Today's archidose #615

Here are photos of a "<a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/infra_anlagendetail.cfm?rkey=1160&instance=65385&art=Kirche%2C%20Kapelle%2C%20Kloster">Place For Meditation</a>" in the Uri Canton of Switzerland, by artist Johann Bossart with architects <s>Guenard and Sanders</s> <a href="http://www.guignardsaner.ch/">Guignard Saner</a> (1998), photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/">John Hill</a>. The chapel is located near the <a href="http://www.mystop.ch/MY-STOP-GOTTHARD.15.0.html">My Stop Gotthard</a> service area.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926549074/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="497" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7926549074_eaf4262baf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926535084/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/7926535084_7ff1ae6f68_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926547956/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7926547956_f8af5043a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926546960/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/7926546960_7dd6a9a726_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926544626/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/7926544626_4ce9ae16b9_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926543400/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="499" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/7926543400_4aeae41fe9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926542266/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7926542266_99c8d5c95f_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926537802/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7926537802_6456a4ce51_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926540746/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/7926540746_59311d80dd_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926539408/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8036/7926539408_4c80f6e78c_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926536242/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/7926536242_6288e7cf6d_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7926545942/" title="Place for Meditation by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Place for Meditation" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7926545942_71b0156627_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #615

Here are photos of a " Place For Meditation " in the Uri Canton of Switzerland, by artist Johann Bossart with architects Guenard a...

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Weekend Recap

I <b>so</b> needed this 3 day weekend.  All of last week I was exhausted as a result of having a hard time falling asleep almost every night.  I am a person who needs <i>at least</i> 7 hours each night and I wasn't getting anything close to that.  Anyhow, this weekend afforded me some much needed rest!<br /><br />Along with the relaxation, I was also extremely productive.  I got in all 3 days of activity for the week: Friday - elliptical, Saturday - Wii Fit Plus, Monday - WW Core Cardio.  Now, overall I'd say I had a great on plan weekend.  I did have a few "detours" along the way, but I recovered <b>quickly </b>(and proceeded to throw those bags of Red Hots & Sugar Daddies into the trash!).  Normally I would just allow the failures to keep mounting, but I got myself back under control by the next meal (not the next day!).<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>Lesson Learned:</b> <i>When shopping, take a healthy snack!  Even if you don't anticipate getting hungry, take it!  It's better to be prepared than give in to temptation (i.e. candy).</i></blockquote><br />Additionally, I got loads of homework done.  In case you're new here, or don't know, I am pursuing a second degree/second career in nursing.   I love it and I love my classes, but they are <i>no</i> joke.  I cannot stress enough how much harder online classes are.  You think they're easy because you don't have to attend class?  Wrong!  I spend so much time studying every day because I'm essentially teaching the material to myself.  In the case of anatomy and physiology - the work is endless!  Needless to say, I spent the majority of my weekend studying.<br /><br />Naturally, Charles just <i>had</i> to help.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJdRzoAsUfJ4IQQ_7N3hZ-IS_Gk4zu5KrT_47j4bpxVT6yDO3PhF11OFGT3dUXS8xu83Dozsa-2ys-NtN_nVjn7fswxxF-xX-V1OMI67xOAgwDahojPCKEGVG-R8cFsk68Mp8fjrxqA4/s1600/charles+studying+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJdRzoAsUfJ4IQQ_7N3hZ-IS_Gk4zu5KrT_47j4bpxVT6yDO3PhF11OFGT3dUXS8xu83Dozsa-2ys-NtN_nVjn7fswxxF-xX-V1OMI67xOAgwDahojPCKEGVG-R8cFsk68Mp8fjrxqA4/s400/charles+studying+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />He was as bored (and frustrated!) of the chemistry chapter as I was.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUTQwAyNdP1M5WG9uKAMeZGexRSvJOKPhhkkxY3kbMqpJJMmI4W5b4eHmRxXykrrwv0L6uZ0BQdhi45AQ1DL9uFt_Z6hIQbaNC_HIaDUQv99mBAI45OOmwVyFUTigKDQ_jAocggyECkA/s1600/charles+studying+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUTQwAyNdP1M5WG9uKAMeZGexRSvJOKPhhkkxY3kbMqpJJMmI4W5b4eHmRxXykrrwv0L6uZ0BQdhi45AQ1DL9uFt_Z6hIQbaNC_HIaDUQv99mBAI45OOmwVyFUTigKDQ_jAocggyECkA/s400/charles+studying+2.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Sodium combines with chlorine to make WHAT again??"</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Not to be the lady who lets a weekend pass by without a shopping trip, I also visited TJ Maxx and Marshalls this weekend.  I have to say, I normally have a lot of luck at both of these places, especially in the plus size department.  This weekend, it was sort of a bust.  I only found two tops at TJ Maxx.  I ended up having far more luck for Joel.  He's very into the "dry-tech" clothing, so I scored 4 shirts for him. <br /><br />One place I did have awesome luck was Payless.  I used to hate that place - detesting the man-made leather shoes. <i> (This is definitely my mother coming out in me!  She would say it is such a waste to spend money on "fake" leather shoes when you can buy something of more quality at a department store.)</i>  However, Payless is fast becoming my favorite shoe store.  They're relatively cheap for cute and stylish knock offs of designer duds.  I also have to admit, all the shoes I've bought there within the last year are still going strong!  I've had great luck with their flats, and this is also the place I bought all of my <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2012/04/shoe-shopping.html" target="_blank">summer sandals</a>.   <br /><br />Today I nailed these 3 beauties:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyf5he_NI9lVfiawr6x-kDaaqPYKmkuIC5HiGEdJHGhUCfY9N3_WsQk8uZGckGKlwzRDaxTM6hidy739nwWA0czM8U93oXdalJrh6CE84boyKyRhA74iRRUBdy2FMrMnRe0UDH71XZqM/s1600/fall+shoes+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyf5he_NI9lVfiawr6x-kDaaqPYKmkuIC5HiGEdJHGhUCfY9N3_WsQk8uZGckGKlwzRDaxTM6hidy739nwWA0czM8U93oXdalJrh6CE84boyKyRhA74iRRUBdy2FMrMnRe0UDH71XZqM/s400/fall+shoes+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm so excited to use my <a href="http://pinterest.com/hilaryjpritt/looks-i-love/" target="_blank">Looks I Love</a> pinboard to come up with some outfits to wear with these.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmXvCGZ7NwAMZNOLD6YyqiMXRA2fZ5FYzIpDXvBL17sDb54K0Afhes8K5EVuhZIJ3DLoQgcwCUzHaAvJa17-QU8VDulBDd29O4PWLbA-QQkCzRMb_QUhejXy6EN1UBKry_m8dn2uFQs/s1600/fall+shoes+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmXvCGZ7NwAMZNOLD6YyqiMXRA2fZ5FYzIpDXvBL17sDb54K0Afhes8K5EVuhZIJ3DLoQgcwCUzHaAvJa17-QU8VDulBDd29O4PWLbA-QQkCzRMb_QUhejXy6EN1UBKry_m8dn2uFQs/s400/fall+shoes+2.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br />I already have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/204702745533878298/" target="_blank">few</a> in <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/204702745533866482/" target="_blank">mind</a>.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh7p6irre30c8XVSVvK1j-QUqRXDnjGycRAJ4wfFYWrba4nRHd-xI2eiINZK3vvZKLwRBzL_A44HUaOT-Sm7t_3YOgOV_4HLHQh9Sorlna885nhN_C2Jf01gSzhatMOCvFtNnoBcXZ8I/s1600/fall+shoes+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh7p6irre30c8XVSVvK1j-QUqRXDnjGycRAJ4wfFYWrba4nRHd-xI2eiINZK3vvZKLwRBzL_A44HUaOT-Sm7t_3YOgOV_4HLHQh9Sorlna885nhN_C2Jf01gSzhatMOCvFtNnoBcXZ8I/s400/fall+shoes+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charles Always-Needing-Attention Busbee</td></tr></tbody></table> Additionally, I snagged these navy blue flats at Marshalls ($19.99):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc_FSoyO_G9378si12EmYXQt6Q2Fg51MXkYhpfu3_WgSxMIWH5I91FUoeiHBYugAGH63WxLHCMBs2ZquZO_3IWzePdP0GfnUmy2YnnJQxCe8DFDoSTKHn0CIDyRVyQDEaezpkB_GKzBQ/s1600/fall+shoes+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBc_FSoyO_G9378si12EmYXQt6Q2Fg51MXkYhpfu3_WgSxMIWH5I91FUoeiHBYugAGH63WxLHCMBs2ZquZO_3IWzePdP0GfnUmy2YnnJQxCe8DFDoSTKHn0CIDyRVyQDEaezpkB_GKzBQ/s400/fall+shoes+4.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">What are your thoughts on Marshalls/TJ Maxx and Payless?  Do you shop at those places? </span></b><br /><br />Hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend!

Weekend Recap Weekend Recap

I so needed this 3 day weekend.  All of last week I was exhausted as a result of having a hard time falling asleep almost every night.  I a...

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Dallas is back!

<span style="font-size: large;">The Ewings are back on TV and I think just about the whole of Ireland is watching!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is sponsored by Newbridge Silver.  Linda Grey regularly comes to Ireland for promotional work with Newbridge Silver.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Oh and I also found a Christmas movie on TV - I'm in heaven!!!</span>

Dallas is back!

The Ewings are back on TV and I think just about the whole of Ireland is watching!! It is sponsored by Newbridge Silver.  Linda Grey regular...

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Five More Film Classics Coming to a Theater Near You

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoaD9OSsok1KNLbPg1defwOhAUDMMR4Z2NBOSFBqNnJrPfJ2HtgYKKhq2D3VlKna2VVTI4trwMNbACMUfTndUIoDhTTBhsON0JcKf8auYZylOuD-5unlBWIokN-8VW5R1E9ZsZVx4ZGQ/s1600/Birds+1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoaD9OSsok1KNLbPg1defwOhAUDMMR4Z2NBOSFBqNnJrPfJ2HtgYKKhq2D3VlKna2VVTI4trwMNbACMUfTndUIoDhTTBhsON0JcKf8auYZylOuD-5unlBWIokN-8VW5R1E9ZsZVx4ZGQ/s1600/Birds+1b.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turner Classic Movies and Fathom Events are about to begin a film series in celebration of Universal's 100th anniversary with special movie theater presentations of four newly restored Universal classics. </span></span><br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV7hGxAmX2LMsUCKLiDXN0Q1dcxzhJGhepPIJPNnJFza-AimSagJyZNFXnaAMmid-vfbgCJiGi8jHuT1-KeKcX0CKTxR2S2dluM1TMMkw8IaTJX4gPMvSVB1Ir3iyfu5wrago2CpXwTI/s1600/birds-is-coming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV7hGxAmX2LMsUCKLiDXN0Q1dcxzhJGhepPIJPNnJFza-AimSagJyZNFXnaAMmid-vfbgCJiGi8jHuT1-KeKcX0CKTxR2S2dluM1TMMkw8IaTJX4gPMvSVB1Ir3iyfu5wrago2CpXwTI/s320/birds-is-coming.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Wednesday, September 19, "<i>The Birds</i> is coming" - again - and Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 thriller will screen in select theaters around the country at 7pm local time. Oscar-nominated for special effects, the film is arguably Hitchcock's last great classic. TCM's Robert Osborne will provide an introduction and present an interview with the film's leading lady, Tippi Hedren, who shares her memories of working with Hitchcock and filming <i>The Birds </i>(1963). Archival TCM footage of Hedren's co-stars Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette are also included.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAky6s-KFhTMnfwJ3bF1tCq7hCXd8Mjs47wyPgtmwrctTYF3zoL2tUvqYdDOq11XfS3f5Uv4UV-_uC6HOCNfku9_2bdnCuF4DTSkNYHo0aK0h32giXruE6mHF9f7oTHPrAPRzARq3Gnb8/s1600/Frank+and+Bride.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAky6s-KFhTMnfwJ3bF1tCq7hCXd8Mjs47wyPgtmwrctTYF3zoL2tUvqYdDOq11XfS3f5Uv4UV-_uC6HOCNfku9_2bdnCuF4DTSkNYHo0aK0h32giXruE6mHF9f7oTHPrAPRzARq3Gnb8/s400/Frank+and+Bride.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next up, in a spectacular lead-in to Halloween, is a double feature on Wednesday, October 24, of two James Whale horror classics, <i>Frankenstein </i>(1931) and <i>The Bride of Frankenstein </i>(1935). Again, TCM's Robert Osborne will introduce the films and will also present interviews from the 2012 TCM Classic Film Festival with Boris Karloff's daughter, Sara, Bela Lugosi's son, Bela, Jr., and Oscar-winning make-up artist Rick Baker. Show time is 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6VrMltJYgKgocJ6C_os7kJCVL_FApM9KoS8l3RFOP9y8nI_r9IDVgDI7gSP4_XLp8hMnzLlgHHYFFZlrgSpfjmjBRHcLD-mCgPEf6i747m_tSTVu_-DBx4voQpuyqGDpaCG3HVdXT4c/s1600/mockingbird+poster+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6VrMltJYgKgocJ6C_os7kJCVL_FApM9KoS8l3RFOP9y8nI_r9IDVgDI7gSP4_XLp8hMnzLlgHHYFFZlrgSpfjmjBRHcLD-mCgPEf6i747m_tSTVu_-DBx4voQpuyqGDpaCG3HVdXT4c/s400/mockingbird+poster+2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span id="goog_1187793909"></span><span id="goog_1187793910"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Thursday, November 15, TCM, Fathom and Universal will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the heartwarming and thought-provoking <i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>(1962), a powerful drama nominated for eight Academy Awards and winner of three. Directed by Robert Mulligan and based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the film stars Gregory Peck in an iconic Oscar-winning performance and features future Oscar-winner Robert Duvall in his first credited screen role. Included in the presentation is an introduction by TCM's Ben Mankiewicz who will share archival interviews with many who took part in the production. Screening of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird </i>begins at 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FROgIia2cb8" width="560"></iframe><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In addition</span>,<b> </b>Fathom Events is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring <i>Lawrence of Arabia 50th Anniversary Event: Digitally Restored</i> to the big screen on Thursday, October 4. Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winner of seven including Best Picture, the film was directed by David Lean and stars Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif. Special features include introduction of the film by the Oscar-nominated Sharif, newsreel footage of the film's original New York premiere and a discussion of the film by Oscar-winning director and film restoration champion, Martin Scorsese. Show time is 7pm local time.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKqeGxxuVvTAPVPGNGXLyepJT6Zhyfb3Ml5vBCDwwTXXukrgDEq2-x0QDXXMXeel4byLXBwMv7OvAWmNXnrPLNwF5jwBLfObOe2E1NslNy2KbsBNKvq141HIpKA027mwZ3hRaI3INWVY/s1600/lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKqeGxxuVvTAPVPGNGXLyepJT6Zhyfb3Ml5vBCDwwTXXukrgDEq2-x0QDXXMXeel4byLXBwMv7OvAWmNXnrPLNwF5jwBLfObOe2E1NslNy2KbsBNKvq141HIpKA027mwZ3hRaI3INWVY/s400/lawrence+of+arabia.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter O'Toole and Omar Sharif in <i>Lawrence of Arabia </i>(1962)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Tickets for all four events are on sale now.<span style="color: red;"> <b><a href="http://www.fathomevents.com/" target="_blank">Click here</a></b></span> for more information on each special screening and links to state-by-state listings of participating theaters.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And now, a word on <i>The Birds</i> from Alfred Hitchcock... </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MZjaVdJt59U" width="420"></iframe></div>

Alfred Hitchcock Frankenstein James Whale Lawrence of Arabia TCM The Birds The Bride of Frankenstein The Lady Eve (author) To Kill a Mockingbird Five More Film Classics Coming to a Theater Near You

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Most Popular Posts of August 2012: Cool Cat Teacher Blog

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container zemanta-img" style="float: right; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89665467@N00/2394726476" imageanchor="1" style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: clear:right;"><img alt="lesson plans from 1979" border="0" class="zemanta-img-inserted" height="180" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/2394726476_2393963313_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption zemanta-img-attribution" style="text-align: center; width: 240px;">We've come a long way on our lesson plans - Look at this one from 1979 (Photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89665467@N00/2394726476" target="_blank">Fuschia Foot</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>August was a busy month with many of us heading back to school. Looking over my stats for this blog, I thought you might want to see the hottest posts of the month for your weekend reading:<div><br /></div><div><ol><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/50-teaching-and-lesson-plans-that-rock.html" target="_blank">50 Teaching and Lesson Plans that Rock</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/qr-code-classroom-implementation-guide.html" target="_blank">QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/04/15-fantastic-ways-to-use-flipboard.html" target="_blank">15 Fantastic Ways to Use Flipboard</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">89 Lesson Plans and Ideas for Teaching Math</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">10 Ways to Be a Terrible Teacher</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/62-ideas-lessons-and-humor-for-english.html" target="_blank">62 Ideas, Lesson and Humor for English Teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/54-teaching-and-lesson-plan-ideas-for.html" target="_blank">54 Teaching and Lesson Plan Ideas for History Teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/06/world-wonders-new-flipped-classroom.html" target="_blank">World Wonders: A new flipped classroom tool for teachers</a></li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/innovative-teachers-share-your-genius.html" target="_blank">Innovative Teachers: Share Your Genius</a> (Guest post by Superintendent Eric Williams)</li><li><a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/teach-this-teaching-with-lesson-plans_27.html" target="_blank">Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock </a>8/27/2012 Edition</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hate to say that out of the literally thousands of positive upbeat posts I've written on this blog, that one of the few negative posts "<a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/08/89-lesson-plans-and-ideas-for-teaching.html" target="_blank">10 Ways to Be a Terrible Teacher</a>" is now topping the list as one of my all time most popular posts. It makes me sad that this is what we've become. It shows me that many want to criticize, not uplift. I've actually gotten email telling me "you're so negative" when, in fact, I'm usually not. I'm not sure if it is that it hits home on the problems we are most upset over or if people want to let someone else be the critic. </div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend here in the states and for the rest of you in the world. #teachwell and be noble! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=6a47d955-49c2-413d-a84f-ef30855ffb70" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Most Popular Posts of August 2012: Cool Cat Teacher Blog

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guest post - my crafty home life

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello Little Black Door Readers! I'm Linda, from the blog <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/">My Crafty Home Life.</a>  Elizabeth is at the beach, as you all may know...so she asked me to help fill the blank pages while she is gone. Yes, I know, I call that RPP (Rich People Problems). </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nevertheless, I'm always game to play on someone else's blog. Recently I did a gallery wall with my collection of Chinoiserie Paint-By-Numbers.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IT4eBOBpqM1AxKQjJGdW5DFLagY0o7D0eBrOcAABwAypQe5yRNn4N-Ee5WZNrP8Cif1Ev8qbMpQcRWlTCkbA6BFGlWtdwsv0osFv1sCSDZE-Te2aadBtO5zw3-gxicE6ABZoQpXlAEI/s1600/gallery+wall+for+LBD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IT4eBOBpqM1AxKQjJGdW5DFLagY0o7D0eBrOcAABwAypQe5yRNn4N-Ee5WZNrP8Cif1Ev8qbMpQcRWlTCkbA6BFGlWtdwsv0osFv1sCSDZE-Te2aadBtO5zw3-gxicE6ABZoQpXlAEI/s1600/gallery+wall+for+LBD.jpg" /></a></div><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As loyal readers of LBD, I know you are familiar with the fact that Elizabeth knows how to rock a gallery wall.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM16deIsZVDp5oyd-U6SW5nM5_bES_rhpo1_dtjQdktJMI2UZmVP0aPmQd-BxJ7FZqVMFI2svnd5-RZ2qx_37l3mbNi7Nj49SmhDsvvAlOIS8Tj9W82vU0QqQn6aNf-HzjWwpLgCj9DQ/s1600/lbd+gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM16deIsZVDp5oyd-U6SW5nM5_bES_rhpo1_dtjQdktJMI2UZmVP0aPmQd-BxJ7FZqVMFI2svnd5-RZ2qx_37l3mbNi7Nj49SmhDsvvAlOIS8Tj9W82vU0QqQn6aNf-HzjWwpLgCj9DQ/s1600/lbd+gallery.jpg" /></a></div><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact, when I was working <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/2012/08/one-room-challengeweek-6.html">on mine</a> I emailed her for help. Hours went by, then...finally, she emailed me back saying she was sorry....she was at the pool...YUP RPP!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm over it...I did it without her. Today, I would like to give you some tips for buying Paint-By-Number prints...and a perdition on an upcoming trend. Let's start with the trend</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rdH5A8IkaK4bkml7euX95KuaWA989Ct6qhRsrChJx72bvCIR5EJKup2TxiKAB0N8TzicA69OlqaTN_M1nQJTWxx0LauZPCnuwsICkmi9xBfoKy8zWTyFTigS1S4dmtmopPsl270WEs/s1600/Apartment+Therapy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rdH5A8IkaK4bkml7euX95KuaWA989Ct6qhRsrChJx72bvCIR5EJKup2TxiKAB0N8TzicA69OlqaTN_M1nQJTWxx0LauZPCnuwsICkmi9xBfoKy8zWTyFTigS1S4dmtmopPsl270WEs/s1600/Apartment+Therapy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/shoppers-guide-142439">Apartment Therapy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiDxHWaWz9miCGoGF65MKtltxCaaH2dfEMPLkUbO3ftioygptBC1VRvG6SYDyg22AKuFvMPzpCUm92Z6-VhvM6zGZaQ623CSPLpCp-TCGipyMOeDTYRImq8hfAZOvfMV14tsBQFM5bU/s1600/Eric+Roth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiDxHWaWz9miCGoGF65MKtltxCaaH2dfEMPLkUbO3ftioygptBC1VRvG6SYDyg22AKuFvMPzpCUm92Z6-VhvM6zGZaQ623CSPLpCp-TCGipyMOeDTYRImq8hfAZOvfMV14tsBQFM5bU/s1600/Eric+Roth.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eric Roth Photography via Canadian House & Home</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See it? No, I am not suggesting that the Equestrian Chic trend is a prediction. It has already made the rounds on many blogs. Here is my prediction</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2u1mMQSOoPCFJh6Vqv0Ls1okqlA1WB4wPz6_Dm4maseO3QqYYx9tCBp1bY_T1rUL-rN3qfG1eM1K8fJu-cCcuuZBhe5pwAb7ywZX1k3bChDvtEA1_AzYPlhxtg5Iwr2SZ2s5kw9bJm8/s1600/Johnny+Carson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2u1mMQSOoPCFJh6Vqv0Ls1okqlA1WB4wPz6_Dm4maseO3QqYYx9tCBp1bY_T1rUL-rN3qfG1eM1K8fJu-cCcuuZBhe5pwAb7ywZX1k3bChDvtEA1_AzYPlhxtg5Iwr2SZ2s5kw9bJm8/s1600/Johnny+Carson.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you put Equestrian Chic together with Paint-By-Numbers...what do you get?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTemF_XBKyxB-Cr7eX0JJDc3k6T_P43HnldXw4mrLnyvuWgghgjHON9gu_DclJLstswm7GF1MrqpmZhKSjAlal29AEWCSMPyufX-PT96-4KLt3EyBwjoQrq8mxXl0qHUYfbVy-XF66Po/s1600/country+Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTemF_XBKyxB-Cr7eX0JJDc3k6T_P43HnldXw4mrLnyvuWgghgjHON9gu_DclJLstswm7GF1MrqpmZhKSjAlal29AEWCSMPyufX-PT96-4KLt3EyBwjoQrq8mxXl0qHUYfbVy-XF66Po/s1600/country+Living.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country Living</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes! That is my prediction...OK, Country Living may have caught on a tad bit before me...but they didn't do a galley wall with horses.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now that we know what we are hunting for, here are my tips....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shopping for Paint-By-Number horse prints on EBAY</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Know how to word search</span>. Remember we want prints already painted.</span></div><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A quick search under "used paint by number horse" brought up a total of (23) prints. Here is a sample of the search.</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPZoREHhzmRCiuG9GIGfYJLPl_HSLuWVhNGUs_HZm0cfchJsZAjHMGf_AjTGv-JGyiEZSUnXnuDih1s-6Wt8nVO22DR5ckh5XGxo5DS5SqL8xa9bF2JmVJbIlH8oXqZ6h9E8mgcS9WA0/s1600/Paint+by+number+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPZoREHhzmRCiuG9GIGfYJLPl_HSLuWVhNGUs_HZm0cfchJsZAjHMGf_AjTGv-JGyiEZSUnXnuDih1s-6Wt8nVO22DR5ckh5XGxo5DS5SqL8xa9bF2JmVJbIlH8oXqZ6h9E8mgcS9WA0/s1600/Paint+by+number+1.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FRAMED-PAINT-BY-NUMBER-RACING-HORSE-PICTURE-9-X-6-NICE-/180957085528?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a21e1ff58#ht_901wt_1159">Sold here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$7.99 + Free Shipping!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Pair</span></center><center></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKJsnuJ2SAA0FDF7g-K-jpdwcMx_sY-Q_RkeSRa1iInrNqv7vh01Y13GA11iSOdlNAMazZgZ1N2v-SLo3XA_is1pS4BfI2b4GxbmhHqfQijaSRCv6AT38UD0W_gxGBX8KoZfqTiLi54M/s1600/paint+by+number+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKJsnuJ2SAA0FDF7g-K-jpdwcMx_sY-Q_RkeSRa1iInrNqv7vh01Y13GA11iSOdlNAMazZgZ1N2v-SLo3XA_is1pS4BfI2b4GxbmhHqfQijaSRCv6AT38UD0W_gxGBX8KoZfqTiLi54M/s1600/paint+by+number+2.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-clean-Vintage-ART-paint-number-Mare-Stallion-HORSE-/170590479224?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b7fc2378#ht_500wt_1180">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$29.99 + Free Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Pair</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9kqkwomzA9H94Trrc9UuWvS9KwbuRqrg5osGi4czJUuG8PRzaSRgAo0zDxzvOKSjoPaVWkWvDFZ2gFjmTQVfX1iIqkqPFO7io9Jm1VqKD_qkew-9Y2SZFZVAoXa6LPgq9RUwGjKoUVg/s1600/paint+by+number+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9kqkwomzA9H94Trrc9UuWvS9KwbuRqrg5osGi4czJUuG8PRzaSRgAo0zDxzvOKSjoPaVWkWvDFZ2gFjmTQVfX1iIqkqPFO7io9Jm1VqKD_qkew-9Y2SZFZVAoXa6LPgq9RUwGjKoUVg/s1600/paint+by+number+3.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-2-OIL-PAINTINGS-by-number-framed-running-HORSES-cowboy-western-/251021551591?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a720ce7e7#ht_2815wt_1159">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$45.95 + $15.95 Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which brings me to tip number 2</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Set a price limit</span>...and stick to it!!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's face it, the third option from above is way out of line. I would suspect that after horse prints become hot, that seller would stand a better chance. Remember, it never feels good to pay too much for anything.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A word search under "vintage horse paint by number" resulted in (36) prints.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the auctions that did not show up with the first search is this one</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc8M6WwljxgEjU8AiZTG00NCiEBZXbZvh84AwmdSOmE2_kB4CGhRBvGKYF6ZOY6iATh4nhyphenhyphengzdU0tSu4VhxhvIrW-ZLCdT8fk2tYyCYtt6MfW8tQ1rrhALUpGoNHj4pUydnnWoVxWY-A/s1600/paint+by+number+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJc8M6WwljxgEjU8AiZTG00NCiEBZXbZvh84AwmdSOmE2_kB4CGhRBvGKYF6ZOY6iATh4nhyphenhyphengzdU0tSu4VhxhvIrW-ZLCdT8fk2tYyCYtt6MfW8tQ1rrhALUpGoNHj4pUydnnWoVxWY-A/s1600/paint+by+number+4.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-set-of-3-Paint-by-number-HORSES-COLT-nice-framed-/280947179261?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169c1befd#ht_500wt_1414">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">$9.99 + $5.35 Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To me, this is by far the best deal and choice so far. Three paintings that are all vintage and in original black frames.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My final tip</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Be patient and check back</span>. A collection takes time. Trust me, whatever you see....it will come again if you miss it this time. Sometimes, the next option is better than the one that got away.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now just for fun, I thought I would show you this one</span></center><center></center><center></center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxey4qUhJF71lw9k4DIqwVLX9iWW25axJ-tnL9uvCh9HvmR64njGTnw4cNCfhNpLjFXXG8rfihA1Qs8smbCxdQexn9Wkg7DY2DsZ6cscB7KlMK1D9VLCAgvaVPnoJb9XiGp2G7rm_7ngU/s1600/paint+by+number+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxey4qUhJF71lw9k4DIqwVLX9iWW25axJ-tnL9uvCh9HvmR64njGTnw4cNCfhNpLjFXXG8rfihA1Qs8smbCxdQexn9Wkg7DY2DsZ6cscB7KlMK1D9VLCAgvaVPnoJb9XiGp2G7rm_7ngU/s1600/paint+by+number+5.JPG" /></a></div><center><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pair-Framed-Paint-by-Number-PBN-Horse-Paintings-/120893183601?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item1c25cb9671#ht_500wt_1180">Sold Here</a></center><center></center><center></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The price? Are you sitting down? $99.99 + $18.15 for Shipping</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As Elizabeth <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/05/whats-in-name.html">would say</a>, "Does that include the crack you are smoking, or is that separate?" </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those are my secrets for collecting Paint-By-Number prints. If you are currently collecting horse prints...sorry! This probably gave you a bit of competition. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for having me, Elizabeth. I hope you come back with a few new cocktail recipes.</span></center><center></center></div>

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