Thank you for visiting The French Elements blog where French is a state of mind. If I can't be in France, at least my mind can spend some time there. Won't you join me?
My name is Barb and I am the woman behind the online boutique THE FRENCH ELEMENTS. While I will always keep The French Elements blog (so many memories), I have started a new one and I hope you will visit.
CHASING THE NEXT CHAPTER is about change. The past few months I have been thinking about writing a new blog. My youngest son passed away 7/1/2015 and life will never be the same for us. He entered Heaven and we entered a new chapter in our lives. A very different chapter that is still unfolding.
We have always talked about moving back to Europe (or elsewhere). The talk continues but we are planning on making the dream our reality.
He would be pleased.
Know who you are, accept who you are, be who you are.
Tres chic!
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
Helen Keller
Beautiful
The most powerful thing you can do to change the world, is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, reality, to something more positive.
Shakti Gawain
motto for every year
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, It's not the end.
Just like to show you some images from early spring, or almost spring.
Sunday March 17, back from singing in the chancel choir.
Wearing my silk clover leaf ...
I have been a busy lady but can't neglect my blog for too long. I will
post pictures to catch up with why I have been gone so long. Enjoying each
day, ...
Off in the distance Mount Baker, in the USA, gleams in the sunlight. My
best guess is that it's about 100 km away as the crow flies. To drive, it's
26...
Another year of sowing and raising Tomatoes! I'm always so thrilled when
the tiny leaves appear and the distinctive scent of tomato leaves emanates
from...
For chefs and foodies alike, it's an exciting harbinger of spring: the
announcement each year of the new Michelin-star ratings in the latest
edition of ...
Hello, my children. Last we met it was July and here it is October. The
summer came and went and the days are getting shorter. Lots going on my in
da...
We have babies!
The old cigar box proved to be the cutest little house
and those eggs were laid, hatched and babies fed in
a matter of days! The other ...
I suppose I should have posted this a long time ago.
My blog is taking a break from me for a while. Apparently a long while.
I am very busy with work and li...
Last week a group of ballroom dancers put on a show at my mother's care
facility. Mum, pretty in her flowered hat, seemed to enjoy the music and
costumes,...
*...and that is a place many of us have to visit*...caring for a beloved
mother, and helping her pass from this world into the next. We buried her
in her b...
Whew the Christmas season went by like a blur!!!! And the Cottage Garden
girls have been busily opening up boxes of all the new spring and everyday
decor...
All content found on this blog, is the property of The French Elements. I like to share with my friends. If you would like to borrow something just let me know. Please.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Have a Safe and wonderful July 4th
I am hoping that each of us has a blessed 4th of July. God Bless America!
A friend sent me this firework link that I hope you enjoy. I had wayyyy too much fun with it.
I love that graphic of the flag and Miss Liberty! Hope you and your family all have a safe and blessed 4th. What a fantastic link to the fireworks... those kinds of things always leave me wondering how they do it!
Hi Barb, so great to meet you. Oh I love your blog and reading about your French Elements Products. Thank you for your visit to my blog and your kind comment. I also just went crazy for the chalk drawings. Fantastic!! Hope you have a Happy and safe 4th of July. Going to go view the Fireworks link. Thank you for sharing. See you again soon. hugs, Celestina, la rea rose
That is absolutely the neatest link. I loved making my own fireworks. I sure enjoy that better than going to the river with a zillion people in 90 something degree heat and fighting our way through traffic in and out of the area. I guess you can tell I'm old. The fireworks scare our dogs so we have stayed home with them the last few years. I hope you have a great remainder of the holiday and wonderful weekend.
17 comments:
Lovely graphic for the 4th Barb!
I love that fireworks web site too much too -- lol!
Happy and safe $th of July to you and your family!
Hugs, Pat
Happy 4th of July to you and your family as well!! =)
God definitely bless this country - the best in the world, my little french sweetpea!!!
Smoochies,
Connie
Happy 4th of July to you and yours. Isn't it nice to have a long weekend!! Hugs, Terrie
Have a beautiful 4th, dear Pat!
I love that graphic of the flag and Miss Liberty! Hope you and your family all have a safe and blessed 4th. What a fantastic link to the fireworks... those kinds of things always leave me wondering how they do it!
Blessings,
Christi
Hi Barb, so great to meet you. Oh I love your blog and reading about your French Elements Products. Thank you for your visit to my blog and your kind comment. I also just went crazy for the chalk drawings. Fantastic!!
Hope you have a Happy and safe 4th of July. Going to go view the Fireworks link. Thank you for sharing.
See you again soon.
hugs, Celestina,
la rea rose
That was fun! Happy Fourth to you and your family.
HI Barb
Oh thanks on the sweet words..and glad your hubby likes the car.. yup very mint(:)
What do you make with the candycanes?? hugs Patty
Wow, wonderful link. I hope you have a great holiday.
http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Happy 4th! That was great fun.
happy 4th to you!! the kids really liked the fireworks link!
~Angie
p.s. sure wish i could have smelled all those christmas scents...best time of the year!
That is absolutely the neatest link. I loved making my own fireworks. I sure enjoy that better than going to the river with a zillion people in 90 something degree heat and fighting our way through traffic in and out of the area. I guess you can tell I'm old. The fireworks scare our dogs so we have stayed home with them the last few years. I hope you have a great remainder of the holiday and wonderful weekend.
Thanks for the invite to your blog. I really enjoyed reading it.
I love that chalk artist. Wow!
Have a wonderful 4th and I'll see you again soon.
Hugs,
Joanne
I had fun with it too. Hope you had a wonderful 4th too. Hugs, RoseMarie
HAPPY FOURTH DEAR FRIEND!! LOVED THE FUN LINK...too much as well!!
KAREN EILEEN
Hope that you and yours are enjoying a wonderful holiday weekend!
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