BFJ3jcydDcVabWSYTSXaEDDYvFW2jOuWrDCUNAIlpgP1aDPNb7Q_Vbx1CU4yzrIf9Kb9d9KwTSYWSn50uyCk5U7QIaQcmMV8bHi7nueUf5d-0/s480/IMG_6528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvPzEf-wRppaQZATPEimuJBirTdCFpU3PxJlthMuQkw8STSjdDBjwyID__Nc1EHkjdcyXK-PVcylsQ1BFJ3jcydDcVabWSYTSXaEDDYvFW2jOuWrDCUNAIlpgP1aDPNb7Q_Vbx1CU4yzrIf9Kb9d9KwTSYWSn50uyCk5U7QIaQcmMV8bHi7nueUf5d-0/w300-h400/IMG_6528.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been making this <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/02/three-ingredient-egg-bake.html">egg bake</a> for a week day breakfast for our family. It tastes so good and it's easy to make.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNfFiRtGEAL4moO8tAo_WuLZM3T3FISXd8jujJOAAXjbHCjm_z4RFgD3GJa6Jvwwt3EWymOgpCDOJ2OmuIBeJuTx1LBTbtvtJfwudkwRjCcL8DpphIC06QXkpHdqZ_ssTy0Iu0uIeYVIJu-gB2dyjQ1cUDDrdn6DTrZqfy2VPysUiOtrzpXkkQURglLw/s1800/704418E3-3091-4A00-A72D-C30C9707695E.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNfFiRtGEAL4moO8tAo_WuLZM3T3FISXd8jujJOAAXjbHCjm_z4RFgD3GJa6Jvwwt3EWymOgpCDOJ2OmuIBeJuTx1LBTbtvtJfwudkwRjCcL8DpphIC06QXkpHdqZ_ssTy0Iu0uIeYVIJu-gB2dyjQ1cUDDrdn6DTrZqfy2VPysUiOtrzpXkkQURglLw/w426-h640/704418E3-3091-4A00-A72D-C30C9707695E.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we don't have the egg bake for breakfast, my husband either makes for us a protein shake or yogurt with granola, fruit, and honey. On the weekend he will make me one egg over easy with toast. I love that he makes for me breakfast most mornings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OmOJksY7LbBBKYV_mg_kjZkZQ2Q532Skly3HSyPWk63qWAQgn9WPJiSydsSzO4-t93GRZexiUaSr3y1OmqPfkFUFwzcKpXgsEsj7h0iIj_JgFiyXZ-ApFjm1JSVDkBrpNsYIhTNZDkv70OjS0izBaTipLqMHgZiIH6GqL2l9AsXkDPMLoljBnROZFTQ/s1024/IMG_6537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OmOJksY7LbBBKYV_mg_kjZkZQ2Q532Skly3HSyPWk63qWAQgn9WPJiSydsSzO4-t93GRZexiUaSr3y1OmqPfkFUFwzcKpXgsEsj7h0iIj_JgFiyXZ-ApFjm1JSVDkBrpNsYIhTNZDkv70OjS0izBaTipLqMHgZiIH6GqL2l9AsXkDPMLoljBnROZFTQ/w300-h400/IMG_6537.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheA4UncKsLEms6aZNYBtkEyWR0oGtxF607AzupNoIocRQOmobuc6TgMsLdpTsYtsqI06P6l1VYndaMSmk8uF0EAh6WFD6ftwCxuHEyLKWzdlOFsZtNdEyFuQzm5KJZH6mD2VXfX9L84nm2e8v0ma1xr_7SvYAOIn1lstCPRXh3bgCtvWLmaVtGO1-x1kg/s940/d0f453ec-0dff-4200-a78b-f3db92ba2dc6-shutterstock_130525385CentralPark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="940" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheA4UncKsLEms6aZNYBtkEyWR0oGtxF607AzupNoIocRQOmobuc6TgMsLdpTsYtsqI06P6l1VYndaMSmk8uF0EAh6WFD6ftwCxuHEyLKWzdlOFsZtNdEyFuQzm5KJZH6mD2VXfX9L84nm2e8v0ma1xr_7SvYAOIn1lstCPRXh3bgCtvWLmaVtGO1-x1kg/w640-h426/d0f453ec-0dff-4200-a78b-f3db92ba2dc6-shutterstock_130525385CentralPark.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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The topic for this month is Surviving the Winter Months, where they ask the questions and we answer them.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKzByS7KpeoImjkvLaYWHOWRwDLE91MZvi_hhxDZh3WEXM5NBoh5Xwe10DtAYLkmHVveDUXqAfdg6BlkikqP5cKNxqs0uzxdN3M5b89p74U748_pgk8kyglPTUFGf2gZXsdd8vfc8-rsxRfmzaqT1aBkJOoPoN8Ap_M_Qo9LtN-jFEJYsm7ODTvKuomo/s320/monthlymusings24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKzByS7KpeoImjkvLaYWHOWRwDLE91MZvi_hhxDZh3WEXM5NBoh5Xwe10DtAYLkmHVveDUXqAfdg6BlkikqP5cKNxqs0uzxdN3M5b89p74U748_pgk8kyglPTUFGf2gZXsdd8vfc8-rsxRfmzaqT1aBkJOoPoN8Ap_M_Qo9LtN-jFEJYsm7ODTvKuomo/s1600/monthlymusings24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCeRrVfUHw4eC3PMlKi1aPzszhO-AmkLwH_M3Wx-qQedN_n7dIp-hX6r1B_gByT_CvMGwhZv9jk9UmDbjSEyLZO4ZmRIzA4vnnyi5CSQEJlt_tXqLJNNIJJL5Ihy1saL5mwwGpL3YNhX788oSurySIQsIfnZQbyfySipNanxWm2ps6BPrxgtrJ7zsMT4/s639/Monthly%20Musings%20February%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCeRrVfUHw4eC3PMlKi1aPzszhO-AmkLwH_M3Wx-qQedN_n7dIp-hX6r1B_gByT_CvMGwhZv9jk9UmDbjSEyLZO4ZmRIzA4vnnyi5CSQEJlt_tXqLJNNIJJL5Ihy1saL5mwwGpL3YNhX788oSurySIQsIfnZQbyfySipNanxWm2ps6BPrxgtrJ7zsMT4/w426-h640/Monthly%20Musings%20February%202024.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE WINTER THAT BRINGS YOU JOY? I like to do little things by going for a walk, reading a book, blogging, treat myself to flowers, exercise, and go out to lunch with a friend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. HOW DO YOU STAY WARM AND COZY? If I'm not leaving the house, I love wearing a black long sleeve top, a sweater/cardigan/sweatshirt, and black jogger pants to stay warm. If I'm going out to dinner, I like wearing black or straight leg jeans and a turtleneck sweater with black boots. I bought the black sweater shown below from Amazon. It's so comfortable and keeps me warm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJvtJRgjE53JQix503XYuV3MAMcPRt8X1rdEOOOFXKCOSmLXdHovvjoAKW1igJ8szwJWca55gmO0mOakq2qh5g03-4P6znH17lVp932WhlC-dBCDV24IkogL0FlJ8NsDAYcHD91aATIFgbbFmUAHrApgoVgqUe9BPmdhnhyphenhyphene20hSIpw7GyAmbmjCZPgc/s879/512lr+SfbAL._AC_SY879_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJvtJRgjE53JQix503XYuV3MAMcPRt8X1rdEOOOFXKCOSmLXdHovvjoAKW1igJ8szwJWca55gmO0mOakq2qh5g03-4P6znH17lVp932WhlC-dBCDV24IkogL0FlJ8NsDAYcHD91aATIFgbbFmUAHrApgoVgqUe9BPmdhnhyphenhyphene20hSIpw7GyAmbmjCZPgc/w223-h400/512lr+SfbAL._AC_SY879_.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;"> I also love taking a hot shower at night and getting into comfortable pjs, a bathrobe, and be on the couch with a blanket and watch TV or read a book.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WINTER? I enjoyed for the first time in two years a few snow storms this winter. The snow storms weren't huge storms like we've had in the past. The snow was pretty to look at and not so bad or deep to shovel the snow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. FAVORITE WINTER ACTIVITIES? I love taking walks on sunny days and walking in the snow. We planned a trip last year to <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/04/a-trip-to-maine.html">Maine</a>, and it was fun going there off season. We visited Portland, Maine and it wasn't crowded and we went shopping at the LL Bean store during a snow storm. I love reading a book, crocheting a small project, watching a movie, and blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. FAVORITE MONTHS OF WINTER? I like February because we celebrate Valentine's Day. I also like the month of March because we like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. I usually like to celebrate the occasion by making <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2021/03/irish-soda-bread-muffins.html">Irish Soda Bread</a> or muffins. We always like to go out to a local pub to have our traditional Irish meal of corned beef and cabbage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. FAVORITE DISHES TO MAKE IN WINTER? I love making <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/02/vegetable-barley-soup.html">soup</a>, <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/02/crockpot-beef-short-ribs.html">crockpot</a> meals, and easy weeknight meals like these <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/04/air-fryer-chicken-fajitas.html">air fryer chicken fajitas</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. GAS OR WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE? I don't have either one. A gas fireplace sounds nice to me because you don't have to worry about putting wood in the fireplace. It must be nice watching the fire and staying warm and cozy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. FAVORITE WINTER BEVERAGE? I love a hot coffee or hot latte.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. FAVORITE WINTER MOVIES? I just watched Paddington Bear with my daughter and I thought this was the cutest movie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. HOW DO YOU STAY HEALTHY IN WINTER? When the weather permits, I go to my gym at least three times a week. I usually walk to and from my gym which is a twenty minute walk. I usually do a weights and Zumba class. I try to drink lemon water or homemade iced green tea and I try to get a good night sleep. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE ARE THE TOPICS FOR EACH MONTH:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ5UBB4YYO-S4oKG-q6ZbPo4nMZJDW8VaDmAxs4SBR-VJ_7W1BeSQGRan7wW4sl46CYuZc-PtpF4AWCgo17dcvnJtpAG1Z8R79mM5hrRyCjPWA6upZp_ebIunPfZPJ0GGNbU2_saQ0JWcEe-UfYolSwumrOKRSZaGN1aHBbMtnnzGGGkKUMUwjRuTUdI/s526/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ5UBB4YYO-S4oKG-q6ZbPo4nMZJDW8VaDmAxs4SBR-VJ_7W1BeSQGRan7wW4sl46CYuZc-PtpF4AWCgo17dcvnJtpAG1Z8R79mM5hrRyCjPWA6upZp_ebIunPfZPJ0GGNbU2_saQ0JWcEe-UfYolSwumrOKRSZaGN1aHBbMtnnzGGGkKUMUwjRuTUdI/w400-h400/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-46625540459625584352024-02-13T07:00:00.001-05:002024-02-13T07:00:00.150-05:00Three Ingredient Egg Bake<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3eO_7X8ew6K1MdM8nAnJvvjWVYtjYnHVIyig6GaIpY5gIiD3c89CHe8ZkA_gtnrOEmL0CG2uToAYWTVy_FAwGuqDmIV8KVEscyOppAc8jFjnAoDj_bWlKF_jtEu88molwGh5Y0sJWNXH3KkgAC2L_oDKUgd0muq12__nU41koPM6gvGHbeE2_4PrwHU/s4032/IMG_6541.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3eO_7X8ew6K1MdM8nAnJvvjWVYtjYnHVIyig6GaIpY5gIiD3c89CHe8ZkA_gtnrOEmL0CG2uToAYWTVy_FAwGuqDmIV8KVEscyOppAc8jFjnAoDj_bWlKF_jtEu88molwGh5Y0sJWNXH3KkgAC2L_oDKUgd0muq12__nU41koPM6gvGHbeE2_4PrwHU/w480-h640/IMG_6541.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love it when I find easy recipes from fellow bloggers. I found this egg bake recipe from Andrea at <a href="http://www.livingoncloudnine9.com/2024/01/my-healthy-recipes-round-up.html">Living on Cloud Nine</a>. She recently shared her healthy recipes round up and I was so excited to try this three ingredient egg bake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4Ndu27-3v0FRb0BRtUdVaWH94InYECiMY7YxEsuOAM0dJruKKH-GaOCDOfQ22woLfAOR3OyTX9GroCUqnIUPko9tM83qHNMlCJMoDgvaxev-XBUT4sUNVFmrqDBF4VWjn8Km0CfeWvaq9dgsSLD6QOqVWooEQbxnfOvnylIkBDlHstrO2rKlgfnaezU/s4032/IMG_6542.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4Ndu27-3v0FRb0BRtUdVaWH94InYECiMY7YxEsuOAM0dJruKKH-GaOCDOfQ22woLfAOR3OyTX9GroCUqnIUPko9tM83qHNMlCJMoDgvaxev-XBUT4sUNVFmrqDBF4VWjn8Km0CfeWvaq9dgsSLD6QOqVWooEQbxnfOvnylIkBDlHstrO2rKlgfnaezU/w300-h400/IMG_6542.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This egg bake tastes delicious and it's so easy to make. I've made this for my family two times already and they love it just as much as I do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks, Andrea for this breakfast recipe idea. I can't wait to try the banana protein pancakes next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6lkgfqFn1Bj4KowKjRgErOLyqcnTjLOvxGelqo9mVHDvcfaZ3GSNmIO4Z4NsnqkCjXNcB-S9-NSGOPdmSwC-JSPkf48efkMajAPC7pfmJSFB-cc0VWv72iIC7XFlQpiC2qK0KBo2XsaRJzMqy0e2OoIqM-A66yRqBRPDi2K9VFy_g_DOoJGuedXZyQE/s3183/IMG_6543.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6lkgfqFn1Bj4KowKjRgErOLyqcnTjLOvxGelqo9mVHDvcfaZ3GSNmIO4Z4NsnqkCjXNcB-S9-NSGOPdmSwC-JSPkf48efkMajAPC7pfmJSFB-cc0VWv72iIC7XFlQpiC2qK0KBo2XsaRJzMqy0e2OoIqM-A66yRqBRPDi2K9VFy_g_DOoJGuedXZyQE/w590-h640/IMG_6543.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THREE INGREDIENT EGG BAKE RECIPE:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-klH_iBpy-cblSkya4QyN-9QCUGzZuVMmK0oSd9w7yEDPODQlcrmK64VoGYbhAtbnkJDw9ao4NtwcSCPbGf457AVNWak7xF7xsSQmgxSa0ZFmTMfZ2QTDIyd_Avn3JqsBEoBFxgUF2gkL7I9HwY3pUDhk5p6IpSYpZRdND9twsRbegne5wZAL_O5MJU/s1800/704418E3-3091-4A00-A72D-C30C9707695E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-klH_iBpy-cblSkya4QyN-9QCUGzZuVMmK0oSd9w7yEDPODQlcrmK64VoGYbhAtbnkJDw9ao4NtwcSCPbGf457AVNWak7xF7xsSQmgxSa0ZFmTMfZ2QTDIyd_Avn3JqsBEoBFxgUF2gkL7I9HwY3pUDhk5p6IpSYpZRdND9twsRbegne5wZAL_O5MJU/w427-h640/704418E3-3091-4A00-A72D-C30C9707695E.png" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHAT I ADDED TO THE RECIPE:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">salt </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">garlic powder</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">6 pieces of cooked bacon</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">I sprinkled shredded cheddar cheese on top of the egg bake before going into the oven</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKytAykV4ifkSK1w54AmBS-6QecrFY_CEl2HwIB4wPqv5-Oh0vlC7_KUYq6TnTT4jjWchM7utEQjx6I0OnZq3qb57NDllzY5pJJ66YddLU_O-lxvYnXkFJYAhLmJ6gJP1Ladu2dtttBVR4AhEdHoGwUaCwcsl6DL8O_vkEGf3XJORfpsY5wA_KRfxopM/s4032/IMG_6544.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSz_MOhsx87g0GAEGEgUZIS0YxC6n2jYz08hoJPJktvr6kddKY8gf_GfassAICzR2jdAmGrKwJoBMTXH-PGaiDomjft9Wl0D2OAVMrxwQtBnG3UjHptCiX7Dn2K4KPTUFnfDth76ylahoM5wdFcrxmXbdbqzT99Jk9V9C0hyphenhyphenho02Zsd2_aK3ts9NYkZI/s600/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSz_MOhsx87g0GAEGEgUZIS0YxC6n2jYz08hoJPJktvr6kddKY8gf_GfassAICzR2jdAmGrKwJoBMTXH-PGaiDomjft9Wl0D2OAVMrxwQtBnG3UjHptCiX7Dn2K4KPTUFnfDth76ylahoM5wdFcrxmXbdbqzT99Jk9V9C0hyphenhyphenho02Zsd2_aK3ts9NYkZI/w640-h214/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. I'm linking up with Jennifer from <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/">Overflowing with Thankfulness</a> for her Currently link-up. We will be sharing this month what we are loving, looking forward to, doing to be romantic, changing, and celebrating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVING: We've had a few days of sunshine that I love here as the weather has been so dreary, gray, and rainy. The weather people said we went 11 days straight with no sunshine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOOKING FORWARD TO: I am looking forward to warmer weather and I can't wait for spring to arrive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">DOING TO BE ROMANTIC: I try to be extra sweet to my husband. We don't usually exchange gifts for Valentine's Day and we'll go out to dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">CHANGING: I am trying to prepare healthy meals for my family. I'm trying to go to my gym two to three times a week. Once the weather gets a little warmer I'd like to take walks more often.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">CELEBRATING: We will be watching the Super Bowl football game this weekend. We usually order takeout food and eat pizza and chicken wings. The week after is Valentine's Day and I'll be going to a Valentine's Day Zumba dance party at my gym, and everyone is to wear pink or red. They will also be giving out prizes and it'll be fun. I'll also probably go out to eat with my husband and daughter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is currently new with you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-18624240679927443812024-02-05T07:00:00.003-05:002024-02-05T07:00:00.247-05:00Amazon Prime Purchases - February 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aAwybZd9fQT8s0bUajA6EVXO607N6S4m5_Q7EINgqjD5zEFksjDfGwQO4gyyhooIfd_YaANH9PGEhGkeLfIqrkZxAADmd7wJnvx3ISQbkqurriAbjbTgkvKBVRfSb5heZ1t5lVfAKh-QS-d3EmFU4mBthhj63O5NBD3MBcHmETjvt7PCuE7RPZ5N9aI/s1200/570702FC-CB0F-46DF-B75E-18D2C6E99A5A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aAwybZd9fQT8s0bUajA6EVXO607N6S4m5_Q7EINgqjD5zEFksjDfGwQO4gyyhooIfd_YaANH9PGEhGkeLfIqrkZxAADmd7wJnvx3ISQbkqurriAbjbTgkvKBVRfSb5heZ1t5lVfAKh-QS-d3EmFU4mBthhj63O5NBD3MBcHmETjvt7PCuE7RPZ5N9aI/w426-h640/570702FC-CB0F-46DF-B75E-18D2C6E99A5A.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy February friends. 💗</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't realize it but the last time I did an Amazon Prime Purchase blog post was back in <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/03/amazon-prim-purchases-march-2022.html">March 2022</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be linking up with <a href="https://txtanya.blogspot.com/">Tanya</a> from The Other Side of the Road to share my Amazon purchases.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always enjoy looking at what everyone is buying from Amazon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p3xzRV8HkWS6TgND0SNE0qb7ASeogUalVE7WLeBIqZfpBbHQ6-fYD9oSR4MXvB5RdH_MSjFmN6EiS8U7cKktuetUE0Dpvl8PIS6_pAAXxc7rcTY4j0SBfJFVyHHSpCX3IIOpW9NrwWjbDZy_VsZUV8PtDeeWxnSratuhqMPVC9lEm1tSGM-SJDNhqbg/s640/Prime%20Purchases%202024a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p3xzRV8HkWS6TgND0SNE0qb7ASeogUalVE7WLeBIqZfpBbHQ6-fYD9oSR4MXvB5RdH_MSjFmN6EiS8U7cKktuetUE0Dpvl8PIS6_pAAXxc7rcTY4j0SBfJFVyHHSpCX3IIOpW9NrwWjbDZy_VsZUV8PtDeeWxnSratuhqMPVC9lEm1tSGM-SJDNhqbg/s320/Prime%20Purchases%202024a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">LOVEVOOK Laptop Backpack Purse for Women, Work Business Travel Computer Bags, College Nurse Backpack , Quilted Casual Daypack with USB Port, Fit 15.6 Inch Laptop, Black</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I needed a new travel backpack and I ordered this one after seeing it on <a href="https://txtanya.blogspot.com/2023/08/prime-purchases-august-2023.html">Tanya's</a> blog. Thanks Tanya, I love this backpack and it has so many compartments and it latches onto your suitcase. This backpack was perfect for my recent trip to <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-4-last-day.html">London</a>.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8LvOzwQ3Jx1AYR9F2THVeWhzvnCQ4Wb2BMTKg2BNfu1V4N1nrgdWcXqfoRG8Gh2UfI3Yqemh764Qh3Emvm1j4hfiscGzvkX8rna2HXJPCC17aSkyeQZHdcAlWt8gNCApZmAaZmJJldBnXqDVj3wfEfnubXRLU2pMa-N1BklDhDAFGZDZban8ZjFyaIo/s180/41wh7nLEcML._SY180_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8LvOzwQ3Jx1AYR9F2THVeWhzvnCQ4Wb2BMTKg2BNfu1V4N1nrgdWcXqfoRG8Gh2UfI3Yqemh764Qh3Emvm1j4hfiscGzvkX8rna2HXJPCC17aSkyeQZHdcAlWt8gNCApZmAaZmJJldBnXqDVj3wfEfnubXRLU2pMa-N1BklDhDAFGZDZban8ZjFyaIo/w400-h400/41wh7nLEcML._SY180_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none a-color-secondary" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #565959; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">Tempt Me Two Piece Tankini Bathing Suits for Women One Shoulder Swim Top with Bottom Swimsuits</span></h1><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to update some of my bathing suits and I bought two in the same style. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This one is a tankini and it looks great and feels comfortable. It's a great price for only $36.99. I bought it in the color black.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPze8YmvLibkU649rwxXrTunMKOXy1097fPW1_nO5heGfZ2U9ylckQ5cY4La7WNh8srfxSeLRFKTYO_oWAddebWVVGWQxByJDDM4yPLXlHtDQ5s_rWHCqEZoHZaXUG4lwxCouo3ugPlJzmOPQyTNmFS7VtZmu7b24LnELxKNsfoc_hwm75jBW0NatLig/s284/41hSGyRb+qL._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPze8YmvLibkU649rwxXrTunMKOXy1097fPW1_nO5heGfZ2U9ylckQ5cY4La7WNh8srfxSeLRFKTYO_oWAddebWVVGWQxByJDDM4yPLXlHtDQ5s_rWHCqEZoHZaXUG4lwxCouo3ugPlJzmOPQyTNmFS7VtZmu7b24LnELxKNsfoc_hwm75jBW0NatLig/s1600/41hSGyRb+qL._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none a-color-secondary" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #565959; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">Tempt Me Two Piece Tankini Bathing Suits for Women One Shoulder Swim Top with Bottom Swimsuits</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;">This tankini comes in so many colors and patterns. I bought this bathing suit in a navy color and pattern. It was on sale for $31.99. These bathing suits will be perfect for beach days and vacations.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB48_MTJex8MZ9FR6Helre8yLBKnXcGfDF3qDTmAeIjRw2CZc1G3JuOuq86kGNkQbIQ-RkBdbVR1YE5WEmpwuCPH0LN3LGDBNle5MqNk5eHA0cbFQdaHRsuzyVDUSMyFu-fCsqaYrvjCXQHuLwN316BwK7fS0m5dIsyHRKryraRVELfaquMiE1XFi0RYA/s284/51hFmiSFs0L._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB48_MTJex8MZ9FR6Helre8yLBKnXcGfDF3qDTmAeIjRw2CZc1G3JuOuq86kGNkQbIQ-RkBdbVR1YE5WEmpwuCPH0LN3LGDBNle5MqNk5eHA0cbFQdaHRsuzyVDUSMyFu-fCsqaYrvjCXQHuLwN316BwK7fS0m5dIsyHRKryraRVELfaquMiE1XFi0RYA/s1600/51hFmiSFs0L._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none a-color-secondary" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #565959; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">CUPSHE Women's V Neck Ruffled Cover Up Button Down Bathing Suit Beach Dress with Short Sleeves</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;">I ordered this cute beach cover up in the color black. It will be perfect to wear to the beach and pool.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDY6WHiSJKN0uP5Xh4iOeK2g35qGz9-Wuq4wm0UtciNtDtZto-eGYdHSgCT8pVeDVt4eSGhyphenhyphenJXyv6DdrEMhPOJBYMii6L-2zGnLr9L1Qh06nSXdawrB5o_O0NtcVOziNUUZl8iHs4SxIhV9rh5FYUvFZjbLPMACWvYaLTDDUc0npkwCFqeqxErtd54Ew/s284/41u68a2Ey5L._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDY6WHiSJKN0uP5Xh4iOeK2g35qGz9-Wuq4wm0UtciNtDtZto-eGYdHSgCT8pVeDVt4eSGhyphenhyphenJXyv6DdrEMhPOJBYMii6L-2zGnLr9L1Qh06nSXdawrB5o_O0NtcVOziNUUZl8iHs4SxIhV9rh5FYUvFZjbLPMACWvYaLTDDUc0npkwCFqeqxErtd54Ew/s1600/41u68a2Ey5L._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none a-color-secondary" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #565959; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">FSRTEP Oprah- Readers for Women - Stylis Style Reading Glasses with Blue Light Blocking and Spring Hinge</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know these Oprah readers and big glasses are all the rage. I needed a stronger reader and these are also blue light blocking. These glasses will be perfect for the computer and iPhone. They were only $9.99, and no eye glass case included. </span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhs1h7Ht8LwDnk1LwZPSJjvhMHjsYmo8b9CUu8PiBDGnI92JHPjzYW-d8quxgl2ZpMzHScJfyN0rT_nnO8kQ2rHtt6lJvsF34fCgziX42FUefwJ4jpdxE7Qq5u8lPX_spBOe2r6FNP3Axs2Zhq1MQ30PGAthKhHmv6-jkvkBy66L7qnUamm4peb9-JU0/s284/51cs2bZstdL._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhs1h7Ht8LwDnk1LwZPSJjvhMHjsYmo8b9CUu8PiBDGnI92JHPjzYW-d8quxgl2ZpMzHScJfyN0rT_nnO8kQ2rHtt6lJvsF34fCgziX42FUefwJ4jpdxE7Qq5u8lPX_spBOe2r6FNP3Axs2Zhq1MQ30PGAthKhHmv6-jkvkBy66L7qnUamm4peb9-JU0/s1600/51cs2bZstdL._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">Power Crunch Protein Wafer Bars, High Protein Snacks with Delicious Taste, Peanut Butter Crème, 1.4 Ounce (12 Count)</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've ordered these protein bars on repeat. The peanut butter flavor tastes great and we also like the strawberry flavor.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwrgon1Og6QoDRLEg7kAh5cz6OzhbcBo-p8gJB1ZaR-tXroFkcsy736HqAWaMhNgQr27Pl998cmH0klPiWL8trprClqoc7T_KDOl-HfW5OWfcTh6srh8Hk6o00yaa7xflz8kn1F2wTxiXn0mLR9o5b34SihsI5ileIeaPr_G34D709u0GZPX8LnoYoBw/s284/41M8B9Fm-fL._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwrgon1Og6QoDRLEg7kAh5cz6OzhbcBo-p8gJB1ZaR-tXroFkcsy736HqAWaMhNgQr27Pl998cmH0klPiWL8trprClqoc7T_KDOl-HfW5OWfcTh6srh8Hk6o00yaa7xflz8kn1F2wTxiXn0mLR9o5b34SihsI5ileIeaPr_G34D709u0GZPX8LnoYoBw/s1600/41M8B9Fm-fL._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">Lumineux Teeth Whitening Strips 7 Treatments - Enamel Safe - Whitening Without The Sensitivity - Dentist Formulated & Certified Non-Toxic</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to try out these teeth whitening strips that I saw some influencers use. I just started using this kit and I bought enough for a one week supply.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have any recommendations for teeth whitening kits?</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcf2cjjKYXSXBmZmt4ssHEizVxO9EKblF6jCIjsrRMpW_JfpBFQ3OMcejFqV3tcrt0png5McRE51BN6Zl5Y8IJ6Zn17PRobvTuEn__LZ-Hxvy9nIkP01qoqH9XhL8EXqrWmEtnFZnPfbMXcARq_zU87mgt_nBUbtIHOIjO8iy3pB2T2DJdcoBDm56jRM/s284/51WYmmdYclL-1._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcf2cjjKYXSXBmZmt4ssHEizVxO9EKblF6jCIjsrRMpW_JfpBFQ3OMcejFqV3tcrt0png5McRE51BN6Zl5Y8IJ6Zn17PRobvTuEn__LZ-Hxvy9nIkP01qoqH9XhL8EXqrWmEtnFZnPfbMXcARq_zU87mgt_nBUbtIHOIjO8iy3pB2T2DJdcoBDm56jRM/s1600/51WYmmdYclL-1._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;">essence | Lash Princess Curl Mascara | For Dramatic Curl & Volume | Vegan | Paraben Free | Cruelty Free</span></h1><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've used this mascara on repeat numerous times. I've used in the past expensive mascara and drug store mascara and I love this brand. This mascara makes my lashes look thick and it's so easy to remove with makeup remover wipes. The price point is great for only $4.99. </span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenVSoid__qFNzAxxTfkmYSn9fEVrhjKoZs25zY94fY2sNAUdDDCyjvyYIkNMWuDb5rQwKQV0L_d9nLu1zrUtSdXO1MZC20w7r-JmCdq5_28w08c_Rb8DmGf026RiOTrk0FRMSKAuGrlb25qOZaS38CMIBa4uh0LdpP1gQbreaRhv0CEFIXFw7MGu4V6U/s284/31-lIT8dVkS._SS284_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="284" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenVSoid__qFNzAxxTfkmYSn9fEVrhjKoZs25zY94fY2sNAUdDDCyjvyYIkNMWuDb5rQwKQV0L_d9nLu1zrUtSdXO1MZC20w7r-JmCdq5_28w08c_Rb8DmGf026RiOTrk0FRMSKAuGrlb25qOZaS38CMIBa4uh0LdpP1gQbreaRhv0CEFIXFw7MGu4V6U/s1600/31-lIT8dVkS._SS284_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you bought anything from Amazon lately?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">AMAZON PRIME SCHEDULE FOR EACH MONTH:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkm5JoqRBjkvobcExpMmv5oDCQeCfN8VGkcjv2w8ITCljiYBIMCfFy8CJO_nE2o0K7rE7-q45wAxEKdAmKfFUHCLbAv0-S9H9pg_qZinLYFq5rsGjTGQpviL2qSZd_Fvp2PUmG3V6Ng6GlmxTKcvC55pM5n73Hr1zhyphenhyphenDdbko9gQt4RaSH6vK2MAAADy8/s320/Prime%20Purchases%202024.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkm5JoqRBjkvobcExpMmv5oDCQeCfN8VGkcjv2w8ITCljiYBIMCfFy8CJO_nE2o0K7rE7-q45wAxEKdAmKfFUHCLbAv0-S9H9pg_qZinLYFq5rsGjTGQpviL2qSZd_Fvp2PUmG3V6Ng6GlmxTKcvC55pM5n73Hr1zhyphenhyphenDdbko9gQt4RaSH6vK2MAAADy8/s1600/Prime%20Purchases%202024.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-30034583266020082422024-01-26T07:00:00.013-05:002024-01-26T07:00:00.128-05:00Share Four Somethings - January 2024<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNXmf5NqsIap2FjGaQ0V4NbdUcuzOeCSRJIUOzc0k6MEdUSnHXltR23ijzTtyNDlOnDcr9DS_02stDRDrJxXcGE8jrFt3RPQf3OnHi0iZVkokj97fUz8YjL6KDKnagDAga5zxlj6Vh6TeopHAVTtRlT_y6qqIge4RxwZUEaUFHyTo5oIfFgoGefsSTkY/s3024/IMG_5008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3024" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNXmf5NqsIap2FjGaQ0V4NbdUcuzOeCSRJIUOzc0k6MEdUSnHXltR23ijzTtyNDlOnDcr9DS_02stDRDrJxXcGE8jrFt3RPQf3OnHi0iZVkokj97fUz8YjL6KDKnagDAga5zxlj6Vh6TeopHAVTtRlT_y6qqIge4RxwZUEaUFHyTo5oIfFgoGefsSTkY/w400-h329/IMG_5008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends, Happy Friday. I will be linking up with Jennifer from <a href="http://all4boys.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Overflowing With Thankfulness</a> for her fun link-up Share Four Somethings.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the last Saturday of each month, she prompts us to share four things that we loved/or disliked, accomplished, things we improved upon, and/or that need improvement, and noticed (either in our own lives or around town).</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">THINGS WE LOVED AND/OR DISLIKED: I recently tried to make soup in the crockpot and the soup wasn't getting that hot. The crockpot wasn't working properly and was broken. I had to dump the soup into a large pot and cook it the rest of the way on the stove. I was on a search for a new crockpot. I looked at BJs and they had a fancy one by Hamilton Beach but I wanted something simple but functional. I ordered this Pioneer Women 6 QT Programmable Slow Cooker from <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Pioneer-Woman-Meandering-Geo-6-Quart-Digital-Slow-Cooker/495346585?athbdg=L1102&from=/search">Walmart</a>. The crockpot came within two days. I've already made for dinner <a href="https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/crockpot-marry-me-chicken/">Crockpot Marry Me Chicken</a> and <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/02/crockpot-beef-short-ribs.html">Crockpot Beef Short Ribs</a> and both recipes came out great. The crockpot is simple but works great and it looks pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite44VE0Fi_mYuIitxSU9GBWbmhUkpsM0uwu3tjL4gtmNw72JhLByNEOQKuZdPshK_ZyrIJ3a4_zN_L4z9HE2n28Hb7ywr6QE0dcu-PYXVCGw-pPiuaeB-aoQs6082wsXE0mq9uQMx8UkHpAZdmDEZbV8MZIVF4uqpxrnBujDIB7RF2kcxcdENAIG12XA/s1024/IMG_6468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite44VE0Fi_mYuIitxSU9GBWbmhUkpsM0uwu3tjL4gtmNw72JhLByNEOQKuZdPshK_ZyrIJ3a4_zN_L4z9HE2n28Hb7ywr6QE0dcu-PYXVCGw-pPiuaeB-aoQs6082wsXE0mq9uQMx8UkHpAZdmDEZbV8MZIVF4uqpxrnBujDIB7RF2kcxcdENAIG12XA/w480-h640/IMG_6468.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZADL78VxRvWjfwzOEUtvVrT3ZkxLo3QqYwz4k-3u6rEZBLLhED911HcD3diHqyTfJsl_ALnbpag9A3uFXLHYAWcJpK_VLa7fzWIZJHjQRlA2p6Vcsy7Dpnlg59w-CCFlHNT7tc57iWuWJyi32M1gqhGi00QopCSNCPmFSqwaZP9a7D9ajvpweaSBxBk/s424/IMG_6478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="424" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZADL78VxRvWjfwzOEUtvVrT3ZkxLo3QqYwz4k-3u6rEZBLLhED911HcD3diHqyTfJsl_ALnbpag9A3uFXLHYAWcJpK_VLa7fzWIZJHjQRlA2p6Vcsy7Dpnlg59w-CCFlHNT7tc57iWuWJyi32M1gqhGi00QopCSNCPmFSqwaZP9a7D9ajvpweaSBxBk/w400-h381/IMG_6478.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">ACCOMPLISHED: I've already read two books for this month. Imperfect Chemistry. This is a romantic rom-com that was perfect for me to read after the holidays. There are five books in this series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm5EPhntRMMvmke1w76VAJzvxGh-P-lp4I0MnABwhRaOe1l9IKNKw5firkWXLsn2hSC5cPW8UOCZWHkTLI2r9FmxY62FchV4iQKKhGglE0cwHMvkEGoOgul4vtgTSoWwGc7XTOLVtlTVzng9zGvtGXDcc_GPShOJ4zgI7xnZAZgPaoCy3dAT1_mqLUv4/s275/Unknown.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLm5EPhntRMMvmke1w76VAJzvxGh-P-lp4I0MnABwhRaOe1l9IKNKw5firkWXLsn2hSC5cPW8UOCZWHkTLI2r9FmxY62FchV4iQKKhGglE0cwHMvkEGoOgul4vtgTSoWwGc7XTOLVtlTVzng9zGvtGXDcc_GPShOJ4zgI7xnZAZgPaoCy3dAT1_mqLUv4/w266-h400/Unknown.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book, The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, was a Christmas present from my daughter. This book by the author is a memoir of the year after the death of her husband. This book is good but sad and how she relates to loss and grief. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0wQp3bi1oNTNPKA5Bi-T0WXVtw4jhEwJBHaFWASkqyCtEn7KqU7Xg_9IHAyz8gqc8LcpZh13vEmbl7K5WGblBSbLFLl1oLxYn6tn6HGYLeqb-UtcEsRWaJHu-NSi58TLkCxleh87bgezPydRFLDtW2-MsDfkoyc7voJ_DExf_gAhoFrMZnyRKG-DnFM/s279/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0wQp3bi1oNTNPKA5Bi-T0WXVtw4jhEwJBHaFWASkqyCtEn7KqU7Xg_9IHAyz8gqc8LcpZh13vEmbl7K5WGblBSbLFLl1oLxYn6tn6HGYLeqb-UtcEsRWaJHu-NSi58TLkCxleh87bgezPydRFLDtW2-MsDfkoyc7voJ_DExf_gAhoFrMZnyRKG-DnFM/w259-h400/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">THINGS WE IMPROVED UPON AND/OR THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT: Now that the holidays are over, we are trying to eat a lot less sweets, such as homemade cookies and cakes. We are all trying to get our workouts in each week at the gym. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">NOTICED (either in our own lives or around town): I was recently at the funeral of a family friend and someone asked me if I had lost weight. So I guess someone noticed a change in my appearance. I'm glad about that because I want to look and feel good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I hope you all have a happy Friday and weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqSMxzVXzIJG8Gn5lFeN32z1Sw53nchshFOYNJfjtwl2joi9_eEHFt0inKt1APIrc7sKmqyb0bT67Q52c4bw5uT8GEpVz8IUXAUs27fysA8Ticc1v0D1eaeTBapm7z5Nl89mxxnB6FyRwAwLGbwPhTXnzcExuUER60ZOj-Ahl_3U18kXs0r_1gTx4VYw/s650/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="472" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqSMxzVXzIJG8Gn5lFeN32z1Sw53nchshFOYNJfjtwl2joi9_eEHFt0inKt1APIrc7sKmqyb0bT67Q52c4bw5uT8GEpVz8IUXAUs27fysA8Ticc1v0D1eaeTBapm7z5Nl89mxxnB6FyRwAwLGbwPhTXnzcExuUER60ZOj-Ahl_3U18kXs0r_1gTx4VYw/w290-h400/images.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi friends, I'm joining <a href="https://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/">Holly</a> and <a href="http://www.goodbetterbestlife.net/">Patty</a> for their Monthly Musings link-up. The topic for this month is Winter Self Care, where they ask the questions and we answer them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0ZvK1pMP6x39QD6xw4R0zXCRCpTx8FdBT98bPVWkDckMUdiLoD8quVJk6Twa0vh_BkmVt6iU7l6LwytPF4OVy0woJTsScTeWm_ijopQ5fp9JbrZGuHHmyLvwALlpObW4RmYOaM8VrkfkjKAmSkHBrEjfu6zj3GR2YZbqewZ7BvIGtmjGmyDiJEH4jao/s640/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0ZvK1pMP6x39QD6xw4R0zXCRCpTx8FdBT98bPVWkDckMUdiLoD8quVJk6Twa0vh_BkmVt6iU7l6LwytPF4OVy0woJTsScTeWm_ijopQ5fp9JbrZGuHHmyLvwALlpObW4RmYOaM8VrkfkjKAmSkHBrEjfu6zj3GR2YZbqewZ7BvIGtmjGmyDiJEH4jao/w296-h640/image.png" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr1I5EZqdqabPVYBIiho3CEVEr-ksytcCS-UHpM4nSCyuwix_96iKBlQ9MhFA4W0E96LXB574FfGBlnqyUja-QDQdoq1HpM0ejU95M6QZCt8GsWViPyNwSjEDBExJmOdPCiI51Jx36D3FRnwnXc2_O94heuQ1M-6r1et_MswxhyhyphenhyphenNZPExtL7XtY1J98/s640/January%202024%20Monthly%20Musings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr1I5EZqdqabPVYBIiho3CEVEr-ksytcCS-UHpM4nSCyuwix_96iKBlQ9MhFA4W0E96LXB574FfGBlnqyUja-QDQdoq1HpM0ejU95M6QZCt8GsWViPyNwSjEDBExJmOdPCiI51Jx36D3FRnwnXc2_O94heuQ1M-6r1et_MswxhyhyphenhyphenNZPExtL7XtY1J98/w640-h640/January%202024%20Monthly%20Musings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li> <span style="font-size: large;">How do you take care of yourself in the winter? I wear warm clothes inside and outside of the house. I like putting on a lot of light in the evenings and lighting candles in the kitchen while cooking dinner. I enjoy making homemade soups for lunch/dinner and eating comfort foods. I use a lot of creams on my face, hands, and body.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> How do you fight the winter blues? I enjoy reading books, crocheting, and streaming tv shows and movies.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Tips to make your living space cozy? I get my house cozy with a lot of heat to keep warm, blankets on the couch, and a lot of light in each room. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Suggestions for fun wintertime activities? I like taking walks in the neighborhood or take a walk right after it snows. One of my favorite things to do is curling up and reading a good book, cooking and baking, plan a winter getaway, visit a museum, go out to lunch with a friend. My husband and I like to go to sporting events such as a hockey game, going out to dinner with my husband or with friends. We love seeing a Broadway play or musical each winter.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">What are your exercise routines in the winter? If the weather permits, I like to workout at my gym at least two to three times a week. My workouts consist of a weights class and doing a Zumba class.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Best tips for a restful sleep? I like to go to bed at the same time each night and not too late. On the weekends I tend to go to bed a little later. I don't drink caffeine in the evening. I like to read a chapter or two in my book before bed. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Favorite warm beverage? I love to drink any type of hot coffee, or in the afternoon hot tea.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Best winter skincare tips? I use a lot of cream on my body and face. I put on my lips each night before bed chapstick, and I put hand cream on hands every night before bed.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Flannel sheets - yes or no? No. I used to use flannel sheets years ago but I don't anymore. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> Favorite winter pajamas? I love wearing my Nautica flannel pajamas. </span></li></ol></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE ARE THE TOPICS FOR EACH MONTH:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1XvpAH_MhOl0JKtkJrbu4farNEAg9k8cVd58b7P6V6GuJp_zlShQh9NauTvbjPFDAh05qShyphenhyphenud0pIrneL8UgCsbCDNuI9S0PG81XY2bzEJb3_iKdlnA6wpA0AH8YL5203AsFcQ01AuYaYhREuTzH1sbznGQLTN5dKvv-FxeNVNZxpszSb7Ch_LbcjTc/s526/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1XvpAH_MhOl0JKtkJrbu4farNEAg9k8cVd58b7P6V6GuJp_zlShQh9NauTvbjPFDAh05qShyphenhyphenud0pIrneL8UgCsbCDNuI9S0PG81XY2bzEJb3_iKdlnA6wpA0AH8YL5203AsFcQ01AuYaYhREuTzH1sbznGQLTN5dKvv-FxeNVNZxpszSb7Ch_LbcjTc/w400-h400/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-50707428264929313382024-01-22T07:00:00.024-05:002024-01-22T07:00:00.261-05:00London Trip 2023 - Day 4 - Last Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KXVnkq6horoatoiOFfmMFNn0kH9bv3R99g5rUKP2FnM6xpUAidUlAVgrcH8LZGW2ujQeTPsagy64gqZ4njXQOh49D_ZA6wV9idZrMCkpApHhY3LfqaoUQFwtmiWNBGjOy-vmWSCTW_SQ3JG3ORH6cE7i3M0nlqb6Dw3IUq7Y69pZ4TlsFFehHDKY3W8/s2000/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KXVnkq6horoatoiOFfmMFNn0kH9bv3R99g5rUKP2FnM6xpUAidUlAVgrcH8LZGW2ujQeTPsagy64gqZ4njXQOh49D_ZA6wV9idZrMCkpApHhY3LfqaoUQFwtmiWNBGjOy-vmWSCTW_SQ3JG3ORH6cE7i3M0nlqb6Dw3IUq7Y69pZ4TlsFFehHDKY3W8/w494-h640/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My daughter and I are on our last day of vacation in London, Sunday 12/3/23. In the morning my daughter and I had a nice breakfast. I had scrambled eggs, bacon, and coffee, and my daughter had a traditional British breakfast with coffee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My breakfast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgVulAyoyhjISrTldoxqfDe_D3QBoH91xS6stnH9dNa7cXe7Ytec1awSQEUBzy3Rk42R1yt1bsainfcHCHfY47eToP0JXjiPN1eMqo8GE41X4g1QXw098MChe5HeGGePMwitkcy7KZkOR6UabTfcsAlG-e8SPBFFRKimKbiqcX8mhJtombjWoiS-LD4o/s2048/IMG_6264.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgVulAyoyhjISrTldoxqfDe_D3QBoH91xS6stnH9dNa7cXe7Ytec1awSQEUBzy3Rk42R1yt1bsainfcHCHfY47eToP0JXjiPN1eMqo8GE41X4g1QXw098MChe5HeGGePMwitkcy7KZkOR6UabTfcsAlG-e8SPBFFRKimKbiqcX8mhJtombjWoiS-LD4o/w300-h400/IMG_6264.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We quickly shopped at the department store Primark. I bought a beautiful wool coat that was on sale. The store has many departments and it even has a cafe on the second floor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3YDMQectuFQiyuoeVLYUsYJWOAJpxqWGi761ud4kzOixdTVLUbfTEhqVTqYqZ0A_5mQIIqzT3JvtTXUi_p2HbI1rsKKUoWBbndUY4cgD2ztAbfavvRft0I1hpKYkf3FrzVvrHAiyZsEA2nh9knIY8UpK4163Hi8Ns5e1D9TGh_xZmdjXJ_R9_IaEgqI/s1200/vetrine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3YDMQectuFQiyuoeVLYUsYJWOAJpxqWGi761ud4kzOixdTVLUbfTEhqVTqYqZ0A_5mQIIqzT3JvtTXUi_p2HbI1rsKKUoWBbndUY4cgD2ztAbfavvRft0I1hpKYkf3FrzVvrHAiyZsEA2nh9knIY8UpK4163Hi8Ns5e1D9TGh_xZmdjXJ_R9_IaEgqI/s320/vetrine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We quickly headed back to the hotel to collect our bags and luggage. We had an 8:25pm flight back to NY and we took a two hour Uber ride to the Heathrow airport. We checked in our bags and then we had to go through security. We had to take out of our backpacks any liquids and put them into clear zip lock bags. We finally made it through security. We bought some liquor at the duty free store and then went to our gate to wait for our flight back to New York. We made it onto our plane with no problems and I was happy to be back home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed my four days in London and I look forward to visiting London again in the future. We flew both ways Virgin Atlantic. Going home we upgraded our seats so that we wouldn't have anyone sit in between us. We had plenty of room and the food was good. I saw the comedy movie About My Father starring Rober De Niro and Sabastian Maniscalco and I slept most of the time. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for following along on my trip to London.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read Day 1 - <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-1.html">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read Day 2 - <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-2.html">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read Day 3 - <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-3.html">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-89133952035911931132024-01-17T07:00:00.004-05:002024-01-17T07:00:00.130-05:00London Trip 2023 - Day 3<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrMdoc2kRg_H1z9ILgDXbbK7Sewh8dKh8MppQr6mcorfhd5v4h3O1agysETLd0EB3ZczoUimrQzd9oGuW-7VbD4FCUxf2pALk8LtodMBV0-xRGVWfLS2-Ax2rpjtkqeyWVWkHG-Itf_zdvjC6vO4t1BvqY-xqvnEV8PjuxTpr9wnQQZnJB9g3u9WYa2c/s2000/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrMdoc2kRg_H1z9ILgDXbbK7Sewh8dKh8MppQr6mcorfhd5v4h3O1agysETLd0EB3ZczoUimrQzd9oGuW-7VbD4FCUxf2pALk8LtodMBV0-xRGVWfLS2-Ax2rpjtkqeyWVWkHG-Itf_zdvjC6vO4t1BvqY-xqvnEV8PjuxTpr9wnQQZnJB9g3u9WYa2c/w494-h640/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, Saturday 12/2/23, we had a quick breakfast at Caffe Nero. The caffe had great coffee and pastries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpg-fw0hSb6rsTQv8V3mgqMQ9GIpZ2lREhtCn48A_ya0BXHwKhXsd1ci4npq5d1TnacQWbUuJTT-fQ3lj08IILxmWGN0CX_KDoMuRkZJ0AASEWvgJfP4Tnlvo0YzC451GuH0IYPL9RBJ0_LZYE9xvBN6F4zZlVdZjGWPLAmARGNFhyyy22QwDGUXiTYQ/s4032/IMG_6189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpg-fw0hSb6rsTQv8V3mgqMQ9GIpZ2lREhtCn48A_ya0BXHwKhXsd1ci4npq5d1TnacQWbUuJTT-fQ3lj08IILxmWGN0CX_KDoMuRkZJ0AASEWvgJfP4Tnlvo0YzC451GuH0IYPL9RBJ0_LZYE9xvBN6F4zZlVdZjGWPLAmARGNFhyyy22QwDGUXiTYQ/w480-h640/IMG_6189.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs18GEelwCWyF0hwCsUyKJXMttJRbmRPRbqryjPUKM7zR6d5ggPcc-vxYXXxtSyWGLCBeJJkNI8kxzQ2yyDTlMuXbwsQp4jOzvk-5DbWLbtIOPzGpp19-KTs-I5qq9tWqSRkv24LNgSonQsVOqzg7c7x-xAXk1qjY2DdkzeegtO2ineTGZpQLu1wWboNU/s4032/IMG_6188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs18GEelwCWyF0hwCsUyKJXMttJRbmRPRbqryjPUKM7zR6d5ggPcc-vxYXXxtSyWGLCBeJJkNI8kxzQ2yyDTlMuXbwsQp4jOzvk-5DbWLbtIOPzGpp19-KTs-I5qq9tWqSRkv24LNgSonQsVOqzg7c7x-xAXk1qjY2DdkzeegtO2ineTGZpQLu1wWboNU/w300-h400/IMG_6188.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to take a half hour walk to <a href="https://www.westminster-abbey.org/">Westminster Abbey</a>. Below you can see <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/city-halls-buildings-and-squares/trafalgar-square">Trafalgar Square</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXrhqWL074ZXeNvyK78yEdjBkhUcsa1Uly9okEwJ9fICffg5QqFzPbVojjRpvl9vjCF0p7wa_y6pzbx3A40aVP8-o5D5mH97bfI4mnn9Jg5QDQ_ADT1gWqCIYQkyQ5bsa543z8SOoawZiBHT_3xEsM7eeLWNT0OC0Zq9qmHaxBJ8or2pW_P9LYTi9Fl8/s4032/IMG_6191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXrhqWL074ZXeNvyK78yEdjBkhUcsa1Uly9okEwJ9fICffg5QqFzPbVojjRpvl9vjCF0p7wa_y6pzbx3A40aVP8-o5D5mH97bfI4mnn9Jg5QDQ_ADT1gWqCIYQkyQ5bsa543z8SOoawZiBHT_3xEsM7eeLWNT0OC0Zq9qmHaxBJ8or2pW_P9LYTi9Fl8/w480-h640/IMG_6191.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can also see in the background, the famous Big Ben.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEq9kslAfXeySxR98lNPfPyiWcKd_nwm7wdhKzvRQMZ1IJar8mfm6CmDK-5IB-INh22Py5n5U8XJcfov7Q6PhK6VBWr81iRZ6s_92ZyddsZvZ-sgv376FdEWOLMzFSudN3nwjLSEyg6OtPe9FuPRvHc9hvGOZKHp23b02Zf5qbjUdURit06HCGb3rjjs/s3511/IMG_6457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="2489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEq9kslAfXeySxR98lNPfPyiWcKd_nwm7wdhKzvRQMZ1IJar8mfm6CmDK-5IB-INh22Py5n5U8XJcfov7Q6PhK6VBWr81iRZ6s_92ZyddsZvZ-sgv376FdEWOLMzFSudN3nwjLSEyg6OtPe9FuPRvHc9hvGOZKHp23b02Zf5qbjUdURit06HCGb3rjjs/w454-h640/IMG_6457.jpeg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeE6UHcU5iM7Pifw_MMi5XI5022s7rahh1CdNAd969MRpgvTC9VyN3kahrzTd-l_YFIuBlOG-Bh5p_QDIAhibYErsDDS1E2_g5DCdsWgupy0Y0LDCFM5jlgGHa63iK8KiZqlnwBWDmQHn0BMgG0aOOmWs0nDsoa_KDlBF0adguotiI17MUAD992Unbp0/s3712/IMG_6456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeE6UHcU5iM7Pifw_MMi5XI5022s7rahh1CdNAd969MRpgvTC9VyN3kahrzTd-l_YFIuBlOG-Bh5p_QDIAhibYErsDDS1E2_g5DCdsWgupy0Y0LDCFM5jlgGHa63iK8KiZqlnwBWDmQHn0BMgG0aOOmWs0nDsoa_KDlBF0adguotiI17MUAD992Unbp0/w470-h640/IMG_6456.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We booked our free tickets online to see <a href="https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey">Westminster Abbey</a>. The line to get into the Abbey moved quickly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4tEnDWLgSW5piLeP8TDWYbcAM4z6dT38qAHFxDNjq97koY56ZUMzrv6pxpzHs0RhDGCJoRdjfnGJAnBdPOVCOL1bqTqFCBHNUIQFqcW3zcFFNZ_zlhZd_MYXm3mNaoqWytqRAQYH0EunZ9vKRVepqbVkdSNtqbxhXfrzRzdFJRDLE_FDRoFyE2HnHXQ/s1800/6C40909C-E88B-441F-9B52-48706F8D8B39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4tEnDWLgSW5piLeP8TDWYbcAM4z6dT38qAHFxDNjq97koY56ZUMzrv6pxpzHs0RhDGCJoRdjfnGJAnBdPOVCOL1bqTqFCBHNUIQFqcW3zcFFNZ_zlhZd_MYXm3mNaoqWytqRAQYH0EunZ9vKRVepqbVkdSNtqbxhXfrzRzdFJRDLE_FDRoFyE2HnHXQ/w512-h640/6C40909C-E88B-441F-9B52-48706F8D8B39.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntOwfznWD96Z-pPiR-ljT0vwQC9g48qSETlS6sHBqK2c1U9gIxHUMNypPkeF-adVZZCIZupdFTshi5G5PtwhT-BRyHfi_OpaAEspa0SpIIMHA18zkH2x6qyLJmZ89ASTPT4que-XPxYSVWUWWfNl2NPUFWAEDYe3MUnTSqwQhSz1roKstBHMlgTkslxg/s4032/IMG_6207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntOwfznWD96Z-pPiR-ljT0vwQC9g48qSETlS6sHBqK2c1U9gIxHUMNypPkeF-adVZZCIZupdFTshi5G5PtwhT-BRyHfi_OpaAEspa0SpIIMHA18zkH2x6qyLJmZ89ASTPT4que-XPxYSVWUWWfNl2NPUFWAEDYe3MUnTSqwQhSz1roKstBHMlgTkslxg/w480-h640/IMG_6207.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Benedictine monks founded Westminster Abbey in 960AD. This church if full of history and it holds services to the public every day. Westminster Abbey offers 90-minute guided tours to see special parts of the church. We toured the church by ourselves but the next time I'm in London I'd love to have a guided tour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWgz5CO11_9RGw2CXSSDNgf0eOdONMlPf55FWDSLqYKMi2ceo1hBfWNvtosV9nQ9Pp3PL4-IJFFIT3KSe1No5hIx_MHiWK2xq0WSCgZyJ-gxYzcneafGFEl1reftTgNay0-81kIVekel4nFOLYieS7ufM6RTStQlYWEnm3wlOQUSAPk5Aip04Aad3qqo/s4032/IMG_6218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWgz5CO11_9RGw2CXSSDNgf0eOdONMlPf55FWDSLqYKMi2ceo1hBfWNvtosV9nQ9Pp3PL4-IJFFIT3KSe1No5hIx_MHiWK2xq0WSCgZyJ-gxYzcneafGFEl1reftTgNay0-81kIVekel4nFOLYieS7ufM6RTStQlYWEnm3wlOQUSAPk5Aip04Aad3qqo/w480-h640/IMG_6218.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the final resting place for kings, queens, poets, musicians, scientists, and politicians of the past. This is also where the coronation of King Charles took place, and royal weddings such as Prince William and Kate Middleton.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bd8Rv2rXqUNtb5vDsTMIaVUwd6XgvZ9KKMbRaQP8i_MGSz6tkkF0AagnTGYugTHcqeTylIKEMHrg5umO2h2JyioSxoAJsM633QQkr0W-uRv9B2C3HfK5A1ZcCCSkDWEno-kllho_oRxMgHbtjkNVcaqmL2O8Um_afmVRs3R8P4pNXUjlhb6HeQ5FOB8/s4032/IMG_6221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bd8Rv2rXqUNtb5vDsTMIaVUwd6XgvZ9KKMbRaQP8i_MGSz6tkkF0AagnTGYugTHcqeTylIKEMHrg5umO2h2JyioSxoAJsM633QQkr0W-uRv9B2C3HfK5A1ZcCCSkDWEno-kllho_oRxMgHbtjkNVcaqmL2O8Um_afmVRs3R8P4pNXUjlhb6HeQ5FOB8/w300-h400/IMG_6221.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was so much to see inside the Abbey and we enjoyed visiting the Poet's Corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral but there is a small tablet on the wall in the Poet's Corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBzoleGSIaUXT58YSrMOs30lkLDGwkL5K_YsHTY-Dg3ylNnjTNB7rw0sajYMt5n9jq2WHyII2LRCfw4syFz8pqLjXfz5OnEDDZ9KmlucNv8jJ4zeTH6qq1MbDDwbIFQoQEqtV-DtcYzHYu279xhFWlBZAu6HP5N0TdXWqzwNYpv7zsf_8WAyjDRVPgr0/s2388/IMG_6228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2124" data-original-width="2388" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBzoleGSIaUXT58YSrMOs30lkLDGwkL5K_YsHTY-Dg3ylNnjTNB7rw0sajYMt5n9jq2WHyII2LRCfw4syFz8pqLjXfz5OnEDDZ9KmlucNv8jJ4zeTH6qq1MbDDwbIFQoQEqtV-DtcYzHYu279xhFWlBZAu6HP5N0TdXWqzwNYpv7zsf_8WAyjDRVPgr0/s320/IMG_6228.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Bronte sisters are honored with a tablet in the Poet's Corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0yUkVzMJQDq3eCapzJoIJ0YBRhjhAhWnrZ2eODOSweSwBOh2u-iB7sSq2kOM-jVPI9FyJjtGCLBX-6InDWp_9lRbs7aCMhxEv_EtTRljuEIpzn1I6T4s4hc3ApzVvqvv0oVVZe82Vrjg1ixdNtCNf428UuyM_brzJvbzc3vX7fN0eXfSMyG4yX43Tgo/s3066/IMG_6229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we left Westminster Abbey you could see in the distance the London Eye.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMbNi-iZLZZZYnN9EqHNb36ziB3jJ-0hcO8rpkA5agC4VTdDe_9s2vfYnLS58HLhDwoKOv98Z28w2UpkfIRzat8U_JJR-LfveNywGlav701j9KuFfi9AtlxE3IY516IIXK8G7z4-KEVEWcA5PMF-Q3PBRdqk1xn0n0PPsfwBlowTt1bRlxwfpl5UW-wo/s4032/IMG_6237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMbNi-iZLZZZYnN9EqHNb36ziB3jJ-0hcO8rpkA5agC4VTdDe_9s2vfYnLS58HLhDwoKOv98Z28w2UpkfIRzat8U_JJR-LfveNywGlav701j9KuFfi9AtlxE3IY516IIXK8G7z4-KEVEWcA5PMF-Q3PBRdqk1xn0n0PPsfwBlowTt1bRlxwfpl5UW-wo/w480-h640/IMG_6237.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We headed to <a href="https://boroughmarket.org.uk/visit-us/">Borough Market</a>. Borough Market is a food market with vendors selling a huge variety of food and drink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3sdW9WOeOMu9rvT44tY1BcVyDumcE8WfJBkyw_g6AdiJjm-N_O-g9q3Z2JtnDQ37SZqHXrFncj0kwva089N9JH_JRzWRKg1l-TrpOpazxPIZMXjwpQJZk4aWrtpR2r4pkNoY4CoHH9FPZelOUT8BD9nwHJjr0Uz7xiiFQPMdhS2MDKxlJK1UPH9wjl0/s4032/IMG_1519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3sdW9WOeOMu9rvT44tY1BcVyDumcE8WfJBkyw_g6AdiJjm-N_O-g9q3Z2JtnDQ37SZqHXrFncj0kwva089N9JH_JRzWRKg1l-TrpOpazxPIZMXjwpQJZk4aWrtpR2r4pkNoY4CoHH9FPZelOUT8BD9nwHJjr0Uz7xiiFQPMdhS2MDKxlJK1UPH9wjl0/w480-h640/IMG_1519.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was so crowded and there were long lines to order and buy food, but the lines moved fast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR2tdmWCgvsz1gON-0P2TMqjpiASDuO_BZsdgoJDP0AIUiao0Z8gCSlKWAuv-S_k-HceJS57C5WYpGo2a6ZZONEAOpABn8I3JBZs-msCS6QdimAoff_xIFHmbaViCwsWHTvbCt1kO94lDbY8VVlfVwck5KPXjSB7ZWAu9sEi3BKB2FMLWk1K9g9ztmr4/s4032/IMG_6241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR2tdmWCgvsz1gON-0P2TMqjpiASDuO_BZsdgoJDP0AIUiao0Z8gCSlKWAuv-S_k-HceJS57C5WYpGo2a6ZZONEAOpABn8I3JBZs-msCS6QdimAoff_xIFHmbaViCwsWHTvbCt1kO94lDbY8VVlfVwck5KPXjSB7ZWAu9sEi3BKB2FMLWk1K9g9ztmr4/w300-h400/IMG_6241.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Due to the crowds of people we had to stand in a corner and eat our food. We shared a pork sandwich and had the most delicious tasting Thai Pad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_iTbSXNpcTN5I0zGKMM3s4-pcVccYsorStYHtbeoPgWy9xnruSNXnALVjyQPeP3BJlmLUwJCpLXJ893rIgfItotxBctZAby5kLUU9kQV5EiMhWJK9PrteVXEse40_7V60Q7THIxp7h6ads5RakxlgBan12BZs8fL_FawEuI3j1am2O2O0Gq0yK_iPEw/s4032/IMG_1526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_iTbSXNpcTN5I0zGKMM3s4-pcVccYsorStYHtbeoPgWy9xnruSNXnALVjyQPeP3BJlmLUwJCpLXJ893rIgfItotxBctZAby5kLUU9kQV5EiMhWJK9PrteVXEse40_7V60Q7THIxp7h6ads5RakxlgBan12BZs8fL_FawEuI3j1am2O2O0Gq0yK_iPEw/w300-h400/IMG_1526.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had to try the viral TikTok strawberries with chocolate sauce. This was so delicious tasting and the strawberries were huge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWztOees4Zzs5ImPuYWl3Ef1nQH8QUqNqyhrhz8Lnd9lCUh45ra-Vjp9UYZQAHbxZ2i4uZGRLpX7ix_UNdsLEuqs7SJd1hBgeeur_gb2UoKn4P1Q_HgmjyU571cam5LXLlxznDeB1m3X8Q_W34GDS1EMHkizdyiQhBL9ZB48h6JKpLjcGm3jZb9qEcVr0/s4032/IMG_1530.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWztOees4Zzs5ImPuYWl3Ef1nQH8QUqNqyhrhz8Lnd9lCUh45ra-Vjp9UYZQAHbxZ2i4uZGRLpX7ix_UNdsLEuqs7SJd1hBgeeur_gb2UoKn4P1Q_HgmjyU571cam5LXLlxznDeB1m3X8Q_W34GDS1EMHkizdyiQhBL9ZB48h6JKpLjcGm3jZb9qEcVr0/w300-h400/IMG_1530.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went back to the hotel to change and rest a bit. We had tickets to see the West End musical Six. We first had dinner at an Italian restaurant called <a href="https://www.lulivo.uk/">Lulivo</a>. The location of the restaurant was perfect and right near the theater. We shared bruschetta pomodoro, and we both had pasta dishes and the food was good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OCxMIhhn7U2wR5lvkXtWBftUV6VxxQQxe0tts_iT520B2em9bobuDi8uZEmQ0m5ZDOhZ81RUZyh60QIiQ040XTD6N2QDcuwLEPg4hzm1xSIyI4zXQd7ubuEurYG8AkOfLdsZ3TgHF0kr3P7AXXviwI6zRWGkSXrnPmQzfUA9xZ07mmzfqtL38kpMsZg/s4032/IMG_1547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OCxMIhhn7U2wR5lvkXtWBftUV6VxxQQxe0tts_iT520B2em9bobuDi8uZEmQ0m5ZDOhZ81RUZyh60QIiQ040XTD6N2QDcuwLEPg4hzm1xSIyI4zXQd7ubuEurYG8AkOfLdsZ3TgHF0kr3P7AXXviwI6zRWGkSXrnPmQzfUA9xZ07mmzfqtL38kpMsZg/w300-h400/IMG_1547.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We both enjoyed <a href="https://www.sixthemusical.com/london">Six the Musical</a>. It's about the <a href="https://www.history.com/news/henry-viii-wives">Six Wives of Henry VIII</a>. The musical is only 75-minutes long and an all women cast. I loved the singing, the dancing, and the story each wife told of her marriage to Henry VIII.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTAyRs8H2MbSHsBhn_V5iXK2CMG3WjS5Zy8kwai0cXAMqzflVpQpZsngFDWX3M2qBa3sRnF2ERfZkwO6cH-i8Umv0b6fnp3IevjbA9aNeyxQ7gW_aMB_0A7DQ96CpiUfrMBJhAdXher3quiogxmJ652xAq4Zantjobg_mOr4uEaec1hjx-1Do_klpOxo/s4032/IMG_1555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTAyRs8H2MbSHsBhn_V5iXK2CMG3WjS5Zy8kwai0cXAMqzflVpQpZsngFDWX3M2qBa3sRnF2ERfZkwO6cH-i8Umv0b6fnp3IevjbA9aNeyxQ7gW_aMB_0A7DQ96CpiUfrMBJhAdXher3quiogxmJ652xAq4Zantjobg_mOr4uEaec1hjx-1Do_klpOxo/w480-h640/IMG_1555.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the show we walked around Covent Garden. We had reservations at <a href="https://thealchemist.uk.com/venues/covent-garden/">The Alchemist</a>. The drinks are unique and my daughter had a drink that was smoking as she poured it into her glass. We shared delicious tasting edamame and smashed potatoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZYMcGWO77SUjZuItNp_I6-0Jp5_bKNU8toOuMrseyHJWd0XiOEuIhbmAqciW8SmKMMMbvjJXcyOCZbLfL3_MMWpI6e30LSrD1XOwhUrw5TzIo9PodnznjefMZb2nPpsMEhcK7JEPuUAkUKzarSpnkumKKfHOmI6a11HZMKCJEe7RoEJDeGbyJ-do-SE/s4032/IMG_6260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZYMcGWO77SUjZuItNp_I6-0Jp5_bKNU8toOuMrseyHJWd0XiOEuIhbmAqciW8SmKMMMbvjJXcyOCZbLfL3_MMWpI6e30LSrD1XOwhUrw5TzIo9PodnznjefMZb2nPpsMEhcK7JEPuUAkUKzarSpnkumKKfHOmI6a11HZMKCJEe7RoEJDeGbyJ-do-SE/w300-h400/IMG_6260.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed my espresso martini.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIgzX84MEMVlBtapaDPTaqpUTWzm6jfJ4Pc02aJfzjDCEtqOgdBSLxoKTyI3INscAHK8fAOx-z-P4yQrXYzNpB7bGNvtGjZO-3MlkBGyHSbhi4UF0xMjw4w6BpcON0u3DZGiVQE3WcYjiiwaxG6ZicoxjyILk0ZSAjRdHjgPsUMeAJFHMhT3srhFwUc4/s4032/IMG_1578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIgzX84MEMVlBtapaDPTaqpUTWzm6jfJ4Pc02aJfzjDCEtqOgdBSLxoKTyI3INscAHK8fAOx-z-P4yQrXYzNpB7bGNvtGjZO-3MlkBGyHSbhi4UF0xMjw4w6BpcON0u3DZGiVQE3WcYjiiwaxG6ZicoxjyILk0ZSAjRdHjgPsUMeAJFHMhT3srhFwUc4/w300-h400/IMG_1578.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a long and enjoyable Day 3 in London. Stay tuned for Day 4, and our last day of our trip to London.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read Day 1 - <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-1.html">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read Day 2 - <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-2.html">HERE</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-17648421857891906182024-01-15T07:00:00.001-05:002024-01-15T07:00:00.250-05:00London Trip 2023 - Day 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B3V4KWq1coDvEVnzF6Fl0XVEGFGNrLQXkzwsq-18FaIDtuxzm9GhLvIB7K9MgclyzEV1ME-gIHEZY3bAsN8c8msdTtFyeKXwPlKpU-gXlXyusRL2QHiejGhDeujoVV6kPCnkqqPtDdj39wl_BvmHg-M-mJOHsNC0xuw5BjZFL6gr-yQF0qeJAI9XbFY/s2000/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B3V4KWq1coDvEVnzF6Fl0XVEGFGNrLQXkzwsq-18FaIDtuxzm9GhLvIB7K9MgclyzEV1ME-gIHEZY3bAsN8c8msdTtFyeKXwPlKpU-gXlXyusRL2QHiejGhDeujoVV6kPCnkqqPtDdj39wl_BvmHg-M-mJOHsNC0xuw5BjZFL6gr-yQF0qeJAI9XbFY/w494-h640/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning in London, Friday 12/1/23, we had brunch at <a href="https://bills-website.co.uk/restaurants/soho/?utm_source=LocalGoogle&utm_medium=Organic">Bill's</a>. I enjoyed pancakes, bacon, and a hot latte. My daughter had avocado toast with french fries and coffee. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeeY815B8HYULAnzltxt7fcTOrYAFgWCTbnYv5GWhPAs2yBDSBYcWCtUSA1xg6w26S1IKedCgNPa3Ye3Q3Hwb_G6dAGtr67y6IPgQ8sUXm05HFeikcxCP2xV0gVR_LBgV-r3Bpi1OsKRVJBkqqWlI0ktAEmU-BkKCeBRWbMY7Uvv2Q-8oFpWQecYZ-nU/s4032/IMG_6134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeeY815B8HYULAnzltxt7fcTOrYAFgWCTbnYv5GWhPAs2yBDSBYcWCtUSA1xg6w26S1IKedCgNPa3Ye3Q3Hwb_G6dAGtr67y6IPgQ8sUXm05HFeikcxCP2xV0gVR_LBgV-r3Bpi1OsKRVJBkqqWlI0ktAEmU-BkKCeBRWbMY7Uvv2Q-8oFpWQecYZ-nU/w300-h400/IMG_6134.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAnRFYB14Y78j2MiYiME6HmEcl7eomktaMtqoYEHuHHOZsBgiEdYaJs9rrwbT8jdt-Nc-vCuNjRqxgMOn8svFbTAKAItoJ_EeYUX9mDtK5rcDUB5BOXiB_gahNlIVigcVeJts6FnqgPACT1CS6c7HnUNm9Mt2A0ymhqdIfq6-RJImUlerKaVI1srZmck/s4032/IMG_6133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAnRFYB14Y78j2MiYiME6HmEcl7eomktaMtqoYEHuHHOZsBgiEdYaJs9rrwbT8jdt-Nc-vCuNjRqxgMOn8svFbTAKAItoJ_EeYUX9mDtK5rcDUB5BOXiB_gahNlIVigcVeJts6FnqgPACT1CS6c7HnUNm9Mt2A0ymhqdIfq6-RJImUlerKaVI1srZmck/w300-h400/IMG_6133.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After breakfast we walked around a bit. We took the tube to South Kensington where the Victoria and Albert museum is located.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg393FOm1FZxiio1CdcihlmiN7C1VRSl1txypjDCuNefPrkc7fjKXoCkHODbt6WssqLY2YAProBv0InorXUDwUMIWMxfSciZ0vp-gaCedNn1yNm_le6Q8JKMm3ylnOgGoM2d42IvRpY3b42QWKM9O88MY9TPt_pjzRaOePnoRzg40T6UOKzxUHmosgecZY/s4032/IMG_6138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg393FOm1FZxiio1CdcihlmiN7C1VRSl1txypjDCuNefPrkc7fjKXoCkHODbt6WssqLY2YAProBv0InorXUDwUMIWMxfSciZ0vp-gaCedNn1yNm_le6Q8JKMm3ylnOgGoM2d42IvRpY3b42QWKM9O88MY9TPt_pjzRaOePnoRzg40T6UOKzxUHmosgecZY/w480-h640/IMG_6138.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to visit the <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg_d7C7VABgDeLVWwhjL9JDUiV0Ca5tdcCUEYzxTvgsL-YIL5c6PloV_iXdu-O6XSHp-ySU6SKG-6Xoc_RvbYkZH1l5vjj83xRidJMdC88p4_fYXZVUp_8xaR6hNmFNH3uQZsf7jVXm-6orBxg-a5UVoKQgYMhsj_QCbVY1ZclatgvfA-8arf0m9VbKs/s4032/IMG_1423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg_d7C7VABgDeLVWwhjL9JDUiV0Ca5tdcCUEYzxTvgsL-YIL5c6PloV_iXdu-O6XSHp-ySU6SKG-6Xoc_RvbYkZH1l5vjj83xRidJMdC88p4_fYXZVUp_8xaR6hNmFNH3uQZsf7jVXm-6orBxg-a5UVoKQgYMhsj_QCbVY1ZclatgvfA-8arf0m9VbKs/w300-h400/IMG_1423.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgLNYHNFkhyphenhyphenN465XVSn8rm5lblQ1zKiE1QNISS_l_3HeFaMh2N6J9ExrZ167920u9LdtcqH4dxzXBLfSeEDXNPeCd6umi5v5EImIUvBb8wcdAqxTPpU-MndSDGhoZ2iV9wrHYV2E0gys1Qgn0aBCuwg0qPbbsMFpMBxs1hoqgLM-M-PgakMbANTH2n-A/s4032/IMG_6156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgLNYHNFkhyphenhyphenN465XVSn8rm5lblQ1zKiE1QNISS_l_3HeFaMh2N6J9ExrZ167920u9LdtcqH4dxzXBLfSeEDXNPeCd6umi5v5EImIUvBb8wcdAqxTPpU-MndSDGhoZ2iV9wrHYV2E0gys1Qgn0aBCuwg0qPbbsMFpMBxs1hoqgLM-M-PgakMbANTH2n-A/w300-h400/IMG_6156.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We left the museum and walked down the block to the famous department store Harrods. </span><span>We had a great time in </span><a href="https://www.harrods.com/en-us/">Harrods</a><span>. We spent some time in the food court and shopping for sunglasses and handbags. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA5fr2udmkud8Du9GnKNYbKEqmXw8N3ZBTbra0992MEKtBYzGoZm_R76n-3LjyuZtMMqXf94V1n5EGRrOHzKjWJOUruCFrIVcXusoITq4OFgPVSpLXrEbWKhhDAamhVoOI2RPL7kg2JMxQ0qh3q6aB6voT_Cw-a9vgm9AqtXcaNt9Q3HNnZxV4QK4KOw/s4032/IMG_6173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA5fr2udmkud8Du9GnKNYbKEqmXw8N3ZBTbra0992MEKtBYzGoZm_R76n-3LjyuZtMMqXf94V1n5EGRrOHzKjWJOUruCFrIVcXusoITq4OFgPVSpLXrEbWKhhDAamhVoOI2RPL7kg2JMxQ0qh3q6aB6voT_Cw-a9vgm9AqtXcaNt9Q3HNnZxV4QK4KOw/w480-h640/IMG_6173.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the time we left Harrods we were both very hungry and ready to eat dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly7-7qgLF0KV4BgTZ6Y7SeFbklLT5zzrUUbkOPMnTQJe1pl72BEE99ZFglfTBw3OLcx_RbMCU6tIFuxdWUPqyRnBPAhBwAsPU7perhHGYEU2WOcjy8S8X_cYaPtImz0g5_aBFYnFUPebBIV16IejxzOGdq4oCAdv4jHqMcUrV00IST_PB4f88h-XueZQ/s1024/IMG_6185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhly7-7qgLF0KV4BgTZ6Y7SeFbklLT5zzrUUbkOPMnTQJe1pl72BEE99ZFglfTBw3OLcx_RbMCU6tIFuxdWUPqyRnBPAhBwAsPU7perhHGYEU2WOcjy8S8X_cYaPtImz0g5_aBFYnFUPebBIV16IejxzOGdq4oCAdv4jHqMcUrV00IST_PB4f88h-XueZQ/w480-h640/IMG_6185.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed our dinner at <a href="https://www.therestaurantatthecapitallondon.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=seo_restaurants">The Restaurant at The Capital</a>. We both had cocktails and shared mussels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yZ8KF3cbn-8P5ec4b3kOYeZyvX3O0zsRFLjEgqEY22sc_WCM-nATOv0uw_4ToakLJJc56Ci016eMwEyJWeLHv0sG6lpZxj5VIhT1JswT3mjNOLAeoj9wXL2O8dnh88sxfLI9sZl5kcj78lGfIIyyq3bvmMR68oZfYABPBQytbljaGNg_q22jCfTADeY/s1540/IMG_4517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="1540" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yZ8KF3cbn-8P5ec4b3kOYeZyvX3O0zsRFLjEgqEY22sc_WCM-nATOv0uw_4ToakLJJc56Ci016eMwEyJWeLHv0sG6lpZxj5VIhT1JswT3mjNOLAeoj9wXL2O8dnh88sxfLI9sZl5kcj78lGfIIyyq3bvmMR68oZfYABPBQytbljaGNg_q22jCfTADeY/w400-h396/IMG_4517.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I loved my lamb chops and my daughter had steak in sauce. The meal came with salads and we shared creme burlee for dessert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZThhe-PS3z7vnVek1mW0ZlMg2CR-q90_2VpQacORhHCFIngv7v6E5DTkcfWl4Wa5m6ehxNLnGXMnWpkt0QxLaXNZcOuCk6Ce0ev3qjoS34RSH4Hw-h8j3t7oiLqzE7yp0-DmfeQIFjfs9IClL7DFTso9tHqKNC4TIYjCBv3jx1YqXuLrUmdCch6SoL2Y/s1540/IMG_6448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="1540" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZThhe-PS3z7vnVek1mW0ZlMg2CR-q90_2VpQacORhHCFIngv7v6E5DTkcfWl4Wa5m6ehxNLnGXMnWpkt0QxLaXNZcOuCk6Ce0ev3qjoS34RSH4Hw-h8j3t7oiLqzE7yp0-DmfeQIFjfs9IClL7DFTso9tHqKNC4TIYjCBv3jx1YqXuLrUmdCch6SoL2Y/w400-h396/IMG_6448.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took an Uber back to our hotel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Our second day in London was a long and busy day. I was happy to get back to the hotel and go to sleep. </span>I had a great second day in London. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In case you missed Day 1, you can read that <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2024/01/london-trip-2023-day-1.html">HERE</a>. Stay tuned for Day 3 coming soon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-83131349150270634172024-01-10T07:00:00.001-05:002024-01-10T07:00:00.132-05:00London Trip 2023 - Day 1<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyGIT4nBlNVd64TnvDxtmF5vW3unYa4v1ZMqWh82o__aBFRNJeu7aSJl6LjaaUXzMzUeVpsQUszV5QYIUdK3RXUicXbhP116ND3gar1rxKaahsaqKhyphenhyphenhh9-tSupI0RtGQ2114D3SKpyph6qgU2DymdNAq656e_gAllNnPuZoiDi3U2DhbUnLC95afhV4/s2000/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyGIT4nBlNVd64TnvDxtmF5vW3unYa4v1ZMqWh82o__aBFRNJeu7aSJl6LjaaUXzMzUeVpsQUszV5QYIUdK3RXUicXbhP116ND3gar1rxKaahsaqKhyphenhyphenhh9-tSupI0RtGQ2114D3SKpyph6qgU2DymdNAq656e_gAllNnPuZoiDi3U2DhbUnLC95afhV4/w494-h640/Food%20Magazine%20in%20Grey%20Beige%20Minimal%20Type-Driven%20Style%20-%20Cover.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I took a trip to London at the end of November for four days with my daughter. My daughter took a trip with her friend and cousin to Dublin and London in June. One afternoon in August my husband, daughter, and I were having lunch and my daughter mentioned that she didn't get to see or do some things in London. I said to her why don't you and I go together for a few days and that is how our trip came about. Plus my birthday is at the end of December and this would be my birthday trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We took a late night flight at 10:40 pm on 11/29/23 and arrived in London Thursday morning 11/30/23 at 10:50 am.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A photo of me waiting at JFK airport for our flight to London. I slept most of the time on the plane.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18cOTDwnjgTKgYJscEBe6a0RiQFR7EgHwn7BTLUiYjNyQj858Go_0mMr1qpk1NpSa_UR9Lk-1WLNF0vv0uulrR3XZka8t6Q3p4zCdJcp6Y_ZgyKV6YeKC8JaVh2rIqnY3eWUGCPnWjc2ilXskUEbEwOo96nfaOXsdb7nbP2VrtD52AmgF8iI9DKIjl_I/s1844/IMG_6339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18cOTDwnjgTKgYJscEBe6a0RiQFR7EgHwn7BTLUiYjNyQj858Go_0mMr1qpk1NpSa_UR9Lk-1WLNF0vv0uulrR3XZka8t6Q3p4zCdJcp6Y_ZgyKV6YeKC8JaVh2rIqnY3eWUGCPnWjc2ilXskUEbEwOo96nfaOXsdb7nbP2VrtD52AmgF8iI9DKIjl_I/w406-h640/IMG_6339.jpeg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday morning 11/30/23, we took the London tube to our hotel <a href="https://www.residenthotels.com/soho/">The Resident</a> in Soho. We were happy that our room was ready and we settled in for a bit. Our room was small but clean and in a great location for sightseeing in London.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-cXQ_dYwbeYuFqFPaqyaVZuQ7frzimccPPV70k3WcCEFdKF2m5FBgbaNXMF6Bj53oGaxf8FOQYUTvx5VA2jHus06q6PGqQeWqxVGV2pqwtaIfXIaCo5lCZeODhxkRsGwYfaPg7WUzc9h0r64_LCpjMKt6rPeTV3-okAKoMcBULeXRqteJaN5TzMFz5I/s275/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-cXQ_dYwbeYuFqFPaqyaVZuQ7frzimccPPV70k3WcCEFdKF2m5FBgbaNXMF6Bj53oGaxf8FOQYUTvx5VA2jHus06q6PGqQeWqxVGV2pqwtaIfXIaCo5lCZeODhxkRsGwYfaPg7WUzc9h0r64_LCpjMKt6rPeTV3-okAKoMcBULeXRqteJaN5TzMFz5I/w400-h266/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once we were settled in we took a walk to <a href="https://www.coventgarden.london/">Covent Garden</a> and it was the perfect spot to get us in the mood for Christmas. Covent Garden is an area in London that has a lot of stores and restaurants. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJmr76HI6Ffe24dquXzyr1h4IKd-YfJ_RvtK55Adr1idcZiJLQpOai6XaFAXqIbjgzAXkPjWBvthBH1z5zEwiXB8ofLvd8a1yGG8E0Yul2_KIP0kGfVfGcxnF2-fK1vTjmoZbanS_R9q2fTGttBGDpgg8uZXYXFpbvFI7ATk92tHylelXuaSLqZHWYpQ/s4032/IMG_6093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJmr76HI6Ffe24dquXzyr1h4IKd-YfJ_RvtK55Adr1idcZiJLQpOai6XaFAXqIbjgzAXkPjWBvthBH1z5zEwiXB8ofLvd8a1yGG8E0Yul2_KIP0kGfVfGcxnF2-fK1vTjmoZbanS_R9q2fTGttBGDpgg8uZXYXFpbvFI7ATk92tHylelXuaSLqZHWYpQ/w480-h640/IMG_6093.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAcz98LQEGq6LceB5zqhcu-tSKnKFabAsgj0PJGx-9PI7MMnu_UN7KGOm4IjRyPtns4vI81-GzCTqswuZLomQLdWwWQC1Wk8eUY8eAOJo4n6wV0KPdLQzzaXMsR8HDVasIcJtnWnwaHtuqLswFpReenAACeqRt_VWe8pPlf_m4MX-mnfvzB1IOJkTh3U/s3088/IMG_6095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAcz98LQEGq6LceB5zqhcu-tSKnKFabAsgj0PJGx-9PI7MMnu_UN7KGOm4IjRyPtns4vI81-GzCTqswuZLomQLdWwWQC1Wk8eUY8eAOJo4n6wV0KPdLQzzaXMsR8HDVasIcJtnWnwaHtuqLswFpReenAACeqRt_VWe8pPlf_m4MX-mnfvzB1IOJkTh3U/w300-h400/IMG_6095.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3D35GO0tCxNAQyTc77qmRJBOGULVN632OtlPU7SbdDsmmiwDQe_Kp5gz6wK_qAmvlCg9kfVzbwxclbs1_Cf_SdQ9kBs_91woWyuGm3iRGv5R9BIEDr5EiTbaqiDHnJLNj1w2d-D5RTEoaaCi_RuiTUAn2AwoVptwlJsM-ZHaErp8c_ENqHILVRsFUWA/s4032/IMG_6098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3D35GO0tCxNAQyTc77qmRJBOGULVN632OtlPU7SbdDsmmiwDQe_Kp5gz6wK_qAmvlCg9kfVzbwxclbs1_Cf_SdQ9kBs_91woWyuGm3iRGv5R9BIEDr5EiTbaqiDHnJLNj1w2d-D5RTEoaaCi_RuiTUAn2AwoVptwlJsM-ZHaErp8c_ENqHILVRsFUWA/w480-h640/IMG_6098.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stopped for cookies at <a href="https://www.benscookies.com/our-cookies/">Ben's Cookies</a>. They have a large variety of cookies and I enjoyed my oatmeal raisin cookie. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNcyPGhfStqk6lpXFSdu0SsZ-m5ByiDZQMhZOovV6po32fNYaFElQ4qoZnXJSSiQfDql8Kx_9kmpAZwZAfsnhpfsKYLbTobAsZXLKpfhZblSGqU8kaQN9X4X0z4-2kJAUpDjgoKR-prwWNkPiPp6Do93cJB9ulAPUrDbegViWaK4k7QhSfq9KTNbDnbo/s4032/IMG_6099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNcyPGhfStqk6lpXFSdu0SsZ-m5ByiDZQMhZOovV6po32fNYaFElQ4qoZnXJSSiQfDql8Kx_9kmpAZwZAfsnhpfsKYLbTobAsZXLKpfhZblSGqU8kaQN9X4X0z4-2kJAUpDjgoKR-prwWNkPiPp6Do93cJB9ulAPUrDbegViWaK4k7QhSfq9KTNbDnbo/w300-h400/IMG_6099.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was time for us to get back to our hotel so that I could meet April for coffee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so happy to finally meet April from the blog <a href="https://apriljharris.com/">April J. Harris</a>. I've followed her blog for a long time and it was nice to meet in person. We had a great time chatting and I hope you'll take the time to check out her lifestyle blog. April loves blogging about food, travel, and runs a blog party called The Hearth and Soul Link Party.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrjMjWIncQid_UZgqnnSjpk0Xol3Ah2koh-pXhbDLs4W9LeFx2k8fzZHnKIHGopLaxDBb0wAyV6XwQsxXvqaqMFEvmOUHkyKmMXpRJ-CGeANqSyqLRmA_9oH1NfOZjMh3Sw28YRDS9I7ed7Cy3ewHr4TObdF98r6L_r3foxzX8Aj3UYjRkEl13PqCTNk/s5130/IMG_0988.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5130" data-original-width="3716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrjMjWIncQid_UZgqnnSjpk0Xol3Ah2koh-pXhbDLs4W9LeFx2k8fzZHnKIHGopLaxDBb0wAyV6XwQsxXvqaqMFEvmOUHkyKmMXpRJ-CGeANqSyqLRmA_9oH1NfOZjMh3Sw28YRDS9I7ed7Cy3ewHr4TObdF98r6L_r3foxzX8Aj3UYjRkEl13PqCTNk/w464-h640/IMG_0988.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I got back to the hotel, my daughter and I decided to get dinner. We walked past Chinatown but unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to eat at any restaurants there. There's always next time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKUp2RJ8kwLgGBjRJ7PDMnq_N_CTNCl7I3GTxnIfPT-tAws75dut6-CxIG8NQKHPVTdZ5TYl5C1oFj2vm_5XXjLG3JI77y2zgVhnnbAae2Xi6mAsAXR7rfBFemRwk0c1M0URnjpxL35xhR_H6AoYxw354bI6jjlgfo9r06PWCsglq4qMW7u5As0QNDIs/s4032/IMG_6108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKUp2RJ8kwLgGBjRJ7PDMnq_N_CTNCl7I3GTxnIfPT-tAws75dut6-CxIG8NQKHPVTdZ5TYl5C1oFj2vm_5XXjLG3JI77y2zgVhnnbAae2Xi6mAsAXR7rfBFemRwk0c1M0URnjpxL35xhR_H6AoYxw354bI6jjlgfo9r06PWCsglq4qMW7u5As0QNDIs/w480-h640/IMG_6108.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stumbled upon an outdoor market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcNfWvPgpC7uD6DVB_nXPiGTyhmUlceNqC14olTOFxdsnInfIvROM40AlrblXEAxleTcW9XYZuJnjHgEe-rTcvJqiIQChcOnndzheNjObjhjHMZ6NBzjQrhpbK-_ernIIcjdvpu6XK3bTFcQFgtxvVbYCwuHrAMUJUp62XN5OApSLd0SxHjDjLyPwKV4/s4032/IMG_6109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcNfWvPgpC7uD6DVB_nXPiGTyhmUlceNqC14olTOFxdsnInfIvROM40AlrblXEAxleTcW9XYZuJnjHgEe-rTcvJqiIQChcOnndzheNjObjhjHMZ6NBzjQrhpbK-_ernIIcjdvpu6XK3bTFcQFgtxvVbYCwuHrAMUJUp62XN5OApSLd0SxHjDjLyPwKV4/w480-h640/IMG_6109.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I noticed a lot of food stands such as this hot chocolate world stand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcX5SQI7xZdchX7CJT-vYsRKZJ97nXnZQUkvT0-Y8Ro4dAuFoSbXuetbNBhiAgA743VcgeWKzg35_VlyUhKXehLzK1Oeuv9CA5dGl4p2lgSv7Ji8TZ6OTyuUn2EOTJBOUIUgMxJXvxM5ZeRkbJAdgkREZE9SXXXqpNClX_BVOK5QtOKTKNpLQNDARyy0/s4032/IMG_6111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcX5SQI7xZdchX7CJT-vYsRKZJ97nXnZQUkvT0-Y8Ro4dAuFoSbXuetbNBhiAgA743VcgeWKzg35_VlyUhKXehLzK1Oeuv9CA5dGl4p2lgSv7Ji8TZ6OTyuUn2EOTJBOUIUgMxJXvxM5ZeRkbJAdgkREZE9SXXXqpNClX_BVOK5QtOKTKNpLQNDARyy0/w300-h400/IMG_6111.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everything looked so festive and was decorated for the holidays.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr7WWaD4k2NXXxTbn4NkdZ0BeJ1q2VFuso75ErLE7SKr9yVUNQUTYNoVw-LUvyS2C-8MdjrI9h7nMjkKG42Ro5lCqF-RcFSeEV4k-BBH7XkWOmD3uYfaTZRxjqqqs8TLq1w8V3XSJYPymxovDvugjxPf8jTXwfk7u5LAK_1n9Bs-J5lTG4d9OGwsH_vk/s4032/IMG_6113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr7WWaD4k2NXXxTbn4NkdZ0BeJ1q2VFuso75ErLE7SKr9yVUNQUTYNoVw-LUvyS2C-8MdjrI9h7nMjkKG42Ro5lCqF-RcFSeEV4k-BBH7XkWOmD3uYfaTZRxjqqqs8TLq1w8V3XSJYPymxovDvugjxPf8jTXwfk7u5LAK_1n9Bs-J5lTG4d9OGwsH_vk/w480-h640/IMG_6113.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to try the homemade linguine with hot truffle sauce at the Cheese Wheel. It was so good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyIte-h9o38JAfwvAQqts7WeIu8fRThZ5MCK5Fiw5S7GOjagBrjLtx_CIC4YOl43x4zd7BWDo5qVQpp-22dzy_dyuaDBpPMymtnWtaSuSLQ34KIWPBMfRn5SuubxPgpcDlFWPb11Vf0azIw-eSOGfhDhgQ1daC6cRAVo2wybSKpcissiVwq7Ykc6WANg/s4032/IMG_6114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyIte-h9o38JAfwvAQqts7WeIu8fRThZ5MCK5Fiw5S7GOjagBrjLtx_CIC4YOl43x4zd7BWDo5qVQpp-22dzy_dyuaDBpPMymtnWtaSuSLQ34KIWPBMfRn5SuubxPgpcDlFWPb11Vf0azIw-eSOGfhDhgQ1daC6cRAVo2wybSKpcissiVwq7Ykc6WANg/w480-h640/IMG_6114.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKMXv-Rp-hlyI3g6D_aZRdF_9ZRmwPF6Lzr7-tMn8rfE-yrpUmY_4bPVDxge6EUUDo-hEn2nk29HhZQTEyCwykErs2rVJLVqHHNzzAIFuz7aonw0lqV79Fu9L8ZScVj1K-wcsAB8Y8_jCNJftkF2zSCUyDaMKTwwqwNb1ShT40jucj5VivyaNbjpR0j8/s4032/IMG_1369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so amazed when I spotted this creation of a crocheted cart of Covent Garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y51n1oZkSPl06d25hr9u_JX0G7rfiV4cVKW1ZJNdBfNjgtj316UnJrtK_RFLN-ps0ZZYPM3X6_BhptX48AcktJwzs6vhAk8Sb3xb0-qw7zmVS3JaLr0zko_V1lIXnttyj-CTcLn3mqo9IzQ4oLpEohrQleUdWIYi_SE28yeNoKyFJVWdPSEy1aTk3J8/s4032/IMG_6122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y51n1oZkSPl06d25hr9u_JX0G7rfiV4cVKW1ZJNdBfNjgtj316UnJrtK_RFLN-ps0ZZYPM3X6_BhptX48AcktJwzs6vhAk8Sb3xb0-qw7zmVS3JaLr0zko_V1lIXnttyj-CTcLn3mqo9IzQ4oLpEohrQleUdWIYi_SE28yeNoKyFJVWdPSEy1aTk3J8/w480-h640/IMG_6122.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love all of the details that went into making this creation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLavZCkhfBI0nG5PNvQdATGisBF6Ei6lgrbGfq603n3Qlp1yjLuANiGopAyI1gNhPoPOEfEZlA7CPIrBw-u3M8cQX8a4NAhxIOutGQYVvXlHHKrBYQwroNbryJch5hATBB2x_pwlOsES6ei2tbZrihlqbbE3xJaK4IducpibS2junO5IH02zTlSek0fsE/s4032/IMG_6123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLavZCkhfBI0nG5PNvQdATGisBF6Ei6lgrbGfq603n3Qlp1yjLuANiGopAyI1gNhPoPOEfEZlA7CPIrBw-u3M8cQX8a4NAhxIOutGQYVvXlHHKrBYQwroNbryJch5hATBB2x_pwlOsES6ei2tbZrihlqbbE3xJaK4IducpibS2junO5IH02zTlSek0fsE/w480-h640/IMG_6123.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Covent Garden was so festive and I loved this lighted Christmas tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMWxLzQkz75Jc2N6OefLlwtznbDbCNsOA4RIiWevSLzpNHqz721k-W8_ji65C2K_VZ0IPrLr9EAH5rjRNvw6I8ZGVC7pepur51MFIXsDKAVm2HE4XHA02WVPIH97Z0irUd-VqHbdETimqMa1vBtrgtyGThsslEg4ksq6aTJ0SqcT3NLlai9t3Y12xO4Y/s4032/IMG_6126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMWxLzQkz75Jc2N6OefLlwtznbDbCNsOA4RIiWevSLzpNHqz721k-W8_ji65C2K_VZ0IPrLr9EAH5rjRNvw6I8ZGVC7pepur51MFIXsDKAVm2HE4XHA02WVPIH97Z0irUd-VqHbdETimqMa1vBtrgtyGThsslEg4ksq6aTJ0SqcT3NLlai9t3Y12xO4Y/w480-h640/IMG_6126.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a great first day in London. Please stay tuned for Day 2 coming soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-42860037764222384382024-01-08T07:00:00.001-05:002024-01-08T07:00:00.133-05:00Books I've Read in 2023<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. I can't believe it's the new year and 2024! This is the first time I've kept track of all of the books I've read for 2023. I can't believe I read 25 books last year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPiAGnWpjGIikj0tsw-qwcC1aE8GsR4fxZ5HiF8yXk2PUdEUqLIa8c-F0KS-qzvrsJ0lYo6vccMbhfUVshgkXX5fbr-VHzCLLdKPdbHliAxSd-Kv82YcF8D6qaxHDUPvETqUsQF6Lkus_Qv_zWz1qP28OMcp-uabDGEJOvD961gW4foSqvq9jDMDvzlE/s507/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="507" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPiAGnWpjGIikj0tsw-qwcC1aE8GsR4fxZ5HiF8yXk2PUdEUqLIa8c-F0KS-qzvrsJ0lYo6vccMbhfUVshgkXX5fbr-VHzCLLdKPdbHliAxSd-Kv82YcF8D6qaxHDUPvETqUsQF6Lkus_Qv_zWz1qP28OMcp-uabDGEJOvD961gW4foSqvq9jDMDvzlE/w400-h266/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE IS A LIST OF THE BOOKS I'VE READ FOR 2023:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Mystery of the 99 Steps by Carolyn Keene</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Rules of Civility by Amor Towles</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Verity by Colleen Hoover</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Counterfeit by Kirsten Chen</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Maid by Rita Prose</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">November 9 by Colleen Hoover</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Night Work by Nora Roberts</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Thrill by Jackie Collins</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Rayburn</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Cole for Christmas by Janet Raye Stevens</span></li></ul></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Favorite Book of the Year:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What was your favorite book you read last year? If you have book recommendations, please let me know.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px) !important; background-position: 0px 0.7em !important; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span></p><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto !important; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto !important; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div><div class="comments" id="comments" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 50px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><a name="comments" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-26502686045289693742024-01-02T07:00:00.001-05:002024-01-02T07:00:00.135-05:00Most Popular Blog Posts of 2023<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends, and Happy New Year 2024!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed the holidays as much as I did. I spent a lot of time with my family and friends. I even took a trip to Europe at the end of November with my daughter to celebrate my birthday which was at the end of December. I'll be sharing about our trip to London soon. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of my goals is to get back to a regular schedule of blogging now that the holidays are over.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it would be a fun idea to look back at some of my most popular blog posts of 2023. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTa3Ap-LuXlqTNzKsQReX3VjqFVH33ssk3ajcvyNgoML3Zo2FCHzjmJD3VBMVRyFgt-V3kTFlGQx9kNwlxMpaANjDvyAjH8VRlUziqSTuVhcb7FGeja5-HlDKQ8zy6rsqGxnDaFNciOBgmXEFirfo8ZkVQXsdMOac8gKPCDySsAEMmJOh05Z5e-Cyt_Q/s1200/DIY%20Decorations%20Purple%20Wedding%20Ideas%20Blog%20Graphic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTa3Ap-LuXlqTNzKsQReX3VjqFVH33ssk3ajcvyNgoML3Zo2FCHzjmJD3VBMVRyFgt-V3kTFlGQx9kNwlxMpaANjDvyAjH8VRlUziqSTuVhcb7FGeja5-HlDKQ8zy6rsqGxnDaFNciOBgmXEFirfo8ZkVQXsdMOac8gKPCDySsAEMmJOh05Z5e-Cyt_Q/w426-h640/DIY%20Decorations%20Purple%20Wedding%20Ideas%20Blog%20Graphic.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/01/introduction-to-who-i-am-and-what-i.html">Introduction to Who I am and What I Blog About</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a fun post to introduce myself and share with everyone what I blog about. This was a topic from a blog party that Joanne from <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/">My Slices of Life</a> runs with some other moms. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5b9Hn2SMDMfI8RCYvHE7sD9ZGmxHbJeyjbg55azanRtxIFvKs_QIOFF-uaD7V2d_GZXZB-RsHYusGPxmafIkCqQ4I61ffvfp3U6mRsjvmbN4Utbp05Qt0mORK17Dvn5Ggzg1iw0sAO8TZtJWHVI-7guccFBUhdnp-kDwUgfV7C-YNHEOJ_M_E0CXYns/s275/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5b9Hn2SMDMfI8RCYvHE7sD9ZGmxHbJeyjbg55azanRtxIFvKs_QIOFF-uaD7V2d_GZXZB-RsHYusGPxmafIkCqQ4I61ffvfp3U6mRsjvmbN4Utbp05Qt0mORK17Dvn5Ggzg1iw0sAO8TZtJWHVI-7guccFBUhdnp-kDwUgfV7C-YNHEOJ_M_E0CXYns/w400-h266/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/04/friday-favorites-its-end-of-april.html">Friday Favorites - It's the end of April</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always enjoy doing a Friday Favorites post about what I like and enjoy. This post I shared about some fashion, food, and crochet projects.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMkLZYNoanzYI_t6MEGQ1C9yI-7hr00w03cGfiMR92l9MuBspE-gs2aMt_T4ro38cIN8p3c-6x3f98pOwInJnfz6Hp-X5VqXfzwPxj1XWszfFx38Thp4bAizqk4gp9mYARzAwB2id9Xn4H3P2L-U5AmS0T1OvLFmeqamvZrSuPTi313N_iYexMyP3LOc/s640/3F8EC5C6-8DFC-4FAB-A283-9CDCE8FBE30C-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMkLZYNoanzYI_t6MEGQ1C9yI-7hr00w03cGfiMR92l9MuBspE-gs2aMt_T4ro38cIN8p3c-6x3f98pOwInJnfz6Hp-X5VqXfzwPxj1XWszfFx38Thp4bAizqk4gp9mYARzAwB2id9Xn4H3P2L-U5AmS0T1OvLFmeqamvZrSuPTi313N_iYexMyP3LOc/w268-h400/3F8EC5C6-8DFC-4FAB-A283-9CDCE8FBE30C-1.png" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/05/a-spring-visit-to-trader-joes.html">A Spring Visit to Trader Joe's</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love shopping at Trader Joe's. I happened to go there this past spring and bought some awesome products and food. I love their seasonal items. Are you a Trader Joe's fan?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1n6E7Tvt7lPpfxd2PTQHeRsYEVEMHDM26kweKPI6uJheDl49-i7bRTIkIA3ZSuLi4r8P7omcr7-jHPvWQO1x3TvF6-naQKjuYyjT8jFarnNvg4ffL2kACMsY90DWHzwWcl3MrYrFfmNlVfWnGh0Igl5Q_gexL1MJSt97y0jQTdrYgvGMXV2s8hDZrfA/s639/66A90B91-1167-448B-B9EC-C44507A4FD4B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1n6E7Tvt7lPpfxd2PTQHeRsYEVEMHDM26kweKPI6uJheDl49-i7bRTIkIA3ZSuLi4r8P7omcr7-jHPvWQO1x3TvF6-naQKjuYyjT8jFarnNvg4ffL2kACMsY90DWHzwWcl3MrYrFfmNlVfWnGh0Igl5Q_gexL1MJSt97y0jQTdrYgvGMXV2s8hDZrfA/w266-h400/66A90B91-1167-448B-B9EC-C44507A4FD4B.png" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4) <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/08/whats-in-my-handbag.html">What's In My Handbag?</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a fun blog post to do and very popular here on my blog. This was a topic from Joanne at <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/">My Slices of Life</a> from her Not Just a Mom link party. I enjoyed the topics from this blog party and it was fun to see what kind of handbags everyone used and what was inside of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1PGxWyDZSbB4XMZgFY-R_LOdpfzptTQzTBntR0YK22hICGagkQM_KtDv2HcCvzcAdkn6yn5H51Q3r0-DI7LAMonI5zRgCmhachSiuy6jFRqtK8vsNqRRagjWBAlHtosycrw5DECZr02QR1m52S5bgakcEnzHBB6V_NUgi1mZbdHueN5tBTI2ukpdn5o/s640/IMG_4509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1PGxWyDZSbB4XMZgFY-R_LOdpfzptTQzTBntR0YK22hICGagkQM_KtDv2HcCvzcAdkn6yn5H51Q3r0-DI7LAMonI5zRgCmhachSiuy6jFRqtK8vsNqRRagjWBAlHtosycrw5DECZr02QR1m52S5bgakcEnzHBB6V_NUgi1mZbdHueN5tBTI2ukpdn5o/w336-h400/IMG_4509.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5) <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/02/air-fryer-chicken.html">Air Fryer Chicken</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a popular blog post from last year. I love using my air fryer from time to time to make weeknight meals. This air fryer chicken is so easy to make and tastes great. Air fryer chicken is a change from frying or baking your chicken. Making the chicken in the air fryer also saves you from making a mess on your stove when you fry the chicken cutlets. Have you made chicken cutlets in the air fryer?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoKYTieywlVD1iIbQm-_ncbpP8G7XWD4dViiTgq3ywDuwDZt8oid6AyrebVofgO6pzSGQR8xI7heMff-Wq-J6E7fJPbl5LDUnaoUXt4UrWY7ekeoAxO-Pk8VWsj3yVMvZQIhiSzkZ9vUSyX4NgvZhKsVk1fXR0yul6Pi26VibY32vMMOTa2mGJPY7ZVs/s640/DA071B69-2E00-4F9B-B295-20E60DE94D2C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoKYTieywlVD1iIbQm-_ncbpP8G7XWD4dViiTgq3ywDuwDZt8oid6AyrebVofgO6pzSGQR8xI7heMff-Wq-J6E7fJPbl5LDUnaoUXt4UrWY7ekeoAxO-Pk8VWsj3yVMvZQIhiSzkZ9vUSyX4NgvZhKsVk1fXR0yul6Pi26VibY32vMMOTa2mGJPY7ZVs/w285-h400/DA071B69-2E00-4F9B-B295-20E60DE94D2C.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />I hope you enjoyed taking a look back at my top five blog posts of 2023. I enjoyed blogging last year and I look forward to the new year. Thanks again for your sweet comments and blog friendships. I enjoyed reading about the crafts you've made, your recipes, the books you've read, the movies you've seen, your homes and tablescapes, and just everyday news. Here's to blogging in 2024!</span></p><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-25584873640955066082023-12-23T12:38:00.000-05:002023-12-23T12:38:39.907-05:00Merry Christmas - 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe how fast the month flew by for me. It was a busy month since I had my trip to London with my daughter at the end of last month. When I got back from my trip I was dealing with jet lag and then I was busy decorating the house and the tree for Christmas. I had Christmas cards to write, and Christmas shopping to do. I am still wrapping presents as I write this blog post.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MWzQ2_gffPiHuM4U9R7emPwET8WJSXJ0MKqRx-kQSyPpOyBlAahA00lTGgYE6p5T5vycOgFA7mnc7KNJD0vvEDCyvOxTE8HIrkJOX4t2zzuT_-lqalDs8qqvffSmJx_ek2eu2k7j-w4a-tSWrNkPWsFZk2qrtgny-1K0etniqPkynBzpjDM_teXrMDA/s1080/B02B2C35-C8D7-41F5-85C0-333392B312E9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MWzQ2_gffPiHuM4U9R7emPwET8WJSXJ0MKqRx-kQSyPpOyBlAahA00lTGgYE6p5T5vycOgFA7mnc7KNJD0vvEDCyvOxTE8HIrkJOX4t2zzuT_-lqalDs8qqvffSmJx_ek2eu2k7j-w4a-tSWrNkPWsFZk2qrtgny-1K0etniqPkynBzpjDM_teXrMDA/w640-h640/B02B2C35-C8D7-41F5-85C0-333392B312E9.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have a new Christmas ornament to add to our tree this year. My daughter and I picked out this London taxi cab ornament when we visited London last month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I get back to blogging after the new year, I will share my London trip with you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL1IcPsJ1zvifwyWjxF-9xjeWYXCW_ucBfOCqcd7f2RIqyXK0q9RzRC_3wKzy6AkRUat1BjVjvn5G1G2pJvNPbwR5Ew6l-8Tb9JRSI4NOGW-24b0EIRNcR75al7JHUrh276x3uqSpZnI5MGvkaLP63lgmLMr3ABGLn0-K1PQ6Gkv-UNi-33dEXjFz2vE/s4032/IMG_6368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhL1IcPsJ1zvifwyWjxF-9xjeWYXCW_ucBfOCqcd7f2RIqyXK0q9RzRC_3wKzy6AkRUat1BjVjvn5G1G2pJvNPbwR5Ew6l-8Tb9JRSI4NOGW-24b0EIRNcR75al7JHUrh276x3uqSpZnI5MGvkaLP63lgmLMr3ABGLn0-K1PQ6Gkv-UNi-33dEXjFz2vE/w480-h640/IMG_6368.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing all of my blogging friends a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year. I appreciate all of your kind words, comments, and support over the years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOnVEHXge4yo5RS6QQD6fSsRaUa1VFpjlNQR3HgtCE-PhZtXUDEIOl_np_Dpp98XiGoYI3QEHQ_RKygQfsaCiPtG65FQx2YXPQg4FHUFE0yMaqI8M74Q0KmL4swiZqxq2c2-KcXbfgnBZAnRNqsbDSTuq4qumx3hWzaYFqCIWhyphenhyphenPdrRF8gnOgjb7T38Y/s3397/IMG_6369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="1895" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOnVEHXge4yo5RS6QQD6fSsRaUa1VFpjlNQR3HgtCE-PhZtXUDEIOl_np_Dpp98XiGoYI3QEHQ_RKygQfsaCiPtG65FQx2YXPQg4FHUFE0yMaqI8M74Q0KmL4swiZqxq2c2-KcXbfgnBZAnRNqsbDSTuq4qumx3hWzaYFqCIWhyphenhyphenPdrRF8gnOgjb7T38Y/w358-h640/IMG_6369.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you all in the new year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Julie xo</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-91998897351728003132023-12-08T07:00:00.006-05:002023-12-08T07:00:00.254-05:00Life Lately - December 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. Happy December. 🌲</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of you may have noticed I've been missing from my blog for a few weeks. I thought I would do a catch-up of what's been going on in my life. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAJbmfbNW4P69O8tNSdD_8USbE7Tk8T7QWX2WhmTkwh2ezdQOa_jDE2LpeyFJ5a1lXIHtjZ_D-WrxSIb8fICFZIPtlwxxemVPn26kbR6JK9oJuF9dYyjkqEASbOEjIlLOs_D-SJbdaHAEkNkq_NGjzPGqr0id5mRR2Cn4gij4NY6oenmewC7o5grucbw/s1200/B8CD1AFB-6038-40B0-8542-5310CC1FF806.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAJbmfbNW4P69O8tNSdD_8USbE7Tk8T7QWX2WhmTkwh2ezdQOa_jDE2LpeyFJ5a1lXIHtjZ_D-WrxSIb8fICFZIPtlwxxemVPn26kbR6JK9oJuF9dYyjkqEASbOEjIlLOs_D-SJbdaHAEkNkq_NGjzPGqr0id5mRR2Cn4gij4NY6oenmewC7o5grucbw/w426-h640/B8CD1AFB-6038-40B0-8542-5310CC1FF806.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">November was a busy month for me because I hosted Thanksgiving this year. I was busy cleaning the house, planning the menu, food shopping, and cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving was a big hit in spite of us losing our water heater. It broke down early in the morning and we had to clean up a big mess in the basement. I managed everything without having any hot water. We couldn't get the plumber to come until Saturday morning. I was so thankful to have hot water again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had over my brother and sister-in-law and their four kids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTltNLz-Xd5CAHISWEW_Ym_2JAy3fOZksDxA-gAuacWvjyiEyiWM2SAXbDki1Wlbdz7N-hAKM6POwsMagmEdZ8yl3K0mf27vM3vXRQmsUeMN96GkUHTgowQXk3OAvlt14fkY5HlGvp-2EaRGJ38tuuh8kD7vGPzpCd95Ip0uQEwc5OoG8zBFLGWIGkUWM/s4032/IMG_6058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTltNLz-Xd5CAHISWEW_Ym_2JAy3fOZksDxA-gAuacWvjyiEyiWM2SAXbDki1Wlbdz7N-hAKM6POwsMagmEdZ8yl3K0mf27vM3vXRQmsUeMN96GkUHTgowQXk3OAvlt14fkY5HlGvp-2EaRGJ38tuuh8kD7vGPzpCd95Ip0uQEwc5OoG8zBFLGWIGkUWM/w480-h640/IMG_6058.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My daughter made this beautiful charcuterie board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hQUFN3QlXXE8DzqTJnS-110HKzqsvfU3qoiLyzqmKTgGDPFZIxLZtykt6_binAwGZ8XH3fMj04PTz9-OYL08QzLlnwrPLtJso292jpGNx2N0_xgBm6pCcRFRR4PvnRrx0EDmJISvVK7NkxtNO9DP5kzY_JdnCUAwZr0sqjlEbdXVlQB3BBz0V0cH3qA/s4032/IMG_6060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hQUFN3QlXXE8DzqTJnS-110HKzqsvfU3qoiLyzqmKTgGDPFZIxLZtykt6_binAwGZ8XH3fMj04PTz9-OYL08QzLlnwrPLtJso292jpGNx2N0_xgBm6pCcRFRR4PvnRrx0EDmJISvVK7NkxtNO9DP5kzY_JdnCUAwZr0sqjlEbdXVlQB3BBz0V0cH3qA/w300-h400/IMG_6060.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made some of the food shown here. My sister-in-law made a lot of food and we had a lot of food leftover for a few days. We had a meat and cheese charcuterie board, Italian bread, prosciutto bread, turkey, roast beef, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, mac and cheese, corn, cranberry sauce, and stuffed mushrooms. We had apple crumble pie, pastries, chocolate pie, and chocolate-covered strawberries for dessert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71WPFonKmEdpUNx3ACSgXTORdE_MsiPrl7O8xJw_qKAIOmDmClfSsp9C3Djj5MK9TqU_6-fC5T3ks5xxi_DVF7MDgudpn2Pr4WLvWe5vyXvp9veJrsGEUOrGDN9JW-JWAcUzVvayGoVapWbNIoJjodZQ8-5vrYpPAngxK2C-tqe4LisFVneIXhyphenhyphenVDjh4/s4032/IMG_6057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71WPFonKmEdpUNx3ACSgXTORdE_MsiPrl7O8xJw_qKAIOmDmClfSsp9C3Djj5MK9TqU_6-fC5T3ks5xxi_DVF7MDgudpn2Pr4WLvWe5vyXvp9veJrsGEUOrGDN9JW-JWAcUzVvayGoVapWbNIoJjodZQ8-5vrYpPAngxK2C-tqe4LisFVneIXhyphenhyphenVDjh4/w300-h400/IMG_6057.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUv3to_FMOl03wMIL9x86SpUpwpqurmAjR3pwP-CGn6PLfooMEGwO3ptFlCNxIT-1yzhvDnzFPSLqJH6wRQdRBos0qu9hGePinC85_xMpvXk4DTBhCwAiJyjVA4UZacTKAUa0axGIRH34LzUvy1ht_GiCBdtnc-fL8VHRqBJeAVEDtm1_fMCZa0WSBvw/s640/IMG_2255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUv3to_FMOl03wMIL9x86SpUpwpqurmAjR3pwP-CGn6PLfooMEGwO3ptFlCNxIT-1yzhvDnzFPSLqJH6wRQdRBos0qu9hGePinC85_xMpvXk4DTBhCwAiJyjVA4UZacTKAUa0axGIRH34LzUvy1ht_GiCBdtnc-fL8VHRqBJeAVEDtm1_fMCZa0WSBvw/w300-h400/IMG_2255.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were also dog-sitting Darcy and Watson for a few days for Thanksgiving weekend. My daughter usually watches the dogs at the owner's house. We had a great time with the dogs and it made me miss having a dog. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_J4K3hjywme5rFr5rxvwth5Hn-F7BPSvX7gkjPCHZNk2oTXypapmu8Kyk6oGtZ1tm2rcZG4KArQW57YkDfQdSRCpeu7m6rug6Ge16JzkjDM9Hw10FWNyHv1jaBpbtPC1OaoOEItOAPpABbjYJgcXv8UV0NZGpqD_IM-vZN9AGg1pU4vOihQo0aUnA1ZI/s4032/IMG_6055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_J4K3hjywme5rFr5rxvwth5Hn-F7BPSvX7gkjPCHZNk2oTXypapmu8Kyk6oGtZ1tm2rcZG4KArQW57YkDfQdSRCpeu7m6rug6Ge16JzkjDM9Hw10FWNyHv1jaBpbtPC1OaoOEItOAPpABbjYJgcXv8UV0NZGpqD_IM-vZN9AGg1pU4vOihQo0aUnA1ZI/w480-h640/IMG_6055.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On November 26, 2022, Bosco passed away. I can't believe it's already been a year and we miss Bosco so much. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPWUTlfql1UWvvcUoCtX7pIJHxAoZsa_x2I_QX6ea_27Z_6GXa9tvYzrOEqI-QSN4yOoV0tPmThyv7xYmq8uxuVjuGowW9_2S8qieZFJTNzWBnZ3eaEd3n6k2Et_AQD1cddk2y81qqhulsBVI6AXLURUBbfo-N0oocdZNIpOsupfmILFCFvZrp4hA5wo/s1335/IMG_4512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="982" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPWUTlfql1UWvvcUoCtX7pIJHxAoZsa_x2I_QX6ea_27Z_6GXa9tvYzrOEqI-QSN4yOoV0tPmThyv7xYmq8uxuVjuGowW9_2S8qieZFJTNzWBnZ3eaEd3n6k2Et_AQD1cddk2y81qqhulsBVI6AXLURUBbfo-N0oocdZNIpOsupfmILFCFvZrp4hA5wo/w294-h400/IMG_4512.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">In case some of you don't know, I took a trip with my daughter to London. We left late Wednesday night 11/29/23 and arrived in London on Thursday morning of 11/30/23. We arrived back home late Sunday night 12/3/23. It was a quick vacation and I had a great time with my daughter in London. I hope to share more about the trip when things settle down for me, so stay tuned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> NOTE: </span>I'm also sharing in my Instagram stories @brklynhousewife about my London trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMzJ0QaThHdAEiSKEBOLbbo6m5vAWkRRLNxKbiKLW7FOw55JDTkqM_d1rDAAKKG6gonXPt8G5EVR5Tu8IRth3s9vlptPop2IeyKNhgKM8CCTSGC_9IJy8IMrfbFmBLtQSkdKNc2uCxj-y-zOS2ncHCPgDxoQMlYhAP_FIs0ilD7SCe2BM76mz2qFMwJM/s4032/IMG_6193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMzJ0QaThHdAEiSKEBOLbbo6m5vAWkRRLNxKbiKLW7FOw55JDTkqM_d1rDAAKKG6gonXPt8G5EVR5Tu8IRth3s9vlptPop2IeyKNhgKM8CCTSGC_9IJy8IMrfbFmBLtQSkdKNc2uCxj-y-zOS2ncHCPgDxoQMlYhAP_FIs0ilD7SCe2BM76mz2qFMwJM/w480-h640/IMG_6193.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6347572777406833405" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post entry" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-82426695748354160782023-11-17T07:00:00.009-05:002023-11-17T10:13:06.420-05:00Friday Favorites - Thanksgiving Edition 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Friday friends.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe that Thanksgiving will be here in less than a week. I've been busy planning and getting everything ready since I will be hosting Thanksgiving this year. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJgR1pUFIiIrgtIna4AyrV9hM4TG2rweoW3wY62MrubzYE7ghJxAckFTOwYMMjBrJCxLYcXRvB87O2yhIchpaXbn-YeNbzBL3UM42J4MCEESDGjEhlwEu13-bRyur92VZCxkTOvS78L128r6fZqTkqV7xq7yxvss81swi5jSRdWO_lH5ER6rfJTsx5eE/s639/5AA7B975-D2B3-44AA-9203-36B347EDC7FE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJgR1pUFIiIrgtIna4AyrV9hM4TG2rweoW3wY62MrubzYE7ghJxAckFTOwYMMjBrJCxLYcXRvB87O2yhIchpaXbn-YeNbzBL3UM42J4MCEESDGjEhlwEu13-bRyur92VZCxkTOvS78L128r6fZqTkqV7xq7yxvss81swi5jSRdWO_lH5ER6rfJTsx5eE/w426-h640/5AA7B975-D2B3-44AA-9203-36B347EDC7FE.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be making turkey breast, sausage stuffing, and corn pudding muffins are always a big hit. I'm still trying to figure out what we'll have for an appetizer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These recipes can be found <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/11/recipes-for-thanksgiving-2022.html">here</a> and Kitty's corn pudding recipe can be found at her blog <a href="https://www.kittyskozykitchen.com/2017/11/corn-pudding.html">here</a>. Thanks, Kitty for this recipe as my family loves this dish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoed18t4GWdNfQO7YNhi47P96RMPOnfvGHsgiqasomZxSOeNmH-oAImlov1EW_v4UpXbXMTDDMIfIZtkedppOTwpOu5oqV7aA5efU_J_06OB_aU9430tbcO2rwghfJ9MHAsLs2k2-RtPXxRv1BRTvVMyX7QMSO-FeXiONJFEZ8cgVJQ72dhganzxB0Zo/s640/IMG_2255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoed18t4GWdNfQO7YNhi47P96RMPOnfvGHsgiqasomZxSOeNmH-oAImlov1EW_v4UpXbXMTDDMIfIZtkedppOTwpOu5oqV7aA5efU_J_06OB_aU9430tbcO2rwghfJ9MHAsLs2k2-RtPXxRv1BRTvVMyX7QMSO-FeXiONJFEZ8cgVJQ72dhganzxB0Zo/w300-h400/IMG_2255.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWnI_8hgpCPRHMuRojo8AXRHb_SBDQ-5aMrPWwucWt1C5LiQcXL8o49EXTntFCrwExS8z4eYrLR52v-8tZbtJslsFUACEOaCiZmPsTmMemwH2YVe_R2Y2_u4iTJtDumPHOsMu6GDFWvZqI4uLokmgeD7T1JjDgKNWJ51N_m48tcefpq1tKVnbLuhJZM0/s640/IMG_3877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWnI_8hgpCPRHMuRojo8AXRHb_SBDQ-5aMrPWwucWt1C5LiQcXL8o49EXTntFCrwExS8z4eYrLR52v-8tZbtJslsFUACEOaCiZmPsTmMemwH2YVe_R2Y2_u4iTJtDumPHOsMu6GDFWvZqI4uLokmgeD7T1JjDgKNWJ51N_m48tcefpq1tKVnbLuhJZM0/w300-h400/IMG_3877.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday on the Today show they had many all-star chefs sharing their recipes and tips for Thanksgiving. You can read that post <a href="https://www.today.com/food/thanksgiving-guide/today-show-all-star-thanksgiving-2023-rcna124496">here</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLks8SdeHkZ-BfsFb_mJZLhAYCu_PnG-e4C_mOimnN-hv_RkDcaawC1duaxCWOHUr6NgduALhh4xGXDf4SMZNJAT1LW-l9bUywHR75aOk0fTe_jzJ0xuZXg1Ut4PRLvCvDnWN_KcUuOLgMN4a6ceWide259iZHjQ30Sbb8wYLTL5tiI79zZJkWrTgnDY/s259/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLks8SdeHkZ-BfsFb_mJZLhAYCu_PnG-e4C_mOimnN-hv_RkDcaawC1duaxCWOHUr6NgduALhh4xGXDf4SMZNJAT1LW-l9bUywHR75aOk0fTe_jzJ0xuZXg1Ut4PRLvCvDnWN_KcUuOLgMN4a6ceWide259iZHjQ30Sbb8wYLTL5tiI79zZJkWrTgnDY/w400-h300/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the beginning of the month, Sephora had a big sale on makeup and many products. I took advantage of that sale and bought some Christmas gifts and makeup for myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had many sales associates help me with my shopping list. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought this high-end mascara from Yves Saint Laurent in a blue color found <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/yves-saint-laurent-lash-clash-extreme-volume-mascara-P479863?country_switch=us&lang=en&skuId=2696128&om_mmc=ppc-GG_17789371101___2696128__9004345_c&country_switch=us&lang=en&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTe8al_dNtAFI5516t_gc7caSOBjptbKhnJx2-Ikc-nlW_WD6QNtP-saApGtEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">here</a>. I love the pop of blue for my lashes and it'll be nice to wear for the holidays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDD0kKUEKwibsf65fv5-PYImESKNpBV1eD_dOLN_jUYh3TUp6nc8G3WOtxKOJR_o6x3ZYVceRtzG0j7ZdPhmaG1jYFLOoSUTFtVSe-zINK5FbNvFKrfkZoWEOgdK9S7C5RO64BwEn2dUnef_P3oR5PR0pqabpjlFikcth4SrLg7Pmu2Sim3Bt68XtHjc/s225/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDD0kKUEKwibsf65fv5-PYImESKNpBV1eD_dOLN_jUYh3TUp6nc8G3WOtxKOJR_o6x3ZYVceRtzG0j7ZdPhmaG1jYFLOoSUTFtVSe-zINK5FbNvFKrfkZoWEOgdK9S7C5RO64BwEn2dUnef_P3oR5PR0pqabpjlFikcth4SrLg7Pmu2Sim3Bt68XtHjc/w400-h400/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found this <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/waterproof-12h-retractable-eyeliner-pencil-P230234?skuId=2617009">blue eyeliner</a> from Sephora and it goes nicely with the mascara. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi4FY18ae0-XIqhYWUkYRzEh9HAIxiDDZbI5EKnIyfgVQmkD4X_1_m7JrC06m1nTzC29O6APg8_qnigJeaSRuh_8nyWubxYLcDOiRrYKEZdb5O4au9uQ2HIKglUf9sTNAYohaHbK9Ua1sFQRvi_vBDMCh5ps8q-yDLK7kERoKsMOtkA8yOUONJD0MHDs/s1000/41uGatuw37L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi4FY18ae0-XIqhYWUkYRzEh9HAIxiDDZbI5EKnIyfgVQmkD4X_1_m7JrC06m1nTzC29O6APg8_qnigJeaSRuh_8nyWubxYLcDOiRrYKEZdb5O4au9uQ2HIKglUf9sTNAYohaHbK9Ua1sFQRvi_vBDMCh5ps8q-yDLK7kERoKsMOtkA8yOUONJD0MHDs/s320/41uGatuw37L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also took advantage of sales at the Gap Factory store. I bought this <a href="https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=822906011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000046&kwid=1&ap=7&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTcE6_gf0amiAufhgkzHQKMK5dG9Jx78gIcwwzQUqYRSaYR7jl6fw14aAjYXEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds">sweater</a> for the holidays and winter. I also bought a light green sweater, and a black turtleneck top.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5EA_spYtAxrv-tI30p0a_5Yq4mrko_FAMrUXbeER10y9G40BK59S_V3o8AlpfirM3gFHsl9NF1Y5PaQH3MnBBWzT0iP1-nWOtLWZLTF4EjPO3RpOoA26CniRzlpE_JuI2AKFNFB48XFOuZ1HWtwmKyzhFi_o7fZfA_LfyfOvz-ajuF0qLW2kL_RPEIY/s194/download-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO5EA_spYtAxrv-tI30p0a_5Yq4mrko_FAMrUXbeER10y9G40BK59S_V3o8AlpfirM3gFHsl9NF1Y5PaQH3MnBBWzT0iP1-nWOtLWZLTF4EjPO3RpOoA26CniRzlpE_JuI2AKFNFB48XFOuZ1HWtwmKyzhFi_o7fZfA_LfyfOvz-ajuF0qLW2kL_RPEIY/w400-h400/download-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought these <a href="https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=743828001&cid=1041631&pcid=1041631&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3ACategories%3APants#pdp-page-content">faux leather pants</a> on sale. They will look perfect with my winter sweaters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrYSWQNG7Rigzoh7fmkabplyKcPkwLOJiRb6k1yXlOP-HjJslxmwyMGf1eCykY-8nBkDkYKYX6ZnGWrclqgaOs6TmwuMQH30Zas8chMxjzgY7qCfxpo4M8ZDzDI_IT-ALuuyptBma4cHkE9yCEBIIEgHC-NiL02uQ9owNfDSs50tIXuQ7t_YwLGakE-U/s259/download-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrYSWQNG7Rigzoh7fmkabplyKcPkwLOJiRb6k1yXlOP-HjJslxmwyMGf1eCykY-8nBkDkYKYX6ZnGWrclqgaOs6TmwuMQH30Zas8chMxjzgY7qCfxpo4M8ZDzDI_IT-ALuuyptBma4cHkE9yCEBIIEgHC-NiL02uQ9owNfDSs50tIXuQ7t_YwLGakE-U/w300-h400/download-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love how comfortable these <a href="https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=773680001&vid=1&searchText=high+rise+dark+denim+leggings#pdp-page-content">high rise universal legging</a> jeans are. They look great with sneakers and boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7W1wY_-UKODP2Wo39V-IT9AlpEDsintDNXR9vuz1dXvhmHmIttlHtFNcWSoc53v8LhNvRU6EMw5iOvtB5QuOKrZb0PWXGLRl8J1Mg8S4oTtjMVpTbGuO7Pq7c-Hu8vqspKk-2wR5FgB5wpNbeH2_Y4IdbwhUHevV3hoRn9J50rQUUCoIE9xlwTrUGVw/s259/download-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7W1wY_-UKODP2Wo39V-IT9AlpEDsintDNXR9vuz1dXvhmHmIttlHtFNcWSoc53v8LhNvRU6EMw5iOvtB5QuOKrZb0PWXGLRl8J1Mg8S4oTtjMVpTbGuO7Pq7c-Hu8vqspKk-2wR5FgB5wpNbeH2_Y4IdbwhUHevV3hoRn9J50rQUUCoIE9xlwTrUGVw/w300-h400/download-2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be doing a lot of food shopping this weekend for Thanksgiving. I'll also be getting the dining room table ready and any cleaning that I need to do. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a happy Friday and weekend. 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I'm joining Joanne from <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">My Slices of Life</a>, for her Not Just a Mom link-up. This month we are discussing Comfort Food.</span></span></p><div><span style="border: 0px; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjO4_pQNppDaKeZG1O0FFO4mtNDZ-c2ZVS7FwbtbFj6wDVyUrBrlY5Qh_dqwJqHprzR9F14kwGhCqpengDVzyaOjfSkrpudBJ06ez17AoXuNOuFcOgEPNQLtuHYW6vi8WT7VDGUYI26kc731R6fLMdvI3bKBd-mpvDeUcDCj573SGbQqMH7CiA94iL_oI/s640/njam23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjO4_pQNppDaKeZG1O0FFO4mtNDZ-c2ZVS7FwbtbFj6wDVyUrBrlY5Qh_dqwJqHprzR9F14kwGhCqpengDVzyaOjfSkrpudBJ06ez17AoXuNOuFcOgEPNQLtuHYW6vi8WT7VDGUYI26kc731R6fLMdvI3bKBd-mpvDeUcDCj573SGbQqMH7CiA94iL_oI/s320/njam23.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My family and I all love comfort food. I love making different comfort foods for our weekly night meals. My meals are usually quick and simple to make. I like making a lot so that we can have left-overs for lunch or dinner. Some nights if it's just my husband and I eating dinner, I will make enough food so that I can put half of the meal in the freezer for another dinner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below are some of the comfort foods I make for dinner:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/10/zucchini-pasta-bake.html">Zucchini Pasta Bake</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also make pasta with broccoli rabe, which is a family favorite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKO8EqULU4hTsTYCSizOSjb88fhcsxwxlyPA_BWi7ADwROn64wnLOhaBcQQFUMmYK56Yu54ujrCQWIEoMlXkDL76AkAlMp7nQk4_kuZuJt-V_YxoQyFObQUkTeCj6Pm0GyJdRexBM-sXuZ3_VkBSfSsB8vqFjJijLF6u_v7KdGM8C9LTpYKucuhhtPrc/s640/IMG_1771%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKO8EqULU4hTsTYCSizOSjb88fhcsxwxlyPA_BWi7ADwROn64wnLOhaBcQQFUMmYK56Yu54ujrCQWIEoMlXkDL76AkAlMp7nQk4_kuZuJt-V_YxoQyFObQUkTeCj6Pm0GyJdRexBM-sXuZ3_VkBSfSsB8vqFjJijLF6u_v7KdGM8C9LTpYKucuhhtPrc/w300-h400/IMG_1771%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2020/09/slow-cooker-lasagna.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Slow Cooker Lasagna</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxZp1IJEfMcXlQTlQYXISCn3dpiGtRmeQQL_vnnw-Hb-V4A-NNYH__PBAaUv9OLNmYQ-dWfAkI-Rk5MUEmobKUsJzOp_XL3q1pCTTxyMgfHccQc5kwvAWYUFezWu-YmJA1ZU2SiLk_OlVY7GmRwEdbMSsiIRtLB_vtb6CiEAdxXttiStAZBz2U4xgLaA/s640/IMG_6068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxZp1IJEfMcXlQTlQYXISCn3dpiGtRmeQQL_vnnw-Hb-V4A-NNYH__PBAaUv9OLNmYQ-dWfAkI-Rk5MUEmobKUsJzOp_XL3q1pCTTxyMgfHccQc5kwvAWYUFezWu-YmJA1ZU2SiLk_OlVY7GmRwEdbMSsiIRtLB_vtb6CiEAdxXttiStAZBz2U4xgLaA/w400-h300/IMG_6068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/02/crockpot-beef-short-ribs.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Crockpot Beef Short Ribs</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9bLLcjkXaBfvn14OcAhAKmP2OpPwQ3Gc5Bm2EspEhwfSTkiHLoNZhMPEzEJhOttWnPW6bf93dj8Y6ADDgAsqTEWYkwC9r_T3122wi_AVPnZXvSsY28U3vT3aYntVMLPcblecBgvCGnG65hTypCn41ex1GURN9-rJhQA3Ec7Yy6AdJlGC11SFokAV8iw/s640/IMG_4467%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9bLLcjkXaBfvn14OcAhAKmP2OpPwQ3Gc5Bm2EspEhwfSTkiHLoNZhMPEzEJhOttWnPW6bf93dj8Y6ADDgAsqTEWYkwC9r_T3122wi_AVPnZXvSsY28U3vT3aYntVMLPcblecBgvCGnG65hTypCn41ex1GURN9-rJhQA3Ec7Yy6AdJlGC11SFokAV8iw/w300-h400/IMG_4467%202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2021/02/honey-garlic-pork-chops.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Honey Garlic Pork Chops</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFLb4wjNmoun6PWl4aU5_c4NfGlPAwTZnBkTToofEd00gP-nw9mU-1gBKR_fTdwVoJEKan-_exSGoFTr_d_GZwL01mistGp_YCPaz21lYd5_7ir4WNTuDakKi5LwxBkJ5a2YYZAovA6zoLtAq0UhKuKKC2BZ7KTJCscRZEjd08t8Oegm8QErNYI-G0Bo/s320/IMG_8020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFLb4wjNmoun6PWl4aU5_c4NfGlPAwTZnBkTToofEd00gP-nw9mU-1gBKR_fTdwVoJEKan-_exSGoFTr_d_GZwL01mistGp_YCPaz21lYd5_7ir4WNTuDakKi5LwxBkJ5a2YYZAovA6zoLtAq0UhKuKKC2BZ7KTJCscRZEjd08t8Oegm8QErNYI-G0Bo/w344-h400/IMG_8020.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2021/09/pizza-stuffed-mushroom.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Pizza Stuffed Mushroom</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cZD3Ik2TWqnD5nPJACZkNReTTSunsEKmlJv-oBNPzKBPcsmkMddEgSEy-1A3bKe75C16AFvcz1ZXRn4NFFnOwdtgmf8hcc4hkecpDKDBBypVWPlutXPGGfTwXUNpuJVbeHpu1v8e7pS4hpwY7Ypii1kx2k5lXU7aSmKtakC_oGS5qUl60sm0Y0h6k00/s320/IMG_0722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cZD3Ik2TWqnD5nPJACZkNReTTSunsEKmlJv-oBNPzKBPcsmkMddEgSEy-1A3bKe75C16AFvcz1ZXRn4NFFnOwdtgmf8hcc4hkecpDKDBBypVWPlutXPGGfTwXUNpuJVbeHpu1v8e7pS4hpwY7Ypii1kx2k5lXU7aSmKtakC_oGS5qUl60sm0Y0h6k00/w300-h400/IMG_0722.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition to some of these dishes I make for dinner, I like to eat:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">pizza</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">chicken wings</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">any pasta dish</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">cheese burger</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">fries</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">mashed potatoes</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">meatloaf</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">casseroles</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">grilled cheese</span></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What comfort foods do you like?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">If you would like to join in on this link-up, below you will find the topics for each month.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vSdKSsA_W8bA90_R7VbmeaVoPy1VeQzUHYkZM1j9yjOAIWg8mYaIsbMFqjjA1wOz0GZ95212jpNGvDhJU5yMjAnKFvM-SwkG6g38tJ5uS5CZOwkfQTVn2Hn0WHJV21rjg6j_4TN5MJUbgtwRJl-JAJvyNrsGUOwm73NCREKD0q-JfYfa-bOoXM_1c7o/s640/njam2023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vSdKSsA_W8bA90_R7VbmeaVoPy1VeQzUHYkZM1j9yjOAIWg8mYaIsbMFqjjA1wOz0GZ95212jpNGvDhJU5yMjAnKFvM-SwkG6g38tJ5uS5CZOwkfQTVn2Hn0WHJV21rjg6j_4TN5MJUbgtwRJl-JAJvyNrsGUOwm73NCREKD0q-JfYfa-bOoXM_1c7o/s320/njam2023.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-82604295438805759212023-11-01T07:00:00.012-04:002023-11-01T07:00:00.144-04:00Currently November 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY NOVEMBER!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kaCskgjM5aPWPj7sRbChEZJEezcs47vHxAJfcKwynqMxkgbBYoh9SwypfGHWSRkZXDq_nArsDfKX11b4TY9Avdg9f3yPQs3DLdbW2zVRcqHpBIiA-lF4FhkcIhsmwx64k0jAVoxAQNbkH4k7neb-Ps5WNdDob4xTstgX89SyTIBOmQbp8i-WV-SiVhY/s3264/IMG_4980.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kaCskgjM5aPWPj7sRbChEZJEezcs47vHxAJfcKwynqMxkgbBYoh9SwypfGHWSRkZXDq_nArsDfKX11b4TY9Avdg9f3yPQs3DLdbW2zVRcqHpBIiA-lF4FhkcIhsmwx64k0jAVoxAQNbkH4k7neb-Ps5WNdDob4xTstgX89SyTIBOmQbp8i-WV-SiVhY/w480-h640/IMG_4980.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao-ohnwurKkO5OfOP-MrgNPYWL_TE6BInN3IEsdaRakYyiAResdqBlS8ktVybLCUijNITqzcsmRuh-iVpD8ruxeSBSZEIBfCwCAGvvR475JBwmBihrkm5ncbuy3SxKklR0R8m6mRMGc8eozKXJ8rcVrg0OljO1JGd76h9Y7HBgANI_ocWO5Y4FLx-lKc/s600/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao-ohnwurKkO5OfOP-MrgNPYWL_TE6BInN3IEsdaRakYyiAResdqBlS8ktVybLCUijNITqzcsmRuh-iVpD8ruxeSBSZEIBfCwCAGvvR475JBwmBihrkm5ncbuy3SxKklR0R8m6mRMGc8eozKXJ8rcVrg0OljO1JGd76h9Y7HBgANI_ocWO5Y4FLx-lKc/w640-h214/C82BDF30-7D92-4AC6-8F99-4A33488E7D71.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends and happy November.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone had a happy Halloween. I can't believe how fast the time is flying by and before you know it we'll be celebrating Thanksgiving and the holidays.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Today I linking up with Jennifer from <a href="https://all4boys.blogspot.com/">Overflowing with Thankfulness</a> and sharing what I'm loving, buying, prepping, borrowing, and planning.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">LOVING: I'm excited that we will be celebrating Thanksgiving in a few weeks. It's a wonderful time of year to be with family and friends.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">BUYING: We've recently had some renovations done to our house. We had a new garage door installed, a new toilet put into our basement bathroom, a new back door, and a new light fixture for our front stoop. Lately I've also been buying some winter clothes, and Christmas gifts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">PREPPING: I'm preparing for Thanksgiving since I will be hosting it this year. I alternate taking turns hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas with my brother and sister-in-law and their kids.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">BORROWING: I don't think I'll be borrowing anything anytime soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">PLANNING: I will be busy planning the menu and everything for Thanksgiving. I'm also making plans for the holidays. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />What is currently new with you?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="border: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></span></div><div><span style="border: 0px; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-30002374609469623882023-10-27T07:00:00.001-04:002023-10-27T07:00:00.142-04:00Share Four Things - October 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfm8Hg0x136B1KXhg_lx1joSqhONybBjpXfk_A-Rw9y6awcS3YeRd9_J2JY9BmAsZ-I2g_TBw-vm_SnjyNPTtq_iPUggARGzSjZG7EQyn3H6zSPEESk7KTwoaVCUthjgCOy2vuRFR1xEGFm1ZMimJYJW2wyXMmqhRdK8B0F-cKKI-cZNTq-p9l2HtLjA/s3024/IMG_5008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3024" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfm8Hg0x136B1KXhg_lx1joSqhONybBjpXfk_A-Rw9y6awcS3YeRd9_J2JY9BmAsZ-I2g_TBw-vm_SnjyNPTtq_iPUggARGzSjZG7EQyn3H6zSPEESk7KTwoaVCUthjgCOy2vuRFR1xEGFm1ZMimJYJW2wyXMmqhRdK8B0F-cKKI-cZNTq-p9l2HtLjA/w400-h329/IMG_5008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends and happy Friday. I'm linking up with Jennifer from <a href="http://all4boys.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Overflowing With Thankfulness</a> for her fun link-up Four Things.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For the last Saturday of each month, she prompts us to share Four Things that we Loved, Read, Learned, and Ate.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">LOVED: I loved making the <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/10/pumpkin-crochet-coasters.html">pumpkin coasters</a> that I crocheted and used to decorate my mantle for fall.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT9-P_beQW7iUAtGtGIwCBHwzJtiZi29xktSU_LAqIA1EujzvZn96UHucp14ajMDyGNyqUcjMuQauKXlJ83ONLywPrgp2ZXk8rWjt191NYTP0SmWZS5MX7dkiWV4Az5uTJQeYnPxekP5bvjVLLBsyBa8pFeo2NSwQj03gdUGlERDp8j-YNxRk7DNBpFE/s400/IMG_4515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT9-P_beQW7iUAtGtGIwCBHwzJtiZi29xktSU_LAqIA1EujzvZn96UHucp14ajMDyGNyqUcjMuQauKXlJ83ONLywPrgp2ZXk8rWjt191NYTP0SmWZS5MX7dkiWV4Az5uTJQeYnPxekP5bvjVLLBsyBa8pFeo2NSwQj03gdUGlERDp8j-YNxRk7DNBpFE/s320/IMG_4515.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XlRU_iQJybqQFnDq77-P4AM1AC_lGuGms-6l0_pzT8dAclLy7JXb1mVxiOCgr324gvdBG_sfyrzr6N4aRr_pxo2UQbhKwT1omZviPvns4eIReKUS7NMDf9-7xRyctui2swUr3Vb55IsAAOwI8mzFJXTroIj9SiE9g0jKdCeB1ay3R4-myX-TsAO4iqs/s640/IMG_4516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="640" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XlRU_iQJybqQFnDq77-P4AM1AC_lGuGms-6l0_pzT8dAclLy7JXb1mVxiOCgr324gvdBG_sfyrzr6N4aRr_pxo2UQbhKwT1omZviPvns4eIReKUS7NMDf9-7xRyctui2swUr3Vb55IsAAOwI8mzFJXTroIj9SiE9g0jKdCeB1ay3R4-myX-TsAO4iqs/s320/IMG_4516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">READ: I did a blog post <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/10/books-ive-read-springsummer-2023.html">here</a> of all the books I've read since the spring and summer.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtrVkenjurC2y8GS9YtLSb0R7AEzIUX_fIzRgzymZlojqYWdrWLYdzIQVE10UgavwxpZglJual-7u2-Es9ArVL_XjLsWvrEsxwEUINsQXfbNwMkFfqQ_bnv25cczCHhXgABzuAkUqGiNgd3mRLKE331x46KfJsPQlws4DXtFf_Jp_lYbhKit42GMar2s/s507/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="507" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtrVkenjurC2y8GS9YtLSb0R7AEzIUX_fIzRgzymZlojqYWdrWLYdzIQVE10UgavwxpZglJual-7u2-Es9ArVL_XjLsWvrEsxwEUINsQXfbNwMkFfqQ_bnv25cczCHhXgABzuAkUqGiNgd3mRLKE331x46KfJsPQlws4DXtFf_Jp_lYbhKit42GMar2s/s320/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">LEARNED: I recently bought a kit online to crochet a small octopus. I enjoyed making this little octopus and it was helpful that the kit came with a pattern and the instructions on a YouTube video. I thought it came out cute and my daughter will be giving it to one of her friends. I can't wait to make another octopus in different colored yarn.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I bought this kit on Amazon: Crochetta Crochet Kit for Beginners. It was only $13.49 and the box included all the yarn, crochet hook, stuffing, eyes, scissors, stitch markers, needle, and pattern instructions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><h1 class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" id="productTitle" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Crochetta Crochet Kit for Beginners, Amigurumi Crocheting Animals Kits w Step-by-Step Video Tutorials, Knitting Starter Pack for Adults and Kids, Jumbo 2 Octopus Familly (40%+ Yarn Content)</span></span></h1></div><div><span class="a-size-large product-title-word-break" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nPkFKhQY6twlGYBsaismR0rWSfbTr76AG3hJ1y8AngSctRBnuJPmIf1o9T_vWTtfUu0H8v2veLFB5g9KqpOgSwixZZoXmArikJyX8m3l6INQLQnKiN2Kc-aAS6WmD0bcZXU-T4V3EflWnR8gTxqFMPU_YaqWmLcyG0zcrEtQO2LX6VQvXwdD5TZ8D-8/s1500/81xtHTftTPL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1500" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nPkFKhQY6twlGYBsaismR0rWSfbTr76AG3hJ1y8AngSctRBnuJPmIf1o9T_vWTtfUu0H8v2veLFB5g9KqpOgSwixZZoXmArikJyX8m3l6INQLQnKiN2Kc-aAS6WmD0bcZXU-T4V3EflWnR8gTxqFMPU_YaqWmLcyG0zcrEtQO2LX6VQvXwdD5TZ8D-8/s320/81xtHTftTPL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the octopus I crocheted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE6Hr6_3Ug53dW0bRD_vQIo-l2Uh05XuwYxwDUyJtIoUVGMGSRBPai6DSa3O9QkFiEbm61xYgaCcUbCK7xgtFzRaS_3p5pVZ2PvEcKNGbPGdmNGqsolKqnMitFyGcCFB2FcGdnOHhsYp1He_oDcU3f1zjMdR206ZdMtVRz91UW8DIa66Co5GQCbdzh8w/s2975/IMG_5926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2975" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE6Hr6_3Ug53dW0bRD_vQIo-l2Uh05XuwYxwDUyJtIoUVGMGSRBPai6DSa3O9QkFiEbm61xYgaCcUbCK7xgtFzRaS_3p5pVZ2PvEcKNGbPGdmNGqsolKqnMitFyGcCFB2FcGdnOHhsYp1He_oDcU3f1zjMdR206ZdMtVRz91UW8DIa66Co5GQCbdzh8w/s320/IMG_5926.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">ATE: I recently made a quiche and salad for dinner. The quiche consisted of spinach, cheese, and ham. You can make this <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2017/05/ham-cheese-and-kale-quiche.html">quiche</a> using kale or spinach. This is the perfect light meal for lunch or dinner.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8BYI8cdQa888yk_OKsJ7KREcB54RknZ0QtKtuh0o5gT7b0i3SqPpkxLwU8IJ3QCWPZrLEtfvRZoGxd-5zdkIIR1YpMQAOyapI-Rm9nmj0HcgyCtsnEULjkP4EEKAbJ2EQpplQ2KfRswf24N1ysHDNeuCErxORt5GYTSTvOBUMQwvO8Cs1vX7P6kv55g/s4032/IMG_5909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv8BYI8cdQa888yk_OKsJ7KREcB54RknZ0QtKtuh0o5gT7b0i3SqPpkxLwU8IJ3QCWPZrLEtfvRZoGxd-5zdkIIR1YpMQAOyapI-Rm9nmj0HcgyCtsnEULjkP4EEKAbJ2EQpplQ2KfRswf24N1ysHDNeuCErxORt5GYTSTvOBUMQwvO8Cs1vX7P6kv55g/w300-h400/IMG_5909.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a happy Friday and weekend.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94royS2SUymtqd0ugHcp3Bx5CNK1EuQTpm-ebIEXNml2_EsGLmMj40Y-MD2-TKRGq3lK5d_Omx1PNki0bo6Z_1omw88CBuBTAvwfWqcnfSzJbWaTTVZoOrsDGg9MKH_UYR_6XVnAokuuH5gkwJj87Z5j1JmkTDDu9yNhlC99zvS0XkAW-n61ujd5DITs/s264/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94royS2SUymtqd0ugHcp3Bx5CNK1EuQTpm-ebIEXNml2_EsGLmMj40Y-MD2-TKRGq3lK5d_Omx1PNki0bo6Z_1omw88CBuBTAvwfWqcnfSzJbWaTTVZoOrsDGg9MKH_UYR_6XVnAokuuH5gkwJj87Z5j1JmkTDDu9yNhlC99zvS0XkAW-n61ujd5DITs/s1600/download.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-63519523631867429462023-10-17T07:00:00.001-04:002023-10-17T07:00:00.140-04:00Books I've Read Spring/Summer 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab5GKX4ROD8mq00w3bHHh3p3cj1B4fbw17qyikz39xUP1GQw7JqLOAPIRzoEHaYpYbFS9pMu9ueoMeolFhv3RRdq_um2-aEqX3CAWkC5HsjArtrIGi-1B5QrBfcUOY-AVoyyj-ZVvoflCn8uEopu0Kg_aa1afxEs9_bYRXj8iRmqfmlKZvKAfb_7jtlA/s507/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="507" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab5GKX4ROD8mq00w3bHHh3p3cj1B4fbw17qyikz39xUP1GQw7JqLOAPIRzoEHaYpYbFS9pMu9ueoMeolFhv3RRdq_um2-aEqX3CAWkC5HsjArtrIGi-1B5QrBfcUOY-AVoyyj-ZVvoflCn8uEopu0Kg_aa1afxEs9_bYRXj8iRmqfmlKZvKAfb_7jtlA/w400-h266/istockphoto-532852345-170667a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. It's been a while since I've shared the books I've read. I didn't realize it's been since the spring. I usually use my Libby app and read books from the library on my Kindle app, or borrow my husband's Kindle to read books. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HERE IS A LIST OF BOOKS I'VE READ SINCE MAY 2023:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis - I love reading books by Fiona Davis. Each book takes place in New York City and it goes back and forth from the past and to the present. This book was good but my least favorite of all of the books I've read by this author.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley - I enjoyed this thriller/mystery. This book kept me on my toes and I couldn't put it down.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) November 9 by Colleen Hoover - I wanted to read another Colleen Hoover book after reading Verity which was a crazy story and I didn't like the ending of the book. I enjoyed reading this book, but I'm still not sure if I will be reading any more of Colleen Hoover's books in the future.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">4) Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney - I enjoyed reading this mystery/thriller that had many twists and turns to the story. </span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">5) Hotel Nantuket by Elin Hilderbrand - I love reading books by this author. This was the perfect book to read this summer and it takes place in Nantuket, Massachusets.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">6) Nightwork by Nora Roberts - This was a different book than I'm used to reading and I enjoyed it. I used to read Nora Robert's book all the time. This book is filled with sadness, happiness, scary, and it has a wonderful cast of characters.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">7) Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey - I've read a few books by this author and I loved this story and the characters. This book had me laughing at times. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">8) Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman - I liked this thriller and it kept me on my toes. I couldn't put this down and it was the perfect beach read.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">9) Thrill by Jackie Collins - I found this book in our neighborhood's little free library. It was fun to read while I was on vacation this summer at the beach on the Jersey Shore.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">10) Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - I waited a few months to read this book and I'm glad I did. I loved this story! It's also been made into a series on Apple TV.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">11) In a New York Minute - Kate Spencer - I found this book to be ok but a bit long. It takes place in New York City so it was nice to see all of the places they mention in the book. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What book are you reading and do you have any recommendations?</span></p><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post entry" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8132830997020009904" itemprop="description articleBody" style="border: 0px; height: auto; line-height: 25px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; width: 645.836px;"><div style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br /><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="grammarly-disable-indicator" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div><div class="comments" id="comments" style="border: 0px; clear: both; margin: 0px 0px 50px; min-height: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><a name="comments" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span></div></div></div></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-71135200850635918472023-10-12T07:00:00.052-04:002023-10-12T07:00:00.143-04:00Fall Dollar Tree Haul 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5_m91798DhJSyajKh2JV-lTmLCW0KmpGU9nKpgTmGhW0oiTr49-itaIC1_giMFaPjWxlmZd3M_Tgyveu82yM833HJLgWACxSseHSu5KgFaJGxlu-gfXabFVseEZtX0G2KUyNNuHGEhSwBN9bNhNLHrWJfLOf557MSHkoBWGrnQq6k3Q4ZHxYU1Ydq9M/s4032/IMG_5874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5_m91798DhJSyajKh2JV-lTmLCW0KmpGU9nKpgTmGhW0oiTr49-itaIC1_giMFaPjWxlmZd3M_Tgyveu82yM833HJLgWACxSseHSu5KgFaJGxlu-gfXabFVseEZtX0G2KUyNNuHGEhSwBN9bNhNLHrWJfLOf557MSHkoBWGrnQq6k3Q4ZHxYU1Ydq9M/w300-h400/IMG_5874.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. It's been a while since I've done a Dollar Tree post. The last time I did one was for <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2022/02/household-dollar-tree-items.html">house hold items</a> I bought last year. I love going to the DT store but the one we had in our neighborhood closed down. 😡 This means I have to drive out of my way, at least a half an hour to get to the store. This time I went while my husband waited for me in the car, so I had to make the shopping trip fast! LOL! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuYSiKTBPgZlgqkmCs1FVin6qRE9lOIr0D78l2B0NOSlTSYS9vYGJHu7zGmCn_0ruQp0-wIzmMTZTKq2FmszzvrLVjckwvwm2KehyphenhyphenOihyu2JlhkgOeh4SQxR7p73l8qRo_UGJ6eRXX6XEKktkufAGtwZW4lwJoXllbaoPGO8lcZvsgPJ6p7C3Y-QSqiA/s1500/08BBBB14-DE44-445A-92DA-458EB0E3276F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuYSiKTBPgZlgqkmCs1FVin6qRE9lOIr0D78l2B0NOSlTSYS9vYGJHu7zGmCn_0ruQp0-wIzmMTZTKq2FmszzvrLVjckwvwm2KehyphenhyphenOihyu2JlhkgOeh4SQxR7p73l8qRo_UGJ6eRXX6XEKktkufAGtwZW4lwJoXllbaoPGO8lcZvsgPJ6p7C3Y-QSqiA/w426-h640/08BBBB14-DE44-445A-92DA-458EB0E3276F.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Dollar Tree's seasonal items. I picked up a few things to decorate my house for fall. I also noticed that everything is now $1.25, which is still a good price. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up this pumpkin to hang on the outside of my front door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LHRJc7CUfuDwGc60mBhGgDnvopR29tLuYGpi28FA0fZdE2KIIfo5nfWrB_99lWZIiWZ-riwxHem6sczuhv3awYjwe-MvaBhe-9B7GPF-fEoNhd53BGomKTJPe_fRbox1w44GctOD4f8vVrcM5zmr3geBRUEpDYhE7SPCMFLyRAHF_zXVi6Lzgo7X3RQ/s4032/IMG_5874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LHRJc7CUfuDwGc60mBhGgDnvopR29tLuYGpi28FA0fZdE2KIIfo5nfWrB_99lWZIiWZ-riwxHem6sczuhv3awYjwe-MvaBhe-9B7GPF-fEoNhd53BGomKTJPe_fRbox1w44GctOD4f8vVrcM5zmr3geBRUEpDYhE7SPCMFLyRAHF_zXVi6Lzgo7X3RQ/s320/IMG_5874.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up these two decorations to use on my mantel. I love them and they look high end. They would cost a lot in a boutique or Hallmark store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPATJpML5oKGF_1qwX-AT2UFFmmyyzHzPqHRzO6nV8dzaQ23v6_5l10JcXFKGAVY6DZw_B6RXdTXcvWxaueawoPSAb7BdWDeo_QG_9_ZUjTg5KgLXWXK-2KBgxKLcF25GV3CLbWKf6KIDtv9RbCoafVXldWMj-Cjzn_44SFfdbeTCi517fHSTSt4LlCHk/s4032/IMG_5871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPATJpML5oKGF_1qwX-AT2UFFmmyyzHzPqHRzO6nV8dzaQ23v6_5l10JcXFKGAVY6DZw_B6RXdTXcvWxaueawoPSAb7BdWDeo_QG_9_ZUjTg5KgLXWXK-2KBgxKLcF25GV3CLbWKf6KIDtv9RbCoafVXldWMj-Cjzn_44SFfdbeTCi517fHSTSt4LlCHk/s320/IMG_5871.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PsGw7A8MWr365AfmYQVxBoJ8WcRLaaDXIE842zbHdpwy8vpqZbEijhYFxvQ8BEB0YUBffYCdigvQyXLoaKYM9TCnP-nRxaK-u72zXSLo16leDxHnpO1evCcxNk0ieA0k35jNNofNYo10DaCzL9ptTDT052jWswhFB4B0-uHZQ8sOYJqBvI8T6AHhfBA/s4032/IMG_5872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PsGw7A8MWr365AfmYQVxBoJ8WcRLaaDXIE842zbHdpwy8vpqZbEijhYFxvQ8BEB0YUBffYCdigvQyXLoaKYM9TCnP-nRxaK-u72zXSLo16leDxHnpO1evCcxNk0ieA0k35jNNofNYo10DaCzL9ptTDT052jWswhFB4B0-uHZQ8sOYJqBvI8T6AHhfBA/s320/IMG_5872.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see below the Dollar Tree items I used to decorate my mantel. I also used the pumpkin crochet coasters I made <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2023/10/pumpkin-crochet-coasters.html">HERE</a> and added them to my mantel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yfgpP2P9NqItB13XYPrqzeq8_jC_a5EU6utn3teBIYlQ1dQ01bqAtuW4tumsV8h6YFMxNnxQQMRuzxVaiJPtuhyphenhyphenOuoEprCPbqsfNn2J8mp0bQzyHPAuaUTghBuiiUTqvPPVnYEX4XbtmyAMRm8CD-dtzpBEHb5NkCD-Pf2G6QUdjDitpNzMxDK-hpCI/s3902/IMG_4516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2461" data-original-width="3902" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yfgpP2P9NqItB13XYPrqzeq8_jC_a5EU6utn3teBIYlQ1dQ01bqAtuW4tumsV8h6YFMxNnxQQMRuzxVaiJPtuhyphenhyphenOuoEprCPbqsfNn2J8mp0bQzyHPAuaUTghBuiiUTqvPPVnYEX4XbtmyAMRm8CD-dtzpBEHb5NkCD-Pf2G6QUdjDitpNzMxDK-hpCI/w640-h405/IMG_4516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up this cute sign to add into the planter I have on my front stoop. We've had so much rain here that the paper came off of the sign. I had to fix the sign and glue the pieces back onto the sign. I'm hoping the paper will stay on the sign. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIq05-3it_9ahH4u0ijFGhzptGwk8rxQXlevVh5t_miSyfib8fUBqxCcXDTfYnxOpULUIFw4unf4I4uMhXsxxclrq8NmfvbzgeADQo1CssE9AWbnMFJtwFwUWY3BfksEfdIsLGwEjI30SBFeJu0kI4VUMJ336sbAsearwZ0NICQnPysM53i75hvYtMjM/s4032/IMG_5873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIq05-3it_9ahH4u0ijFGhzptGwk8rxQXlevVh5t_miSyfib8fUBqxCcXDTfYnxOpULUIFw4unf4I4uMhXsxxclrq8NmfvbzgeADQo1CssE9AWbnMFJtwFwUWY3BfksEfdIsLGwEjI30SBFeJu0kI4VUMJ336sbAsearwZ0NICQnPysM53i75hvYtMjM/s320/IMG_5873.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also added these cute scarecrows in the planter along with some flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59t3vAGxogk8sXVL6NZgZMVWLsO7Fw1XGxmGFs4AeSAxglR5Vz4vIZKVsEX626yJn30LudsXyXTdTRqO2Ymz9vrf2b0Rc_2qRke47YYRQPbx7N2c39YqedRjgsDsKn4a7653V0pS4zng9_6t0giXx3wsHhrSbbEHhGdSygR-qZ9kBpYUsxspWNmwZTtI/s4032/IMG_5875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59t3vAGxogk8sXVL6NZgZMVWLsO7Fw1XGxmGFs4AeSAxglR5Vz4vIZKVsEX626yJn30LudsXyXTdTRqO2Ymz9vrf2b0Rc_2qRke47YYRQPbx7N2c39YqedRjgsDsKn4a7653V0pS4zng9_6t0giXx3wsHhrSbbEHhGdSygR-qZ9kBpYUsxspWNmwZTtI/s320/IMG_5875.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love Dollar Tree's cleaning products. I use this cleaner for my windows and mirrors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNIpb3LWzVxks6karNioU8KfLuDwGmuDVdb7YS8d-HtbLNAWbL1FBVa33LbLEYgkO-0k_EE7728gyfNN9bKEyOIDVyJXUX0wJ5bhltcIhlkOWmPQVKSxOnPl7LDEhOotZtvzjoIs9Y7KB6cPDgjIiS4pW94pgWLbY35l1NIFFlsV4MIjcVahCOKSB7uc/s4032/IMG_5876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNIpb3LWzVxks6karNioU8KfLuDwGmuDVdb7YS8d-HtbLNAWbL1FBVa33LbLEYgkO-0k_EE7728gyfNN9bKEyOIDVyJXUX0wJ5bhltcIhlkOWmPQVKSxOnPl7LDEhOotZtvzjoIs9Y7KB6cPDgjIiS4pW94pgWLbY35l1NIFFlsV4MIjcVahCOKSB7uc/s320/IMG_5876.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love using these rubber gloves for washing dishes and cleaning my shower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FX-TlX0Wzsp_73TGlec5qf1uwKmfOfpgG4vi5IZt9HSBqVgpum6cs7IgC-7elgF_ZLwQY6PERquF9xptNXA2Rvzf-UEYjqW-ekiMnCU4AdZEDt-j8yIoM6z4G4x4EJyhJP8mYRltL8vc4D2D-yB5NgugCZT894xiS66zqSZrylX8MupeKwQsRRuBGBo/s4032/IMG_5878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FX-TlX0Wzsp_73TGlec5qf1uwKmfOfpgG4vi5IZt9HSBqVgpum6cs7IgC-7elgF_ZLwQY6PERquF9xptNXA2Rvzf-UEYjqW-ekiMnCU4AdZEDt-j8yIoM6z4G4x4EJyhJP8mYRltL8vc4D2D-yB5NgugCZT894xiS66zqSZrylX8MupeKwQsRRuBGBo/s320/IMG_5878.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've never used their spices before. I picked up everything bagel seasoning, minced garlic, and garlic and herb seasoning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD__isVUv_kyg6_4Psw4MWBmf0zThVp37O7Op6R0mqkwW8dGoTca8ChOlUrr2QI1T4_rFtQTMQpRgGmAx2s6m1SytN2AfY_KIuGKauc14PVVXmbPNfe2MQdwkWEtr-8weeO59bmvuy0dsLXE3IqFF3UbEUfpek-6ApKdK2ttGxWPrSGGdspe-Yq0obF4A/s4032/IMG_5877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD__isVUv_kyg6_4Psw4MWBmf0zThVp37O7Op6R0mqkwW8dGoTca8ChOlUrr2QI1T4_rFtQTMQpRgGmAx2s6m1SytN2AfY_KIuGKauc14PVVXmbPNfe2MQdwkWEtr-8weeO59bmvuy0dsLXE3IqFF3UbEUfpek-6ApKdK2ttGxWPrSGGdspe-Yq0obF4A/s320/IMG_5877.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up these hair rubber bands for my daughter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQgZNWT-qWKjPMzyizBAPCzfh7Qgc3XxMRVQZuPVHSVHbcCbB0BIdV9yJ3nO8S-_DOwWoyN4mgCbflK5z3TB49SmTYqueCOZhSzvSBbVSyZXuA399KBgP7LpFzrC5mPbnA0ALJAN-PoDFETe2pdVNCcCpistOGnw8p6WGN4ZabJyaXEIcRmd2rKm95hU/s4032/IMG_5879.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQgZNWT-qWKjPMzyizBAPCzfh7Qgc3XxMRVQZuPVHSVHbcCbB0BIdV9yJ3nO8S-_DOwWoyN4mgCbflK5z3TB49SmTYqueCOZhSzvSBbVSyZXuA399KBgP7LpFzrC5mPbnA0ALJAN-PoDFETe2pdVNCcCpistOGnw8p6WGN4ZabJyaXEIcRmd2rKm95hU/s320/IMG_5879.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you bought anything from the Dollar Tree store lately?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-68843374642114463722023-10-10T07:00:00.001-04:002023-10-10T07:00:00.139-04:00Pumpkin Crochet Coasters<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbXWenbcnw2z9p3GJ7uXL7q6w0-gzOS_WbfHO9eVuhfRZTrh4UVsrm2JFSDe4wMuXPfQMznhHKR1xhOcpHnZuviKvZqEf_Mg2Qwu61xz-w3sfhzxqVoXAMTovUdtlAd2t-97bQvjzSQHsNA-s23VoljCSA6ivvmolzg76S-ovJ44HQCD1jdDtj74DwU4/s4032/IMG_4515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbXWenbcnw2z9p3GJ7uXL7q6w0-gzOS_WbfHO9eVuhfRZTrh4UVsrm2JFSDe4wMuXPfQMznhHKR1xhOcpHnZuviKvZqEf_Mg2Qwu61xz-w3sfhzxqVoXAMTovUdtlAd2t-97bQvjzSQHsNA-s23VoljCSA6ivvmolzg76S-ovJ44HQCD1jdDtj74DwU4/w300-h400/IMG_4515.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends. I was so excited when I saw these crocheted pumpkin coasters at <a href="https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/">Repeat Crafter Me</a>. I thought they looked cute and I was so excited to make them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk9iW1e5JNyEx452nLQkOAIOmlvzoeikd7cKzxiKRNHjt_dRPCNFr11mytsNvDaC1flW3bk3HKV1gF5NE2ZyxtI-y-6fwZ5jKe8hZlhDEokBaNw3Mqcbr4lAVE59WELf8eYA5O7O4oLrWFUJhMUh53pV4umKhjpau-Zz4mt2U9irg5efJuTLchG7H1FY/s1500/435D867A-3C1A-4F57-BFB4-EDA690CD4510.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk9iW1e5JNyEx452nLQkOAIOmlvzoeikd7cKzxiKRNHjt_dRPCNFr11mytsNvDaC1flW3bk3HKV1gF5NE2ZyxtI-y-6fwZ5jKe8hZlhDEokBaNw3Mqcbr4lAVE59WELf8eYA5O7O4oLrWFUJhMUh53pV4umKhjpau-Zz4mt2U9irg5efJuTLchG7H1FY/w426-h640/435D867A-3C1A-4F57-BFB4-EDA690CD4510.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These coasters are so easy to make and are perfect to use for your drinks. I used my coaster with a cup of tea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The crochet pumpkins can also be strung as garland for a mantel, or used on a blanket or hat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW3BEq36DQ3CCGHOovqJtu8aFDL_3dTCHZ9CLGFv745S8J2yjap5I5ZB0E16fQ8nzmLPZ3rXq4WiCiG4menaX-urLx02VO0v1zJ_XkQsDQihX_F3IGZpI4ynUYq8vNCBbSEiHodNzS0PBgr5xbn8_kIlRzufVhCO7TugAxzMAA3nOtIMU7-_Xl2yBzOc/s4032/IMG_4511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzW3BEq36DQ3CCGHOovqJtu8aFDL_3dTCHZ9CLGFv745S8J2yjap5I5ZB0E16fQ8nzmLPZ3rXq4WiCiG4menaX-urLx02VO0v1zJ_XkQsDQihX_F3IGZpI4ynUYq8vNCBbSEiHodNzS0PBgr5xbn8_kIlRzufVhCO7TugAxzMAA3nOtIMU7-_Xl2yBzOc/w300-h400/IMG_4511.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PUMPKIN CROCHET COASTERS</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyCl91MmiGNO41U7Vs1MC91QpMw0yA3pumashGnivEWPVSISd_gSVM3IqsP7yIkVJ87fafG8jFnHNLTuwR66BSaEopX64xoJ6BHXNJONht_VE0GN6qmIn9TXkQIg8UkiWWgAHoANMiQHW5uY3cPTSoThWxPcNg8CAltTSQQlK3nwBXoWRG0V5DAVKKco/s1500/435D867A-3C1A-4F57-BFB4-EDA690CD4510.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyCl91MmiGNO41U7Vs1MC91QpMw0yA3pumashGnivEWPVSISd_gSVM3IqsP7yIkVJ87fafG8jFnHNLTuwR66BSaEopX64xoJ6BHXNJONht_VE0GN6qmIn9TXkQIg8UkiWWgAHoANMiQHW5uY3cPTSoThWxPcNg8CAltTSQQlK3nwBXoWRG0V5DAVKKco/s320/435D867A-3C1A-4F57-BFB4-EDA690CD4510.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>CROCHET DETAILS:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">YARN: Pumpkin - Lion Brand/Vanna's Choice - Radiant Orange</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stem - Left over brown yarn </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">CROCHET HOOK: Size H </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PATTERN: <a href="https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2023/08/pumpkin-crochet-coasters.html">Repeat Crafter Me - Pumpkin Crochet Coasters</a></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r_TtBI8fvw9X_wolwDzlI-7uMnLlKVBtk7AMj-iERHQKu84bLNYqbmKsbVos2IGnxYqZtDpydbUZiUWc8bj-nyhHGam7DiY93d_Oue4LaYzRLmwR6vxei8wIl7Yux1Uhv0R9JD3G6rrX7eGqizkgat6DJiBlWRrV6XEfb02E8I-fvJDkSlezw5JAq_4/s4032/IMG_4514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2r_TtBI8fvw9X_wolwDzlI-7uMnLlKVBtk7AMj-iERHQKu84bLNYqbmKsbVos2IGnxYqZtDpydbUZiUWc8bj-nyhHGam7DiY93d_Oue4LaYzRLmwR6vxei8wIl7Yux1Uhv0R9JD3G6rrX7eGqizkgat6DJiBlWRrV6XEfb02E8I-fvJDkSlezw5JAq_4/w300-h400/IMG_4514.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">PUMPKIN CROCHET COASTERS</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's pumpkin season, so have fun crocheting these pumpkin coasters!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-37450303654723811812023-10-04T07:00:00.023-04:002023-10-04T07:00:00.136-04:00Currently - October 2023<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY FALL!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgqn27m5psFXGs1wRxYqp7C8nHQpnYji66lUH_jqjA6EWCvc-GLvbUyKkaUPWCj5g5S0V99qK9KoxqNiLF3g3ePUo5Lcj7tOAHW6QT6f3Sax4xHWUbeD_nUhD6q9MmgGwbqU1t_pzixuIxXQ5QOEAIPaUaIXTqJ1vRCw8kIHSC6HnucQLKUVeR0sIOKE/s3264/IMG_2414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends and happy October!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe it's already the beginning of October. September was a fun month full of birthdays and a wedding. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am linking up with Jennifer from <a href="http://all4boys.blogspot.com/">Overflowing with Thankfulness</a> for what I'm loving, excited about, watching, seeing, and observing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVING: I love that the season has changed and now we are into the beginning of the fall season. Now that it's cooler weather we can now wear pants, long-sleeve tops, sweaters, sweatshirts, and boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">EXCITED ABOUT: I'm excited about decorating my front stoop with mums and pumpkins. I look forward to seeing all of the houses in my neighborhood decorated for fall and Halloween.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">WATCHING: My husband and I are now watching Only Murders in the Building. I love this show and Season 3 stars Meryl Streep, Paul Rudd, and Matthew Broderick. I'm also watching Gilmore Girls and on Season 2. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">SEEING: I've been seeing signs of fall in my yard and neighborhood. The leaves are falling and soon they'll change to bright colors. It's been raining a lot here and my flowers and veggies are still doing well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">OBSERVING: I've noticed how it's getting darker earlier at night. I love lighting a candle in my kitchen as I cook dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is currently new with you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Julie</span></span></div><br /><p></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139670641264475685.post-90126912528008963102023-09-28T07:00:00.001-04:002023-09-28T07:00:00.137-04:00Monthly Musings September 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4xuDZT__9Eu6nOzYwuGYlbq6xM8XxyVzF1ummHgP2Xb-UfXykOGQ4T3_9RGnHBM4lGdtRB71rntD1WXym0tQcMGkf6cxYsMuGiP4lvlWzg7AGj4Hl9HhDo__2PnrUJudTQ4CxFxd1SX8FNG0G-_YtlpdMaL1djASVhMrTbrxN5a-7a0VVQZmqkPbsFg/s480/IMG_2486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4xuDZT__9Eu6nOzYwuGYlbq6xM8XxyVzF1ummHgP2Xb-UfXykOGQ4T3_9RGnHBM4lGdtRB71rntD1WXym0tQcMGkf6cxYsMuGiP4lvlWzg7AGj4Hl9HhDo__2PnrUJudTQ4CxFxd1SX8FNG0G-_YtlpdMaL1djASVhMrTbrxN5a-7a0VVQZmqkPbsFg/w300-h400/IMG_2486.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I'm joining </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Holly</a><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><a href="http://goodbetterbestfood.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patty</a><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> for their Monthly Musings. The topic is all things fall and Halloween fun.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dAvF4i_pc9I5yh1Bfn_0NwGjEQQLAkoLV4fKvtULGDtzNpwj2KTSCRYulQGI7oGVJpMlaE40f7o5PXgwnIjLiD9WWu9QhHNKzoOcUCpf7jGLSJcHf5Q0rts9Qgo8U85MmY57TXFNcbv1lpG2UOq7Yy19sRSrt5ibCvoUx2uCCJXIhZ2C0HzEw7NQae0/s667/Monthlymusings2023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="476" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dAvF4i_pc9I5yh1Bfn_0NwGjEQQLAkoLV4fKvtULGDtzNpwj2KTSCRYulQGI7oGVJpMlaE40f7o5PXgwnIjLiD9WWu9QhHNKzoOcUCpf7jGLSJcHf5Q0rts9Qgo8U85MmY57TXFNcbv1lpG2UOq7Yy19sRSrt5ibCvoUx2uCCJXIhZ2C0HzEw7NQae0/w285-h400/Monthlymusings2023.png" width="285" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the questions:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ4HYcoyvH9KfFOAj0Q45sL7HAvivyX65gK1rJUJ9EzbNIjxdDEic_8irdTgc3fuTopBU_L4uJbJGkctcGarC6QeMhSj5lV0ozGTVO9iGg6KRUhcuFLqHyrHT2w-VrrSMFsx_vnTFkXk8Vmv1xs8Bw3poLlc1s94wh67N2ZJoBKhRmVvSAAt3njq6FzA/s638/Monthly%20Musings%20Sept%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="638" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ4HYcoyvH9KfFOAj0Q45sL7HAvivyX65gK1rJUJ9EzbNIjxdDEic_8irdTgc3fuTopBU_L4uJbJGkctcGarC6QeMhSj5lV0ozGTVO9iGg6KRUhcuFLqHyrHT2w-VrrSMFsx_vnTFkXk8Vmv1xs8Bw3poLlc1s94wh67N2ZJoBKhRmVvSAAt3njq6FzA/w640-h336/Monthly%20Musings%20Sept%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favorite fall traditions?</b> I always decorate my front stoop with pumpkins and mums once fall arrives. I like making different soups for dinner and baking pumpkin bread or muffins. I love sipping a warm drink while reading a good book. Taking a car ride to see the leaves change color. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How do you celebrate Halloween?</b> I don't decorate my house anymore for Halloween. I used to when my daughter was little. I do wait for the kids in the neighborhood to arrive and hand out Halloween candy.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favorite fall recipes - Please share links. </b> Here are a few <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2021/10/four-recipes-for-fall.html">fall recipes</a> that I like to make. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favorite fall pieces?</b> I love wearing jeans or leggings with sweaters, sweatshirts, or a short sleeve top with a long sleeve plaid button down shirt. I usually wear black sneakers and black or brown low boots.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How do you decorate for fall? </b>I usually decorate my <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/2021/10/touches-of-fall-on-mantel-2021.html">mantel</a> with cute fall decorations. I put out mums and pumpkins on my front stoop.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pumpkin spice? Oh yes or over it? </b> I like having a hot pumpkin spice latte drink at least once for fall.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thoughts on candy corn? </b> I don't like eating it but I've seen people use it to decorate their homes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Favorite fall/Halloween movies? </b> Disneys Haunted Mansion, Hocus Pocus, It's the Great Pumpkin-Charlie Brown.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Apple pie, pumpkin pie, or cider donut?</b> I love all three of these sweet desserts. I usually have apple pie and pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I will have a pumpkin or apple cider donut at least once during the season.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bonfire, hayride, or haunted house?</b> I think all of these would be fun.</span></li></ol><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v7E-YZ0_F1A8jzfFuXpof_TZrh3k-b4i4CVJYroJroDowOd-OhTGfizUpzoQOF6XVfVOmHKpb_OmbPoxZm3qaAfdYCe4pu-aZ_ZNRlq6nAvkXJc6I_IBl5zghEhqs1z9CJeQj4PcTQIGXXKz8fIpf1ZnEZuOzWhZAo-UAeZ9YHNsjBULtCPf2q5R91Q/s701/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v7E-YZ0_F1A8jzfFuXpof_TZrh3k-b4i4CVJYroJroDowOd-OhTGfizUpzoQOF6XVfVOmHKpb_OmbPoxZm3qaAfdYCe4pu-aZ_ZNRlq6nAvkXJc6I_IBl5zghEhqs1z9CJeQj4PcTQIGXXKz8fIpf1ZnEZuOzWhZAo-UAeZ9YHNsjBULtCPf2q5R91Q/w458-h640/Monthly%20Musings%20Topics%202023.jpg" width="458" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://www.juliescreativelifestyle.com/p/lin.html" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 0px, rgb(241, 224, 224) 0px); background-position: 0px 0.7em; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.5s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">HERE</a> to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Julie</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p>Julie's Creative Lifestylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.com22