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Virtual Girls Night Out - Let The Traveling Heart-Shaped Rock Project Begin!

Party,Woman,Balloons,Ann Again... and again


You know that car I've been lamenting about?  Well, after 4 weeks, it's back in our driveway.  "Fixed" so they say.  This is taking us into the territory of "Disputing-Charges-and-Praying-No-One-Gets-Sued".  (I want to rock back and forth in a corner just at the thought.)  So... you know what I'm in the mood for?  A Virtual Girls Night Out!!!

*The VGNO blog-hop is for those who want to sneak away from family, if only for a little bit, and party "virtually" with other bloggers. More exposure for your blog is the point of VGNO. Connecting, supporting, encouraging - those words describe the VGNO Guest. So get on your bunny slippers, make yourself a cocktail add your blog link and have fun! Happy VGNO!*

Time For Some Tunes!

(I just saw this group on Thursday.  Lovely boys from Seattle.  They're fantastic!!!)

Hey Marseilles "Rio"


I have been listening to their debut cd over... and over... and over since the show.  Love them!!!


Time For A Cocktail!

Blame it on Rio

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/4 oz. Absolut Vodka
1/4 oz. Amaretto
1/4 oz. Banana Liqueur
1/4 oz. Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum
1/4 oz. Malibu Rum
1/4 oz. Peach Schnapps
Soda Water
Instructions:
Shake and pour into a tall glass. Top with soda and garnish with lime squeeze.

My goodness that's a LOT of ingredients!  I may just do vodka with a splash of pineapple juice. Voila!



Time For A Project!


Last summer we started The Heart-Shaped Rock Project. The "little gem" got lost in a house along the way, so... due to lovely requests... I'm going to start it again.  And we have a first few stops lined up! 


Next week I will be mailing our little gem to Brenda "The Chaco Girl" in Paraguay.  How cool, right?   Then the heart-shaped rock heads to Carolee at "Come On Home".  How can you, you lovely blogging person, take part in the Traveling Heart-Shaped Rock Project you ask?  Here's what you do:

*To participate; send your name & address to annharrisonATcomcastDOTnet. I'll create a chart of those that participate. The rock will be mailed to you and, once you receive our little heart-shaped gem, take a picture of it with something that represents you, it could be an object, a place, whatever you like. Post the picture on your blog letting your readers know you are participating in The Traveling Heart-Shaped Rock Project. Also, when you receive our little gem, let me know and I'll send you the name & address of the next blogger to mail the little gem to. On and on it goes! (I hope :-> ). At the end of it's journey I'll create a slideshow of your pics. 

I can't wait to see your photos!!!

OK friends, off we go to show our support and blog-hop! Add your blog link and visit those that have left their links. Go mingle! Happy VGNO!


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