{Our Patio Pot Plants}

On April 10 you could read my blog post {Our Patio Tiles Are DONE!} and since that day we have been adding Pot Plants to Our Patio...

This is the kitchen bay window area on April 10...

Moving to the right where you can see the front porch as well.

Pieter has been painting several pots so they better match.

Stepping a little bit closer now.

The white trellis with our Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida' got made by Pieter himself.

Stepping further back towards our white vinyl picket fence you can better see the house.

Here is also an Oxalis patch near the lantern.

So happy to see green leaves on all our trees by now!

The patio starts looking nice with these pot plants.

This photo is taken on April 23, from underneath the huge Dogwood tree's canapy.

You can see the bird feeder hanging down from it.

When stepping back you can also see our squirrel proof bird feeder that will close down access to the bird feed when a squirrel's weight is on its bar. BUT those acrobats hang upside down from its roof and get what they want...

The Japanese style bird bath is also in sight here.

Closer towards the steps to our veranda...

Zooming in on this group of Pot Plants.

The purple one is the Patio Peach that I have shown earlier when it was blooming. See below post.

Our Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida' next to our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach

Our front patio also is getting more and more Pot Plants out.

Will follow up when more are added...

Do you like the way they are being added on to the tiles?

Related link:
{Our Patio Tiles in the Front} | previous post by me
{Our Bonfire Prunus Persica - Patio Peach} | previous post by me
{Our Patio Tiles Are DONE!} | previous post by me
{Our Patio Tiles & Freeze Warning} | previous post by me
{Water Control Project Finished} | previous post showing you the tile sample on the concrete

{Outlet Scores}

Always a pleasure to find great Outlet Scores and we are often successful in Florida.

This Escada jeans suit we found at Escada Outlet Store in Florida, right after I came out of the hospital, when I got almost completely paralyzed because of a rare auto immune disease. I had lost so much weight that I barely could keep any pants on my hips...

Here I wear it again with two new Oultet Scores from the Wolford outlet.

Yes, those Outlets are great for Men's clothes as well.

Here husband Pieter is wearing his favorite jeans brand: Zegna with a nice vest from Last Call by Neiman Marcus.

Pieter captured me laughing at one of our cats; they always follow us like doggies!

You can see the Cotton Velvet Wolford top with the leather belt.

Lovely belt with roses... that was a pre-surgery gift when we were in Florida for a relaxing vacation in September of 2013, but with horrible weather.

Got so lucky that this was in the Wolford Outlet at Orlando, FL

On our latest trip we learned that they closed in February.
But there is one in Fort Lauderdale at The Colonnade!
With Last Call by Neiman Marcus and Escada Outlet store at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass, that makes it super...

Do you also treasure such Outlet Scores?

Related links:

{# 148 and my blog is 1 year old today!} | previous post by me with mention of being paralyzed

{Our Citrus Aurantifolia - Key Lime} | previous post by me from stay at Key West after being paralyzed

{My Angel Sister & Mariette's Back to Basics Explained} | previous post by me
{The Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass} | previous post by me

{Airline Baggage Weight and Campbell Dinosaur Soup}

Thinking about HOW much we have carried inside our suitcases over the years... it is hard now for bringing anything besides your clothes and toiletries for the total allowed baggage weight of 1 piece of 50.5 lbs or 23 kg at present. We did the lion share of our travel on KLM and back then it was 2 pieces of 70.5 lbs or 32 kg each! In the mid 90s when flying from the USA to The Netherlands, we did even have CANS of CAMPBELL DINOSAUR SOUP + CAST IRON DINOSAUR MUFFIN PANS as a gift for our Dutch nephews...

Courtesy of Campbell Cares is this original photo from such a can of Dinosaur Soup.

Thanks guys +Campbell Soup Company your courtesy is highly appreciated!

Having been both International Consultants, we did spend a lot of time aboard KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Just slightly tagging behind husband Pieter's total Mileage...

We always have valued KLM's Royal Dutch Airlines Courtesy Card!

Above is the one we had in Italy, while working and living there, just like we had before in the USA.

And again, continuing with our Royal Wing card in the USA...

We had so many benefits because of that.

Getting an upgrade to Business Class whenever Economy got fully booked.

Being allowed to check in at the Business Class counter, even with others that traveled with us.

Making use of the Business Class Lounge, we also did on the way over to the USA when all 4 of us used the Van Gogh Room at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.

Mom & Dad even got an upgrade to Business Class, just like I had, when flying to Amsterdam from Atlanta, USA in May of 1987.

Mom & Dad sat in two seats next to each other and I shared a seat with a widow traveling back home after having stayed with her ailing brother in the USA.

Always easy for getting out of the roomier chair instead of sitting with 3 or even 4 passengers in narrow chairs.

But the Coach Class did allow Two (2) pieces of 70 pounds / 32 kilograms each!

Can you imagine?

That's how we could afford to travel with One (1) piece filled with gifts and things for relatives and friends.

Can you imagine the anxious recipients upon our arrival?

We even did carry: 2 Cast Iron John Wright Co dinosaur pans each 8 - 10 pounds

There was snow upon arrival in The Netherlands, on March 2, 1995 and we did tote all this weight into the train, with 2 stop-overs along the way.

Muscle power...

Hand delivered on March 8, 1995. Our 7 and 5-year old nephews loved their Dinosaur soup!

Were we crazy or what?

This is unthinkable for present time travel with its luggage weight restrictions!