{"id":1875,"date":"2012-12-11T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2012-12-11T14:51:50","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T14:51:50","slug":"a-smattering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annbarlow.com\/?p=1875","title":{"rendered":"A Smattering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m feeling a bit scattered this December&#8230;.but that&#8217;s kind of par for the course, right? How could we be all that focused in such a great season?<br \/>\nSo, here&#8217;s a smattering of things I&#8217;ve been loving lately&#8230;.I hope that y&#8217;all love the songs and the links&#8230;.Happy December 11th to you!<\/p>\n<p>First, Otis Redding&#8217;s White Christmas is awesome.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g0AS5CIRdM4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ella Fitzgerald does Jingle Bells:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yr1N1cyiNfs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Elvis with Winter Wonderland:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rGrfs3KOibg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Project wise, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designsponge.com\/2012\/11\/upholstery-inspiration-crewel-chair.html\">I love this upholstery job that incorporated a beautiful piece of needlework done by the gal&#8217;s mother<\/a>, featured on Design*Sponge.\u00a0\u00a0What a great idea for any special piece of needlework! \u00a0 I don&#8217;t have any chairs like the one she used, and I don&#8217;t really have a special piece of needlework in mind, but I now know that I&#8217;ll have my eyes peeled in the Goodwill for one of these &#8220;possibilities&#8221;. Yet another thing for the Goodwill list&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>And, speaking of projects, I love the quilt on this bed. It is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephmodo.com\/2009\/09\/project-la-maisonnette-du-coteau.html\">guest room of Stephmodo&#8217;s house in France<\/a>. My love affair with stripes is never-ending.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/1110742\/La-Maisonette-eclectic-bedroom-\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/st.houzz.com\/simgs\/f0d11f650fe4af37_3-7127\/eclectic-bedroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #444;\"><small><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/eclectic\/bedroom\">Eclectic Bedroom design<\/a> by <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/professionals\/photographer\/dallas\">Dallas Photographer<\/a> <a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houzz.com\/pro\/emilycm\/emily-mccall\">Emily McCall<\/a><\/small><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I have to re-recommend this recipe to y&#8217;all. It is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterbean.com\/2008\/crantastic-cranberry-bread\/\">Cranberry Bread from Shutterbean<\/a>. \u00a0So very yummy! \u00a0I&#8217;ve already made it twice this year and I&#8217;ll probably be making it later again this week. \u00a0It is tart, not too sweet, \u00a0beautiful when sliced, and totally addictive. \u00a0Only note, the 1 tablespoon of coarse sugar is absolutely an essential!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Okay, I&#8217;m going to get moving around here. \u00a0Happy Tuesday, y&#8217;all!!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m feeling a bit scattered this December&#8230;.but that&#8217;s kind of par for the course, right? How could we be all that focused in such a great season? 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