The Tour of Bunnies

This past Sunday Ken and I went down to the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. During the Easter season the Plaza is transformed into an Easter Wonderland. March 12th was this year's debut of Nicholas and his friends--they are larger than life, standing approx. 7' tall bunnies. They are made from Plaster of Paris. These colorful bunnies line the sidewalks and corners of the Plaza. This tradition began in the 1930's to battle the Depression sales slump. The bunnies started their careers at another JC Nichols development- Crestwood Shops. They moved to the Plaza three years after being on display at the Crestwood Shops where they have been a Springtime tradition.

"Hi, My name is Brian and I am one of the Easter

bunnies here on the Plaza. A nice couple came by

and took my picture and all my friends here.

Continue on and you'll see all of my friends.

Have fun!"

"My name is Kate and that is my friend Melinda,

she dropped by for a visit."

"I'm Lee and I'll be welcoming you to the

Plaza III Restaurant. Yum!"

"Oh, Hi--I'm Ellyn and I'm here with my friend

Ken, he has dropped by to help me decorate my

eggs. He did a great job BUT he is VERY messy.

I guess that's a boy for you." :) :)

We pause on our bunny tour to see one of the many

sculptures that the Plaza features. This one is "Quiet

Talk" showing a quiet moment between Mom and

daughter.

"Amy here and I get to see all sorts of traffic down

here on the Plaza. I've been sooo busy with these

darn eggs that I haven't been able to do any

"SHOPPING!" I don't have much time or I'll be late!"

Here we have Neptune's fountain. It has not been

turned on so you can't see how spectacular it is

when it is flowing.

Kansas City is known for it's fountains and this

would be one of them.

"Hi, My name is Sue and I get to greet the many

people who come to the Cheesecake Factory.

It is over my left shoulder through those gates.

I'd love to eat there, maybe one day.........."

"I'm Peter--original name for a rabbit don't you think?

My friend over there is Ken and I guess that lady with

the camera must be his wife. I heard that they were

down here taking pictures of us.

I'm on the other side of the gates from Sue. I help her

with greeting the people but sometimes she gets sooo

busy chatting, that she forgets to greet everyone.

I tell ya--women!"

"WELL HELLO, My name is Nicholas and I stand

at the corner of JC NICHOLS PKWY and 47th

Street. This is a busy corner due to all the

visitors from the east and the north parts of

town. The things I could tell you that I've seen

from this corner." I hope you enjoyed the tour

and will come see us if you are in the area.

We will be here through April 5th.

Come back Sunday and you'll get to meet one

more of my friends, somehow she got lost today." ~Keep on Dreaming~

Garage Sales are here! Saturday's sale provided me with a fuzzy scarf, two pack- ages of trim (the white one has daisys on it) and three two Easter flags and one St. Pat's Flag to hang out- side. ( I didn't get pictures because they are great big ones)

The next sale was at a church . EVERYTHING was 1/2

OFF! I got this lovely pink tablecloth. It may appear on

the Easter table!

This is two pieces of white linen with a scallop edge. Not

sure what I may do with this. Hum.........

These are two round framed pictures with churches and

lakefronts--they will go on our "church wall." When they

are hung up I'll show them to you.

As you can see Ken is soooo happy with his new

tie holder!

Here we have a wreath purchased solely to be hung

outside. It WILL get a revamp.

I waas sooo excited when I saw this--I have two plates that

I may use in this or I may have to look for a couple. I'll let

you know. :)

You've seen this chair a couple of times recently. It

volunteered to model the blue seat cushion that

I also picked up. Ken also got a big lamp with a bendy

neck that he will use downstairs.

What fun we had!!!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Happy, Happy, Happy

It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend. :) Just wanted to show you what I won! A book from Joy at "Books and Life." She included a nice note and a bookmark. Thanks~~~Joy! Can't wait to start reading it.

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Latest at Target

Image courtesy of google--

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Target one of our favorite store has a new line

that they have debut recently. It is called Liberty

of London. It is an exclusive collaboration for

Liberty and Target.

They have a WIDE and I do mean wide variety of

goodies for Spring. There are teapots, bikes, piggy

banks, picture frames, clothing bags, gardening items

bedding, stationary and much much more.

AND as I was reading my April issue of Country Living,

guess what I saw? An article on florals. Much to my

surprise it featured items from the Liberty line.

The left photo shows fabric from the Liberty line. It

runs for $42.95 per yard! This will not be a purchase

I make anytime soon.

The right photo shows their mug, teapot and canisters.

Left page top row--gloves and planter.

Middle row-planter

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When I was in Target recently, I wandered around

checking out everything in the Liberty line. You'll

need some time to locate these things but it's fun to

see all that is in the line.

Some of you have mentioned this on your blogs so

I had to check it out myself and then seeing it in my

magazine was great too!

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Thanks to all of you for the lovely comments in regard

to my post from yesterday. It is soo nice to have such

supportive friends! Love you!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Dear Readers - As of late I have been recieving "unwanted" comments. Sooo for the time being we will go back to word verification - I know it is a pain and I hope this will not deter you from commenting. Please bear with me for a while. THANKS SO MUCH! ~Keep on Dreaming~

W H A T ???????????

This little girl who sits on our deck is asking THIS morning "WHAT SEASON IS IT?" Yes, that is SNOW on her head! You heard me right--I said SNOW. Right now we have round 2 going on. Somewhere between 3-8 inches is what is forecasted for our area. She looks a little perplexed don't you think?

I guess we'll have to pull these out again.

Kinda crazy if you ask me. Oh well...

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Wonders of Our Senses

As I was blog hopping the other day I ran across a neat post written by Carrie at cottagecozy. I decided to borrow her idea(with her permission of course.) This is my version----- TASTE......

It is that time of year when these little gems appear. These are from Walgreen's and I like them because have a lot of my fav flavors. YUM! TOUCH...

As I was taking this picture, I could feel the wind on

my hands and face. It was a cool breeze which got

warmer as the day went on.

SIGHT... Today we needed a pair of these...

Because we were the recipients of this...

Which caused this and that...

Smell...

Ken and I stopped in one of our favorite bakeries

today---The Clock Tower Bakery. It is located

in downtown Overland Park, Ks. They sell a wide

variety of YUMMIES. You can see from above

that the Snickerdoodles are HUGE, they have

cupcakes--we bought two Red Velvet ones and

two cinnamon puffs. The SMELLS wafting from

the open kitchen draw you in and before you know

it you're at the counter ordering. They have pizza

too. :) Hearing...

When the wind blew today, the musical notes

of the chimes could be heard all around the

deck.

What were your senses up to today?

~Keep on Dreaming~

Top 'O the Morn'n

St. Partick's Day---March 17th is the day

honoring St. Patrick. He was a missionary

credited for converting the Irish to

Christianity and is also known for

"driving the snakes" (spirits) out of

Ireland.

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In America--it's a day of wearing GREEN

and celebrating! The first American

celebration took place in Boston, MA

in 1737.

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Items associated with St. Patrick's Day:

Color GREEN-because it is the color of

Spring, Ireland and the Shamrock.

LEPRECHAUN-Irish Fairy (little body)

It is said he make shoes and brogues.

Keep an eye on him (if you find him)

he'll lead you to his treasure--if you

don't, he'll vanish and...

BLARNEY STONE-A stone set in the

wall of Blarney Castle tower in the

village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is

said to give the kisser persuasive

eloquence (Blarney).

SHAMROCK-A member of the clover

family. It is said to have been picked

by St. Patrickto explain the mystery

of the Trinity.

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Good Luck Signs:

Finding a Four -Leaf Clover

Wearing Green-so you don't get

pinched

Kissing the Blarney Stone

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St. Patrick's Songs:

When My Irish Eyes Are Smiling

I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover

My Wild Irsh Rose

Also, check out the groups:

Celtic Thunder--first song on my

playlist

Celtic Women

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Kansas City loves to celebrate and one of

KC's favorite celebrations is the St.

Patrick's Day Parade! It goes through

the downtown area. Those who are true

Irish and those that are Irish for the day

line the parade route-enjoying the floats,

marching bands, people and animals in

the parade.

Then it's off to the Irish pubs and

restaurants for more celebrating!

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For more interesting St. Partick's

fun skiddle daddle over to "Garden

of Daisies" (on my sidebar) she has

had several cool posts about the holiday.

Have Fun!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Donald

Ken and I were so excited because

the new season of Celebrity

Apprentice began tonight!

It was a great show with AN

interesting cast of characters!

The Donald was his usual surly self

with his lovely children by his side.

Last year's winner--Joan Rivers

made an appearance this evening

too.

For those not watching, the

women's team lost, so one of them

was fired. Carol Liefer was the first

to go. This season proves to be very

intriguing to say the least.

Check it out for yourself--Sundays.

~Keep on Dreaming~

ONE MORE DAY!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!

One more day and I'll be on

SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sooooooooooooo looking

forward to time off from school!!!!

We don't have kids, just a workday.

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Happy Friday!! :) ~Keep on Dreaming~

Happy Birthday To....

Her name -- Barbie Millicent Roberts, she is from

Willow, Wisconsin and TODAY is her BIRTHDAY!

Barbie made her debut -- March 9, 1959.

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Barbie was created by Ruth Handler and her husband,

they were the founders of Mattel.

She was named after Handler's daughter -- her

nickname was Barbie. Mrs. Handler passed away

April 27, 2002.

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351,000 Barbies were sold in 1959. They were sold

for $3 each.

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His name -- Ken Carson -- Barbie's boyfriend debut

in 1961 and was named after the Handler's son.

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Family and Friends --

Skipper -- The Sister

Francie -- The Cousin

Midge -- The Best Friend

PJ -- Friend

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Barbie has held a variety of careers -- She is a "Go to Gal!"

These careers have shown that women can take on a

variety of roles in life.

Some of her careers --

Fashion Model---Military Officer

Rockette--- President

Olympic Gymnast--- Police/Firefighter

Teacher ---Doctor

NASCAR driver

To name a few.

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I loved playing with my Barbie dolls when I was

young. My friends and I could spend hours playing

with our dolls, their houses, clothes, cars etc. etc.

I NEVER felt like I need to look like Barbie she

was just another doll that I had. Soooo much has

been made of this. I'm not saying that it's not possible

but her figure is Not overly possible in the real world.

I still have most of my Barbie things--they a currently

in storage but they have been well kept. One of my

favorite "Barbie" memories is of my Mom making

little bitty clothes for Barbie and her friends! :)

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Head over to "Two Crazy Crafters"--most Wednesdays

Lindsey does a "Barbie spot" they are really fun and

interesting!

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If you are in the Kansas City area, The Toy and Miniature Museum has a Barbie exhibit until November

2010. Come to town and see it!

~Keep on Dreaming~

I'm Seeing RED

Hello--

The title of this post may give you

the idea that I'm talking about

my mood. BUT oh no, I'm talking

about all the pretty red things we

have in our house.

We have splashes here and there.

It is more of an accent color. Red is one of my favorite colors.

It makes me feel happy. It gives me a "mood booster"

when I wear this color. Of course, those holidays that

have red in them are some of my favs too.

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Are you ready for the tour? Let's go!!!

Our tour guide will start with picture one.

1) Pretty Aprons

2) Festive Paper

3) Cozy Sweaters

4) Our Dining Room Valance

5) Decorations from Blogger Friends

6) A Warm Quilt

7) Tasty Peppermints

8) Dot Platter

9) My beautiful Rubee

Yes, my friends my Kia has a name and I think it

fits her perfectly!

This concludes our Red tour. Thank you for coming!

Have a great day!!

~Keep on Dreaming~