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Christmas

9 years of Bartholomew Family Christmas pictures...

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2004 2005 2006 -pic 1 2006 -pic 2 2007 -pic 1 2007 -pic 2 2008 -pic 1 2008 -pic 2 2009 2010 2011 2012 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! xoxo, The Bartholomews ...

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D.I.Y.

Blogging: a Winter sport

9:00 AM
I was helping a friend of mine put flowers together for a wedding with a bunch of other ladies who I had just met.  One of them she referred to blogging, Pinterest, stumble upon etc. as Winter Sports.  I laughed because it is sooooo true.  During the Summer we are at the pool all day, then come August sports start...so Winter is the...

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lavender

Homemade Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

5:59 PM
We had Sunday dinner at my parent's house tonight and my mom made this divinely delicious dessert.  It is perfect for the Fall and the apple harvesting season.   The pictures below are of the cake my mom made before we devoured it! Caramel Apple Coffee Cake 2 tablespoons butter  3 cups peeled and sliced Granny Smith apples (about 3 large) 1/2 cup butter, softened  1...

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D.I.Y.

lace, beads and Peter Pan

10:19 PM
I was in Marshall's the other day and saw a deep grey t-shirt with a silver beaded peter-pan collar and thought it was darling. Ever since then I have fallen in love with these shirts and t-shirts. I have seen the collars made with beads, glitter, cloth and lace. So fun. I love every shirt above, I especially love the striped shirts and...

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Sweet Home Alabama...

12:04 PM
I went to visit my sis and brother-in-law 2 months ago at their new home in a suburb of Birmingham, AL. It was so fun, beautiful and relaxing. A true vacation. Thank you for being such great hosts! As we drove to her home I couldn't believe the beauty in just the drive! On either side of the road were beautiful green trees...

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thrift store finds

lady sunbeam...

1:11 PM
My latest find at the thrift store this week are these vintage Lady Sunbeam hot rollers. :) Sooooo excited to try these out. Vintage hair styles here we (Mimi and I) come!The plastic box is a robin egg blue and I just love the flower decoration on top of the curler with the little red dot that turns dark red from bright red...

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Fall

Gerstner Family...

8:29 AM
This is a longgg time coming, but last Fall I took some pics of my brother & sister-in-law and their darling family. I think they turned out pretty cute, but if you're working with cute kids, cute couple and a stunning background (my mother-in-law's yard) you can't really go wrong, right? ;) I am not a professional, and I even left my good...

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JFF (just-for-fun)

i just had to....

10:01 PM
This kid cracks me up! He's his own 1 man show! I just had to share some funny pictures of him... it all began with a mustache.... H A P P Y- M O N D A Y ! ...

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farmers market

The Flying Rabbit Soap Company

6:10 PM
My hubbie and I started a little soap company called the Flying Rabbit Soap Company!Last weekend we sold handmade goat's milk soap at the Farmers Market at Crossroads Point. Steve's mom, who I compare to the energizer bunny, because she can go and go and go started the Farmers Market this year in Idaho. The first Saturday was awesome considering the market was...

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