Beacons For The Queen

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow, what a glorious evening after raining all day</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night was chilly but clear<br /><br />A perfect night to witness the lighting of a Jubilee Beacon<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwadzc4zfpwOsdR0WOzkWhe4LR6R_mwt2pTSKrG8mjzin3-P21J4vvDjNlI8LwB8cGKV5HA4fMFO1IJ5zwHjyGrKuzZojU1qjpwc-Eqqao9udHXR8nmD3-diQ-XFFcyaqHau_Lu2Qtwk/s1600/IMG_2520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwadzc4zfpwOsdR0WOzkWhe4LR6R_mwt2pTSKrG8mjzin3-P21J4vvDjNlI8LwB8cGKV5HA4fMFO1IJ5zwHjyGrKuzZojU1qjpwc-Eqqao9udHXR8nmD3-diQ-XFFcyaqHau_Lu2Qtwk/s640/IMG_2520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Joining a few hundred others in the middle of a hay field,<br />there was one round of 'hip, hip, hooray'<br />and a few bottles of champagne opened<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoYPrAn43c3FdwNhqpjDXqCeW5vxLptgrhLx454h5sw1XKD2kOlYHpR527hN0dtBpVKxf-ezUhB4KhMjrVDHuRvpLrHWUa5roYFru8QQF_iiwqkOTwkAdnDLkZzMhVx_C4Ci-zhYYPXs/s1600/IMG_2538-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoYPrAn43c3FdwNhqpjDXqCeW5vxLptgrhLx454h5sw1XKD2kOlYHpR527hN0dtBpVKxf-ezUhB4KhMjrVDHuRvpLrHWUa5roYFru8QQF_iiwqkOTwkAdnDLkZzMhVx_C4Ci-zhYYPXs/s640/IMG_2538-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />From where we stood, we could see fireworks<br />and two other beacons in the distance<br /><br />knowing we were just 3 of 4000 beacons lit around the world<br /><br />It was <i>awesome</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In This Series:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/diamond-jubilee-flotilla.html">Diamond Jubilee Flotilla</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/london-getting-ready-for-jubilee.html" style="color: #666666; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">London Getting Ready For The Jubilee</a><br /><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/find-your-jubilee-beacon.html" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;">Find Your Jubilee Beacon</a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-window-shopping.html" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Diamond Jubilee & Window Shopping</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/celebrating-queen-elizabeth-ii.html" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II</span></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Beacons For The Queen

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK Wow, what a glorious evening after raining all day Last night was chilly but clear A perfect night to witness t...

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Diamond Jubilee Flotilla

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will never forget yesterday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">celebrating the Queen's 60 year reign</div><div style="text-align: center;">with one million spectators in London</div><div style="text-align: center;">observing the grand 1000 boat flotilla</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8-iGcDIKVt-dpfNZIgcUaZkqlJaa120KkR3rloPGgVzqdVbKnlc7rJCACIr5GSsOyDVmuZl6PuT2553EjUstdPAjXJOSzzLwmTWYKvoS8HgoYTGjpl2BIlg5-lIcFfDs7lFuC1ISTI4/s1600/DSC_0064-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8-iGcDIKVt-dpfNZIgcUaZkqlJaa120KkR3rloPGgVzqdVbKnlc7rJCACIr5GSsOyDVmuZl6PuT2553EjUstdPAjXJOSzzLwmTWYKvoS8HgoYTGjpl2BIlg5-lIcFfDs7lFuC1ISTI4/s640/DSC_0064-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a chilly rainy day</div><div style="text-align: center;">as it had been on Queen Elizabeth's Coronation Day in 1953</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FFtofNOT2DFDnYhp22HQM67zhyphenhyphen5eCrh4efEUQXVdDQafWdryXsorkFRb9BhFHRlhRi4HhUuF_-gFIYyyGo18FqlogB81xZqNKFZpT4FvH-yexPUSyEBtjZjrwpB6ZwZCygx7UmzW1yw/s1600/DSC_0128-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FFtofNOT2DFDnYhp22HQM67zhyphenhyphen5eCrh4efEUQXVdDQafWdryXsorkFRb9BhFHRlhRi4HhUuF_-gFIYyyGo18FqlogB81xZqNKFZpT4FvH-yexPUSyEBtjZjrwpB6ZwZCygx7UmzW1yw/s640/DSC_0128-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I loved seeing the colorful flags of the 54 Commonwealth nations</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC_vUMrqpv3u518yjGZxaZkXInfbjP5DKA5mOqc3S_3vW3UQBqjSCX9R_hlqd9DfrqexjIuYW73ONpS30dIdiebi1lPDawNvIPkHlycmzRMmsa3-qZpsBga9BW5UaeX7EOXAxLYiF9XM/s1600/DSC_0047-012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC_vUMrqpv3u518yjGZxaZkXInfbjP5DKA5mOqc3S_3vW3UQBqjSCX9R_hlqd9DfrqexjIuYW73ONpS30dIdiebi1lPDawNvIPkHlycmzRMmsa3-qZpsBga9BW5UaeX7EOXAxLYiF9XM/s640/DSC_0047-012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There had not been this number of boats on the River Thames in hundreds of years</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was quite a sight</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">During the event, the downstream Thames Barrier maintained the water level due to tides </div><div style="text-align: center;"> (the world's second largest movable flood barrier)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6wQgAe_g3dtaMYBD0YZd_C0z53kJJrpD2fRQ49GLp_0h9-UwSJF2GbMXda-3Nlok7eedxzHn5_mUu7EgV9nrorfuk9y2AMLEdbTblpxECAOc7pjBF5paGh2yIycLRgoVY5e-rzle1Ak/s1600/DSC_0098-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6wQgAe_g3dtaMYBD0YZd_C0z53kJJrpD2fRQ49GLp_0h9-UwSJF2GbMXda-3Nlok7eedxzHn5_mUu7EgV9nrorfuk9y2AMLEdbTblpxECAOc7pjBF5paGh2yIycLRgoVY5e-rzle1Ak/s640/DSC_0098-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Queen wore white and stood during the entire pageant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhH5MzTxD3-KDXJgWuufYlOYkL2ulURMhC58ebELMwN5qmeXJtkKEQg8W_LTsTK7j4ZS3k44HBC64ATo1Rtn4pFAP6fQ8s_fWh__zRjBhwD3Pkpxx5HRM7kovsPZpq_44XZ0xRSGr5BY/s1600/DSC_0083-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhH5MzTxD3-KDXJgWuufYlOYkL2ulURMhC58ebELMwN5qmeXJtkKEQg8W_LTsTK7j4ZS3k44HBC64ATo1Rtn4pFAP6fQ8s_fWh__zRjBhwD3Pkpxx5HRM7kovsPZpq_44XZ0xRSGr5BY/s640/DSC_0083-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and Camilla,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Prince William and Kate were also aboard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Spirit Of Chartwell</i> with the Queen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1uWKfFAFMIrNZTfbRFpHToKRRSu24KUfppolHnXyw1ISYKknbkLSts2KN7C_AgpkXXkARAkwH09a_qWcx1b9s9Gmt1KGF8W3OWuobpYwOF7LUvc_LsaQZuQPn8p6KhT8lC-DBNFibyU/s1600/DSC_0123-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1uWKfFAFMIrNZTfbRFpHToKRRSu24KUfppolHnXyw1ISYKknbkLSts2KN7C_AgpkXXkARAkwH09a_qWcx1b9s9Gmt1KGF8W3OWuobpYwOF7LUvc_LsaQZuQPn8p6KhT8lC-DBNFibyU/s640/DSC_0123-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The event finished with fireworks at Tower Bridge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the military flyover was cancelled due to weather,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think everyone felt it was an unforgettable, historic event</div><div style="text-align: center;">within the 4-day Jubilee celebration</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Memory-making continues with the lighting of the beacons worldwide tonight</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May your inner-beacon be shiny & bright today :)<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">In This Series:<br /><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/beacons-for-queen.html">Beacons For The Queen</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/london-getting-ready-for-jubilee.html">London Getting Ready For The Jubilee</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;" /><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/find-your-jubilee-beacon.html" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none;">Find Your Jubilee Beacon</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/diamond-jubilee-window-shopping.html" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Diamond Jubilee & Window Shopping</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/celebrating-queen-elizabeth-ii.html" style="color: #666666; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II</span></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Diamond Jubilee Flotilla

Posted By Happy Homemaker UK I will never forget yesterday celebrating the Queen's 60 year reign with one million spectators in London o...

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Happenings...and house stalking

Do you ever sit back and realise how lucky you are? I try to take the time out to appreciate all the good things, and lately I've had plenty of reasons to be grateful. It's been really busy on the work front, but when work means meeting up with lovely clients, in their gorgeous homes, I'm not complaining. Over the past weeks, I've taken a couple of road trips to the beautiful Byron Bay region. It's one of my favourite places on earth, and to top it off, I was honoured to have been invited to one of the most stunning homes I've ever seen. Let me set the scene for you: a beautifully restored farmhouse, set in rolling green countryside in the Byron hinterland. I <i>know</i>. I've been intently plotting and planning my move there ever since, and as I can't manage to persuade the current owners to part with their lovely home (yet), I guess I'll have to find an alternative. So take a look at a few options I've come up with......<br /><br />Firstly, there's Coorabella, a bohemian old dame in the most amazing location. On the market for a cool $8mil+ (<a href="http://uniqueestates.com.au/Homes/Detail.aspx?id=ue150&wlid=35e38e74-3b68-4c35-95af-d6f423a37ee1" target="_blank">here's the link while it lasts</a>)...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXjiponQn0YH1YgxOZGylW-FP5g2tXl5mwoD-Caol5qJoQhyphenhyphenpSanJAdP6oWZsMecttkmgTBeihZwugUHku0uT3B_ooE1m8PgVoaydRNu59hAHvFkHEATmI7a4rCXw29zWpAtOQp3qBzq6/s1600/ViewImage-4.aspx.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXjiponQn0YH1YgxOZGylW-FP5g2tXl5mwoD-Caol5qJoQhyphenhyphenpSanJAdP6oWZsMecttkmgTBeihZwugUHku0uT3B_ooE1m8PgVoaydRNu59hAHvFkHEATmI7a4rCXw29zWpAtOQp3qBzq6/s640/ViewImage-4.aspx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV4TWJdkIYxDtqXJQD_dvbHgfcl75HjQi6-J7Bzftc9O7cqLaiamQgPrye3dmgxPbSwxtOf8GBeaisPOB0n_lQn7F5Cj3H0uZoBlyXMNmEEGKXRJpA0_QCqK_nBG7dRGJmu8Qr5FjdNfn/s1600/ViewImage-5.aspx.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV4TWJdkIYxDtqXJQD_dvbHgfcl75HjQi6-J7Bzftc9O7cqLaiamQgPrye3dmgxPbSwxtOf8GBeaisPOB0n_lQn7F5Cj3H0uZoBlyXMNmEEGKXRJpA0_QCqK_nBG7dRGJmu8Qr5FjdNfn/s640/ViewImage-5.aspx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AQwHJS5ATYRWRoihAKreq-7NcaA_YLpL6QMXQizyLWRUJzWiQoWzCWVPrPQATrBUGFxPZtuvA-9wPvoHkKmehzVObOOORqGNPFrkuPjZcoo-ry3t3Yjm4xhSAThGPWzPEXTsoTq2h161/s1600/ViewImage.aspx.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8AQwHJS5ATYRWRoihAKreq-7NcaA_YLpL6QMXQizyLWRUJzWiQoWzCWVPrPQATrBUGFxPZtuvA-9wPvoHkKmehzVObOOORqGNPFrkuPjZcoo-ry3t3Yjm4xhSAThGPWzPEXTsoTq2h161/s640/ViewImage.aspx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjlWlKfL8SvW4gu_u7FPoHwEXndai9S4Kcdz_Vmp-6mmyQE6_oDDhn30XWXDPagJkMotVmh9spScKGu1gAB75GNPSIga0WVBbPOIAIANcHTdiFKO26w5MvL4iR194pXL7jjMN7MFulFt7/s1600/ViewImage-2.aspx.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjlWlKfL8SvW4gu_u7FPoHwEXndai9S4Kcdz_Vmp-6mmyQE6_oDDhn30XWXDPagJkMotVmh9spScKGu1gAB75GNPSIga0WVBbPOIAIANcHTdiFKO26w5MvL4iR194pXL7jjMN7MFulFt7/s640/ViewImage-2.aspx.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to admit - I'm imagining this painted with lashings of white paint...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Or how about Bandongrove - still one of my faves. Sadly, it was sold a few years ago...I just wasn't quick enough to pay my $7.5mil...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxSBUznsBmnmstmbkswYyL86rJXdELvgl2QnJNAF1sCBe50S9ii1kr4iVJho43qa8ypPwOOAPZY0SkCaVbcN5Sye8EAIHz87przcxpQ-Gc8_us0jN-63mVZzRreap_fLPv9oWT_oWcFF0/s1600/2306116_01_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxSBUznsBmnmstmbkswYyL86rJXdELvgl2QnJNAF1sCBe50S9ii1kr4iVJho43qa8ypPwOOAPZY0SkCaVbcN5Sye8EAIHz87przcxpQ-Gc8_us0jN-63mVZzRreap_fLPv9oWT_oWcFF0/s640/2306116_01_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">perfection</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-3X8kwWPCM5_7vrpqNviS-rpiWKAE93A25SyMr9wT1rktih4pUE5N8iUN1TdZCqEDYEdb2CTTdxF1gVl_ia6YGEsp9kaV_Ac3dJm-io1exNyNQtd6fHCXMV_VjVlLBW8UtIr_d4F8ub7/s1600/104854531hl1209025681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-3X8kwWPCM5_7vrpqNviS-rpiWKAE93A25SyMr9wT1rktih4pUE5N8iUN1TdZCqEDYEdb2CTTdxF1gVl_ia6YGEsp9kaV_Ac3dJm-io1exNyNQtd6fHCXMV_VjVlLBW8UtIr_d4F8ub7/s640/104854531hl1209025681.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> garage/cinema/rumpus/servants' quarters<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyc5qx1zGor_Lhv_ogjaNAuwQ3bRGn_pjxNr1ec07uEG6338CMJczF1pAt68k6FuR6lm2ffmOUerF6KKs10EOhANdtuNnqPnAhrrDIJGZ2ky78MzKfilWpgmq1FosMgC5idgl1Z4KziaN/s1600/104854531ol1209025684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyc5qx1zGor_Lhv_ogjaNAuwQ3bRGn_pjxNr1ec07uEG6338CMJczF1pAt68k6FuR6lm2ffmOUerF6KKs10EOhANdtuNnqPnAhrrDIJGZ2ky78MzKfilWpgmq1FosMgC5idgl1Z4KziaN/s640/104854531ol1209025684.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> it's all in the details<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJr_9SBWk_0LSIgMc_OQ3l1NACiSvAH4SrJWX4W8_60XUhCJ46oywS4jcNe2M_aJgqYC5K8wvNbsPlDbIL7fetCAJyaUiwCDvY0bzqVDxQa3jWHM1x-dJ0EtERw_Xx7z9u_DFNu6-e6O3/s1600/2306116_02_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJr_9SBWk_0LSIgMc_OQ3l1NACiSvAH4SrJWX4W8_60XUhCJ46oywS4jcNe2M_aJgqYC5K8wvNbsPlDbIL7fetCAJyaUiwCDvY0bzqVDxQa3jWHM1x-dJ0EtERw_Xx7z9u_DFNu6-e6O3/s640/2306116_02_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuONzLGILnJPTqRrovscdFR2lv_IXvfODXezple_jo_kRzYrZ1Ma7dSeHTHBOfpSqQPpZ2QtDk2G_3i_or70JRBI_LstpFu-noTIYyheD3jFPcK0PfLBVlhzOq6pzRGMcFk7fnfvFPUei/s1600/2306116_03_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfuONzLGILnJPTqRrovscdFR2lv_IXvfODXezple_jo_kRzYrZ1Ma7dSeHTHBOfpSqQPpZ2QtDk2G_3i_or70JRBI_LstpFu-noTIYyheD3jFPcK0PfLBVlhzOq6pzRGMcFk7fnfvFPUei/s640/2306116_03_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxr0QWc2jwDqlI4lbPUoBwzNg_kGWA46YhSKT6ITQNF7JY1qCFYAFG6VDCTBhAiyuQD28oxCM9J_zZdzZH1DFOesKdugUI_Ob4PODTihu8QeQxeymjXS93rA4_3d-iuAniaLWiRQKWrhk/s1600/2306116_07_x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxr0QWc2jwDqlI4lbPUoBwzNg_kGWA46YhSKT6ITQNF7JY1qCFYAFG6VDCTBhAiyuQD28oxCM9J_zZdzZH1DFOesKdugUI_Ob4PODTihu8QeQxeymjXS93rA4_3d-iuAniaLWiRQKWrhk/s640/2306116_07_x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">stunning home in a stunning location</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, the serenity.......</div></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

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