One of Those Weeks

I try not to complain, but I'm glad the past week is over. It was one of "those" weeks. I was ill most of the week (nothing major, honestly), but the most upsetting thing is that we had to re-home or adopt out one of our beloved dogs. It's a very long story that I won't go into, but suffice it to say that she needed to go live somewhere else so she could live a happy and well-adjusted life. It was a horribly sad and depressing decision to make, but we know we did the best thing for Coco. Thanks to the Chattahoochee Valley Bernese Mountain Dog Club for placing her so quickly. We'll always love you, Coco.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFheRUsf4CFnKzU0lyWtcjPzMRqFO_I5Ysppj7tpBm8-Haj9NdC9FEn-Xop0gRT_ZjbunoLOh5fSlExtP5SY88_2d_Z84ob_V5ZSCTBLFsIoaJkqDdnAORgUCuKtyEzqU0ZHqIkKw_qcRS/s1600/IMG_9360.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFheRUsf4CFnKzU0lyWtcjPzMRqFO_I5Ysppj7tpBm8-Haj9NdC9FEn-Xop0gRT_ZjbunoLOh5fSlExtP5SY88_2d_Z84ob_V5ZSCTBLFsIoaJkqDdnAORgUCuKtyEzqU0ZHqIkKw_qcRS/s400/IMG_9360.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coco is on the right. Piper is our golden retriever. This is an older photo. Piper is much bigger now.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, this big guy finally started Kindergarten on Thursday.  Bittersweet for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu6fS7J3-LAvxRzpweDTshrF7N0WDZKmy_v7ry7niJ3QyA7W5C_nXMpsmzDvnBdBAxsiKczr5QklzLgVAAr43n45IoxAzMcjcYqxmLu3N3EEWdaARpC_N1N3TUKujQuInyOO_mZmBnZqW/s1600/IMG_0793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu6fS7J3-LAvxRzpweDTshrF7N0WDZKmy_v7ry7niJ3QyA7W5C_nXMpsmzDvnBdBAxsiKczr5QklzLgVAAr43n45IoxAzMcjcYqxmLu3N3EEWdaARpC_N1N3TUKujQuInyOO_mZmBnZqW/s400/IMG_0793.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His assessment of school so far (he's only been been two half days)? "It's fun, but kind of boring. The teacher just wanted us to be quiet all the time." Sounds about right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Friday, I was able to hit a couple of estate sales before picking him up at noon. It raised my spirits a bit. Here's what I found . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O9GsCwMkjdmFI3VxXLmsqF990Qe9_Ygt1XFzr68x_A8XAFjafM95U9D-J90FzkXAl_Y5eRSYFhe1JrK_5xjWAuWHMvFmmougIYTFEBbGssrPLGiiB9fvqQ7HgGUTQaEWWwiLFO9SzVJs/s1600/IMG_0807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-O9GsCwMkjdmFI3VxXLmsqF990Qe9_Ygt1XFzr68x_A8XAFjafM95U9D-J90FzkXAl_Y5eRSYFhe1JrK_5xjWAuWHMvFmmougIYTFEBbGssrPLGiiB9fvqQ7HgGUTQaEWWwiLFO9SzVJs/s400/IMG_0807.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hand-carved decorative wooden wall-hanging with gold-leafed peacocks. It's pretty heavy and very unique, I thought.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzz_V1bjY5cNqIAysX-wX3rvpqEa3qhIqvAUoHwTmcVRnir2bGYWRTSeoXGQd-fAdGiUlaLZHW19RpeQXsvypB2KNvEUNtaXGo3NL59UgtSE8Xxsh40ok5seItk8Vw3RCa3rKb0Y_RNPI/s1600/IMG_0795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzz_V1bjY5cNqIAysX-wX3rvpqEa3qhIqvAUoHwTmcVRnir2bGYWRTSeoXGQd-fAdGiUlaLZHW19RpeQXsvypB2KNvEUNtaXGo3NL59UgtSE8Xxsh40ok5seItk8Vw3RCa3rKb0Y_RNPI/s640/IMG_0795.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This awesome (and massive) hand-glazed ceramic black marbleized lamp. It needs a new shade for updating purposes, but it's in great shape. It was made by the Frederick Cooper Co., which I honestly didn't know much about. They're still around apparently and have been making quality lamps for decades. I'm assuming this one is from the 70's. If you look on <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?stype=1&sm=HKS&solds=2&i_keyword=Frederick+Cooper+lamp">1st Dibs</a> or eBay they are worth quite a bit. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkITWtR2PAUzMwWVuMTfw11aC2X_mrcdxOsiZo8-1vmKkp3zk5sEOW1Unkhrwe-SJ-6inzSmpAfOn09ohfg_dd8MtpE7YHVhouIn25CW7Kusykdm8CZdPgllOEZ6qIOaGbEWj5IrduQgw/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkITWtR2PAUzMwWVuMTfw11aC2X_mrcdxOsiZo8-1vmKkp3zk5sEOW1Unkhrwe-SJ-6inzSmpAfOn09ohfg_dd8MtpE7YHVhouIn25CW7Kusykdm8CZdPgllOEZ6qIOaGbEWj5IrduQgw/s400/IMG_0798.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJdA-Re26t2cIEb-dDjPvT45fVwuHWRKgy2ml8-uazQEtj9w7VBYaL-hihxaKNrKS_ihWHjfon6W6r7IhoOk-Gpz7lMPG1xdxYP3yGa1j7xloc1DLaLvRlmiFWBFtzqAxqi7hniipGdh9/s1600/IMG_0799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJdA-Re26t2cIEb-dDjPvT45fVwuHWRKgy2ml8-uazQEtj9w7VBYaL-hihxaKNrKS_ihWHjfon6W6r7IhoOk-Gpz7lMPG1xdxYP3yGa1j7xloc1DLaLvRlmiFWBFtzqAxqi7hniipGdh9/s400/IMG_0799.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;">And lastly, some small accessories that I thought were charming . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdegZYnPg9MdIcVefNozDnoRREs84_JavtQWEPmOd8o-ifxwg0UjBZkqhfT2zWzbViZUCSN1cOSyRxH1e0MZQOCLrev9m_A5udgr1cdV49Xvw1ykvJ-qzI0Qtxcjs4oBySlxrgU_t1gQ_E/s1600/IMG_0801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdegZYnPg9MdIcVefNozDnoRREs84_JavtQWEPmOd8o-ifxwg0UjBZkqhfT2zWzbViZUCSN1cOSyRxH1e0MZQOCLrev9m_A5udgr1cdV49Xvw1ykvJ-qzI0Qtxcjs4oBySlxrgU_t1gQ_E/s400/IMG_0801.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mid-century C. Jere-style brutalist flower sculpture. It's either brass or copper (or some metal that doesn't attract a magnet).</td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc5uK5ZEjy0WDJePkBAi_ctpZPnMXqg3cJZNUx059o7mQQ_vaVbvL2mFnMOAJgO8R5pGsRvJLo7jjB4N0QgbF7PdKSICWTATB0ycWiKJULawtxJ2Dns8E_ID5kYesgbUm6uYi5jwkxbpY/s1600/IMG_0805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc5uK5ZEjy0WDJePkBAi_ctpZPnMXqg3cJZNUx059o7mQQ_vaVbvL2mFnMOAJgO8R5pGsRvJLo7jjB4N0QgbF7PdKSICWTATB0ycWiKJULawtxJ2Dns8E_ID5kYesgbUm6uYi5jwkxbpY/s400/IMG_0805.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this small metal, mushroom sculpture. I just thought it was cute.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All these items (and more) will either go in my <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/p/my-shop.html">online shop</a> or the tag sale that a couple of other bloggers and I are having on October 1 . . . more details to come soon, I promise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's to a happy week for everyone!</div>

One of Those Weeks

I try not to complain, but I'm glad the past week is over. It was one of "those" weeks. I was ill most of the week (nothing ma...

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