Yes, It's *Still* Up!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday ... Happy Spring !!  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ye</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s, our Christmas tree turned Valentine tree, turned Easter tree is still alive and kicking in our kitchen.  I wonder how long I can keep it going ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ-fDk6v9dgp6MQ0G3dsSnqaFbtiL-Qpq1YhSSeXf8mQgUtj1YrD8eQtJ_508Xp_7j4XImWDhtyUGK4vg3sqREtqtM4ZnjQ4EtEVTv5UiHUzvd_EADCo3nReKOpvWliqaw4pV1gj2S2A/s1600/easterkitchentreeoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ-fDk6v9dgp6MQ0G3dsSnqaFbtiL-Qpq1YhSSeXf8mQgUtj1YrD8eQtJ_508Xp_7j4XImWDhtyUGK4vg3sqREtqtM4ZnjQ4EtEVTv5UiHUzvd_EADCo3nReKOpvWliqaw4pV1gj2S2A/s640/easterkitchentreeoverall.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a Spring welcome, I wrapped it in pink and white mesh, along with a striped pastel ribbon.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiC1WK4v7lBCAeDRARLBSidCb35bAmj_CixIDCmaaUSM0q8L_gfCBvwoepDQ5cpThIx50pIwJmxqD1-lpbXRFF4a2ULcdmV42cr_AHR_57tDsAyVx7gZdVv34s3zq96xtcldna7fwvpI/s1600/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiC1WK4v7lBCAeDRARLBSidCb35bAmj_CixIDCmaaUSM0q8L_gfCBvwoepDQ5cpThIx50pIwJmxqD1-lpbXRFF4a2ULcdmV42cr_AHR_57tDsAyVx7gZdVv34s3zq96xtcldna7fwvpI/s640/easterkitchentreeclose.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then added lots of fun and budget-friendly ornaments, like this cute bunny, with a head full of feathers (from Pier One)!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5E_k2K6iTZ4k_u7mUn8KNkRjVDMGIEKTfEDyVZr7AJm3HHujfJrH3DmgSSCb0LBaAjpGJkR-PdRvDJ2OfBGqQ1kz8qGJ2hTttM0yqYlPm5nUuIacIJWsdZBZ2_kb-UJgq8D_p9TCy6w/s1600/easterkittreefurry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5E_k2K6iTZ4k_u7mUn8KNkRjVDMGIEKTfEDyVZr7AJm3HHujfJrH3DmgSSCb0LBaAjpGJkR-PdRvDJ2OfBGqQ1kz8qGJ2hTttM0yqYlPm5nUuIacIJWsdZBZ2_kb-UJgq8D_p9TCy6w/s640/easterkittreefurry.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, this sweet bunny in a basket, from Michael's.  I also bought an inexpensive bunch of flowers from AC Moore, cut off each floral stem and scattered them about the tree, as well:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw8WNiE6-ZUKobXRG-jTmGhahFSFacpqhKPZT-1a66rst0jApauHCpYF0XhQNYRh7jzKqQYY5L76bZSIsrsNGn-gFtTZiX09nc4e7v4B3Lb0ZFhjfhOEtLKw1_pQYNdqYH-AfXNB75cE/s1600/easterkittreebunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqw8WNiE6-ZUKobXRG-jTmGhahFSFacpqhKPZT-1a66rst0jApauHCpYF0XhQNYRh7jzKqQYY5L76bZSIsrsNGn-gFtTZiX09nc4e7v4B3Lb0ZFhjfhOEtLKw1_pQYNdqYH-AfXNB75cE/s640/easterkittreebunny.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A carrot with fun feathers (also from Pier One) ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKN9DDIDxcxdrdCovRRTH6gnRRD7mqDU-wRLoOXAAClAeiOYTs7i-TevwExpZ9p64-sVyO6rxeIpceA1ksyEllIYW4UvZQ-qqt18XsQKDmd7lEqqi9UCvAverxMdHfHZd898jYZ3QxkbI/s1600/easterkittreecarrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKN9DDIDxcxdrdCovRRTH6gnRRD7mqDU-wRLoOXAAClAeiOYTs7i-TevwExpZ9p64-sVyO6rxeIpceA1ksyEllIYW4UvZQ-qqt18XsQKDmd7lEqqi9UCvAverxMdHfHZd898jYZ3QxkbI/s640/easterkittreecarrot.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I flanked the tree with a couple of ceramic bunnies that I had on hand ... this one reminding you to "see no evil" ...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xS7aIsI_EhwZCzTi5KEb1IsaK2Sb0fBu5V2ebZ_M_6DCpSfoQfoJHbODzo5c57IPMFLM7xSXs5Q-Ecgzw01i8YW7RDEc8zafFjxrsT7VX7DKiy2DpdihqshT2RXiDDkwbuM1JgYmgas/s1600/easterkitchenbunnysee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xS7aIsI_EhwZCzTi5KEb1IsaK2Sb0fBu5V2ebZ_M_6DCpSfoQfoJHbODzo5c57IPMFLM7xSXs5Q-Ecgzw01i8YW7RDEc8zafFjxrsT7VX7DKiy2DpdihqshT2RXiDDkwbuM1JgYmgas/s640/easterkitchenbunnysee.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">annnnnd, the other reminding you to "speak no evil," either.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP423uJ3XEKCiOMGM19jjcDK-oNGVh4qtezn_kk2U5yLz1Koa2dFExgRQgL9XseErJBqWgD1ptfNqbHT2UkwbwMl_8aYQJJas33AZa_RIfuRCMUS2R_flHZuB3krpUsfYJja6OZpTu7c/s1600/kitchenbunnyspeak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP423uJ3XEKCiOMGM19jjcDK-oNGVh4qtezn_kk2U5yLz1Koa2dFExgRQgL9XseErJBqWgD1ptfNqbHT2UkwbwMl_8aYQJJas33AZa_RIfuRCMUS2R_flHZuB3krpUsfYJja6OZpTu7c/s640/kitchenbunnyspeak.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I filled our handy canisters with yummy Easter treats:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0T-MowdmgbMgEDgmYW5OzTbM-OTsXTsDjZtX8jRvIcL2xDAAk6Fa_DZRg71Zei_SDgTem8S1KUIOz2iP9e-tKdBX9CVsABdKriuT8kyY2QoV7B7_G6FQYbPbjHx7YNaVheFJchcm3d8/s1600/easterkitcandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0T-MowdmgbMgEDgmYW5OzTbM-OTsXTsDjZtX8jRvIcL2xDAAk6Fa_DZRg71Zei_SDgTem8S1KUIOz2iP9e-tKdBX9CVsABdKriuT8kyY2QoV7B7_G6FQYbPbjHx7YNaVheFJchcm3d8/s400/easterkitcandy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, over on the other counter, added another splash of Easter:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoW4oVk3q2BXFzqyQffWTzXt0Hh6LIn3aQHWufy8LK8wiaswOCOfcedIkmWPGkR-rEYY2iOlrkkTHmsHtL6yWEBwZcCRw1HIaRhUPGQ1oJgZSpHhJjJan75DJo6A_XQuHHn-hp7iQIdI/s1600/easterkitvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoW4oVk3q2BXFzqyQffWTzXt0Hh6LIn3aQHWufy8LK8wiaswOCOfcedIkmWPGkR-rEYY2iOlrkkTHmsHtL6yWEBwZcCRw1HIaRhUPGQ1oJgZSpHhJjJan75DJo6A_XQuHHn-hp7iQIdI/s640/easterkitvignette.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love this little, pink bunny from Michael's, who is nestled on shredded book pages (although, admittedly, I feel as though I'm suffocating him under the glass cloche) ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbl3lwnW8XrBXN6sQk1vklSfFE9fGIKSQY5cn5Sh7Dk5EMUrzpotMGPK727verJ3JNHe-gPXP2TDmqUuIZ98CQe_cR3vGZpuNK_7f3Xw0C6dQB7aqFLQIYpE2XY1Pzwry0QpuG8CdQtw/s1600/eastercloche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbl3lwnW8XrBXN6sQk1vklSfFE9fGIKSQY5cn5Sh7Dk5EMUrzpotMGPK727verJ3JNHe-gPXP2TDmqUuIZ98CQe_cR3vGZpuNK_7f3Xw0C6dQB7aqFLQIYpE2XY1Pzwry0QpuG8CdQtw/s640/eastercloche.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnnd, of course, I had to add a few pastel malted milk balls to a wine glass on one of our shelves ... I'm hoping that since they're high up, I won't be tempted to eat them!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBi40Zp0EnwD4OltwxUgRvKiAgdFvEoQwwCA_2ZdOh64nw4uwFEABdq3SbAekysdaMS0uc8LNvDauyipnT6ri8yH0xrU_r-27h9Mmb4KJu9DPbWeP1jxK7Jdc8dfCLTJcHPLxnSMIuxY/s1600/easterkitchenwine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBi40Zp0EnwD4OltwxUgRvKiAgdFvEoQwwCA_2ZdOh64nw4uwFEABdq3SbAekysdaMS0uc8LNvDauyipnT6ri8yH0xrU_r-27h9Mmb4KJu9DPbWeP1jxK7Jdc8dfCLTJcHPLxnSMIuxY/s640/easterkitchenwine.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a few little splashes of Easter ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi_D3cG534aphWWO7Pi38_HtmumVTzyT4mA16x8IR9LitYKRPGRZbUFtLGhYmpD7ALyra1OJdiaeJMCJe-X0yROgjXx9GS-Vm5aAIIM7-2bKvWLSsScFT3n7vvbIecX4vr9uSoH0nF8Q/s1600/easterkittreenight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi_D3cG534aphWWO7Pi38_HtmumVTzyT4mA16x8IR9LitYKRPGRZbUFtLGhYmpD7ALyra1OJdiaeJMCJe-X0yROgjXx9GS-Vm5aAIIM7-2bKvWLSsScFT3n7vvbIecX4vr9uSoH0nF8Q/s640/easterkittreenight.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, sweet friends!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Come party with me at these fabulous gatherings!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coastal Charm/<a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/03/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no107-and.html">Nifty Thrifty Tuesday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/<a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2012/03/tuesdays-treasures_26.html">Tuesday's Treasures</a></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span></div>

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