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Have I ever told you how much I love DOORS?
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The Pantheon doors...20 ft. high? Oh, and thats Jim sitting down in the blue coat and blue shirt.Kinda gives you a perspective! Yea, these arn't door but they were so cute! And they ride them! These doors were on the old farmhouse we stayed in while picking olives in Spoleto.
Snohomish doors.............. I love doors! All different kinds of doors! Some for their historical and architectural features, some for personality and the house it goes with. Of course I fell in love with many doors in Europe and took lots of pictures but it was so endless I had to stop. Do you think I'll ever get my dream door? I pretty much doubt it but I like my door now, mainly because it lets light into my rather dark entry way. You ask "What's my dream door look like?". Well, it'd be double doors with a curved top and heavy wonderful wood. I can't put all my favorite door pictures on but I'll put a few on of doors in Snohomish, some from Italy and my door poster from Ireland. Jim and I had a "door" experience when we were in Rome at the Pantheon.We were the first ones there and it was supposed to be open (though barely). A man appeared and Jim asked him about the time and he said he was opening. He unlocked the door and with Jims help was able to open it all the way. It took two of them using all their strength to open it. Tall and heavy. Gosh, I just love those beautiful doors!
This morning, Amanda de Lange and a handful of volunteers, went to what we call the “Big O” in Xi’An China (otherwise known as the main orphanage) to see if there were any babies she could take back to her foster home. You see, Amanda doesn’t go looking for the cutest, healthiest babies they have. She goes with eyes and heart open to find the sickest, neediest babies in the orphanage. The babies who are not likely to receive the kind of necessary attention they need just to survive their first few months. Out of all of China’s unwanted ones, she seeks out those who need her the most. That’s why I love this picture so much. This morning, these babies were just seven of many at the orphanage, but not anymore. From here on out these babies will receive round the clock love and attention, nutrition, medical care and almost rock-star like status among Amanda’s fans and supporters all around the world. Once they have been nursed back to health, Amanda does what the orphanage often does...
This is the view from our front porch on a cold, snowy day. Lucky us we moved back in time for the coldest, snowiest winter in decades! It is beautiful but, after a month of it, it's starting to get alittle old. We are blessed to have the nicest neighbor ever. He has regularly plowed our drive after each snowfall, I don't know what we would have done without him, and thank-you never seems like enough. Any ideas? This week the schools were all closed, it'll be late release this year. Of course we've found plenty to do inside. This has been Jim's first full week home in months and he's enjoying it to the fullest. The garage is looking great and things are being organized. I feel no compulsion to ever finish unpacking, my cabinets and closets are full so the rest can stay in the boxes. After fighting for a month to keep the goats water filled and unfrozen, we found out about these heated buckets and rushed out to buy one. What a relie...
I'd like to introduce you to our new front deck! I still look out the window and can't believe its done and we have stairs again and it's so beautiful! Thanks Mike from the bottom of our hearts, your awesome! If you can imagine a downside to it being finished, there is a little one. No more Natalie and Conner everyday.
Mom, if you love doors, you should go to the pretty little things blog and check out all of the adorable, colorful doors she saw on her cruis!
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