Kitchen Prep

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdq0sMQNF5v13AHKYx5ENVJmfhIW8RMQjNRoGJjAlYPRMoqwIpYAyMm4R8GYa5uC-AfG-TVte_IamkiRgMpkpjcQud5olKUP5nBE13aecGSZoe0JCWbou2I3E4JDpZZw2VPs-nWVGYf0/s1600/kitchen-after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdq0sMQNF5v13AHKYx5ENVJmfhIW8RMQjNRoGJjAlYPRMoqwIpYAyMm4R8GYa5uC-AfG-TVte_IamkiRgMpkpjcQud5olKUP5nBE13aecGSZoe0JCWbou2I3E4JDpZZw2VPs-nWVGYf0/s400/kitchen-after.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been cleaning out the kitchen and getting ready for the big renovation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of people love my kitchen and I agree it turned out really quite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pleasant from where it started out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpgY9SDKPw1oRvWw0iP1hOqwgjpWClkhtwqY9hc3-xrIf-ratWRCWN8UOtxiprQJ18SxPeRFRleavkjfNcLzBbz4rc7pdrVtQ_95MdcUqZa4Oo8qC2wUrl0BCEdGkzKh2uHmA-GBdgJg/s1600/kitchen-before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpgY9SDKPw1oRvWw0iP1hOqwgjpWClkhtwqY9hc3-xrIf-ratWRCWN8UOtxiprQJ18SxPeRFRleavkjfNcLzBbz4rc7pdrVtQ_95MdcUqZa4Oo8qC2wUrl0BCEdGkzKh2uHmA-GBdgJg/s400/kitchen-before.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I started with.  It's a great example of the transformative</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">powers of paint.  I didn't want to change the floor so I chose a neutral</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">color palette and added the dark blinds and mirror with a black and gold</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">frame to draw your eye up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36gXiMw3SouByYLl6xnt6h1C-VXnAtI00rfjfrl5D9U1Z8VgauvNd5YDaRqCoAQbDvPVGVPmi6EMrHbHq8LMroVq7fDCg8kKfsMZFB_Y66YoI-mNl4Z-XEs5zDgUrv_F6Z2yhx7MxZGg/s1600/IMG_1091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36gXiMw3SouByYLl6xnt6h1C-VXnAtI00rfjfrl5D9U1Z8VgauvNd5YDaRqCoAQbDvPVGVPmi6EMrHbHq8LMroVq7fDCg8kKfsMZFB_Y66YoI-mNl4Z-XEs5zDgUrv_F6Z2yhx7MxZGg/s640/IMG_1091.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also replaced the disintegrating sliding doors with a pair of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">old four-panel doors on the pantry and old bathroom that will now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">be demolished to expand the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz2HVyERVjW01x9FMwjds8p_2NPcrjz01SpgxSB1Z91eWKllBUQ_-GDviwNRcf9Vk87rw584AP0MAdGB4CcJp4-AwQv9pyAD2WFMYluokhyzmIrEtIsWBq933cGhsyfq0a08wtDrDcRI/s1600/IMG_3233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAz2HVyERVjW01x9FMwjds8p_2NPcrjz01SpgxSB1Z91eWKllBUQ_-GDviwNRcf9Vk87rw584AP0MAdGB4CcJp4-AwQv9pyAD2WFMYluokhyzmIrEtIsWBq933cGhsyfq0a08wtDrDcRI/s640/IMG_3233.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've removed the doors and pulled off the casings.  I still need to cut out the jambs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that Sam made to fit the doors.  They'll get reused on my closet and bathroom upstairs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhByrucpodZ4OSgzqsQkFM6r-cUMIUJHlsuN3lkWysZRx48qyni9Ufp7JVIlp6Z5FV8iTD0DKhOpcGC_bEPb36NzizkSVff_XzwRsx1VDeFkzGM8cx2cGxjggD4-dcIjhFUZhMdAuviyE/s1600/IMG_3227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhByrucpodZ4OSgzqsQkFM6r-cUMIUJHlsuN3lkWysZRx48qyni9Ufp7JVIlp6Z5FV8iTD0DKhOpcGC_bEPb36NzizkSVff_XzwRsx1VDeFkzGM8cx2cGxjggD4-dcIjhFUZhMdAuviyE/s640/IMG_3227.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind Door No. 1 is the pantry.  A lot of people think I should keep it but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when you consider about two-thirds of the space in the center never gets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">used, it's really a waste of space.  The pipe on the right provides heat to the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bathroom upstairs.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB5eqVxFcSbLDG9tYRrA0pubh8_LjX-em4I6e9x-NySkAP3o5delStjYGN_9Xk6Uuf2NgjdRwjfVOfQrbnVv-VZM_3AKw2n6C9HsQ8dUoiIJrwpJ42gmStP3s6g7Q2aCXogAAtPuc72M/s1600/IMG_3234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtB5eqVxFcSbLDG9tYRrA0pubh8_LjX-em4I6e9x-NySkAP3o5delStjYGN_9Xk6Uuf2NgjdRwjfVOfQrbnVv-VZM_3AKw2n6C9HsQ8dUoiIJrwpJ42gmStP3s6g7Q2aCXogAAtPuc72M/s640/IMG_3234.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind Door No. 2 is the old bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was made handicapped accessible in the 1980s as evidenced by the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pink and gray tile.  Although it's a very spacious shower, you then have to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">walk back and forth across a wet floor to use the rest of the bathroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the only shower in the house and I can't believe I've</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lived with this for so long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZWxSlt_Qrkf3o1lNYcjxbr5cXDyRO6862DY6FlHEnBP9V2Qqp64YNWNg904rzPNaxuZA5ofWLaySQLp7q5GMAOeUM0VeT79CMaTVvbPuc1YO4hkPVshVb2jAs2hdg-BxmZJxy7NgPsI/s1600/IMG_3239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZWxSlt_Qrkf3o1lNYcjxbr5cXDyRO6862DY6FlHEnBP9V2Qqp64YNWNg904rzPNaxuZA5ofWLaySQLp7q5GMAOeUM0VeT79CMaTVvbPuc1YO4hkPVshVb2jAs2hdg-BxmZJxy7NgPsI/s640/IMG_3239.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the rest of that bathroom.  Nothing horrible by any means but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now that I've created the new bathroom, this is space that will be better</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">incorporated into the kitchen.  Actually, in an urban area where it's impossible</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to expand the footprint of a house, this was the only way I could add</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">square footage to the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7HIbBFakNBgWYvOWUpG99SWyF0miyhnlMz6Jmmj-ywPtehEL505EtEQmGSECYH_QFexqT7vbr6QRzddybWAuTNaldy0HJ-0aPeoPgSRjhizviLsoc045ZR5lAJ45p2JAFavm_iST3BM/s1600/kitchen+new+w+bathroom+overlay.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7HIbBFakNBgWYvOWUpG99SWyF0miyhnlMz6Jmmj-ywPtehEL505EtEQmGSECYH_QFexqT7vbr6QRzddybWAuTNaldy0HJ-0aPeoPgSRjhizviLsoc045ZR5lAJ45p2JAFavm_iST3BM/s640/kitchen+new+w+bathroom+overlay.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the floor plan of the future kitchen again.  The area in green</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is the space being added by incorporating the pantry and bathroom into</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the room, about 60 square feet.  The counter space along the back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">alone is more linear feet than I have in the old kitchen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY7opr8EKwYrX58ympAgotwEgGrFrQQqlUv9d1YgNhr1iujWSKyYvCTHteTvAEOd9fEvEY1bl3j2unG4ammDjH9yQD7jL0o_j7bFE6srsJ5VPBO_TWm7a-gvUFN3lyIdQ7xqqzjIgGFk/s1600/IMG_0426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtY7opr8EKwYrX58ympAgotwEgGrFrQQqlUv9d1YgNhr1iujWSKyYvCTHteTvAEOd9fEvEY1bl3j2unG4ammDjH9yQD7jL0o_j7bFE6srsJ5VPBO_TWm7a-gvUFN3lyIdQ7xqqzjIgGFk/s640/IMG_0426.jpg" width="473" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dining room shelves which have been very popular on Pinterest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have all been packed up to make way for my temporary kitchen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp74dxPQU0uhKveXG0udrD1bwwx1_DODVZekf7iiFZMqTnkVu3630pzYOEmk4H8z4Ube7M0xCCgfHWzHE5lW2Y5dQp4yJihkXOCho4k0MPSFPPA0K6yQCgUWnj5WobjsqgkMqSNQaQ7gA/s1600/IMG_3228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp74dxPQU0uhKveXG0udrD1bwwx1_DODVZekf7iiFZMqTnkVu3630pzYOEmk4H8z4Ube7M0xCCgfHWzHE5lW2Y5dQp4yJihkXOCho4k0MPSFPPA0K6yQCgUWnj5WobjsqgkMqSNQaQ7gA/s640/IMG_3228.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're my temporary pantry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCKeRj7LeuRMLAP2J_jVX4u9fZ6iEcUHdalRt8wLXLN8PXvFX8-e4cp33LtdqECuROrTqHYZqZhDiqAYeQkwn_Ez-qQt1LAXe0xRIrbzZQIcl-pMIxRnF-__sMsA9r3mbey81_ZH80ho/s1600/IMG_3230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCKeRj7LeuRMLAP2J_jVX4u9fZ6iEcUHdalRt8wLXLN8PXvFX8-e4cp33LtdqECuROrTqHYZqZhDiqAYeQkwn_Ez-qQt1LAXe0xRIrbzZQIcl-pMIxRnF-__sMsA9r3mbey81_ZH80ho/s640/IMG_3230.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the other side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll move the refrigerator in here and between grilling and a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hotplate, I'll enjoy the challenge of making meals with a very</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">limited kitchen.  As a Boy Scout my favorite part of camping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was cooking my meals outside on an open fire.  This is a little</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more like glamping so I have no complaints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People like to ask how long the renovation will take.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no expectations.  I think expectations only set yourself up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for disappointment.  As a Boy Scout I also learned to be prepared</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so, this Thanksgiving, the only thing I'll be making is a reservation.   </div><br /></div>

Kitchen Prep

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Summer Dinner Party Menu

It is so weird to feel like I'm not working, when all I've been doing is working.  I've been making multiple recipes a day (seems like lots of cookies) and photographing everything... but it is all in preparation for the new product line coming out next week.  So, I can't share them yet.  But (hopefully) next week at this time I'll have a slew of new recipes to show you that feature some of my new products.  Thanks, again, for hanging in there while I'm distracted - not much longer! <br /><br />In the meantime, I'm planning a little summer get together (shocking, right?) and have been sorting through my recipes in search of a menu.  Below is what I've come up with... now I just need an idea for a table setting.  What do you think?  Hydrangeas?  Pots of lavender?  Piles of heirloom tomatoes?!  Humm... <br /><h4 style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3gVFG2QFqQXEIukdcZJkEBBsMZCDnmpeXOQC1Cj-zp3zRmLlj2oFhyphenhyphendMt-fhOi9rGNnliUUcayls0UME0_lNLNxA2zHNhRDS9HES732SMHLpYMc1uwxgcfNgnsDYwaAAXsiOlfpd4Dql/s640/IMG_8682.JPG" width="640" /> </h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/08/heirloom-tomato-fresh-mozzarella.html">Heirloom Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Flatbread Pizza</a></h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EjJ8x5RKXnD1577bEqXublDX46yd9doZWn7u91q0wd72ysEOdNwZzJdP2UF7aFVE5wTzBtWhgP6g_nijOc-F-FzjTW6UfVEjJZpuBKJF2Hao2tmfrYAuxgXTWGpOIkffY7ds36b1jZU/s640/IMG_9432.JPG" width="640" /> </h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/04/steaks-with-sweet-shallot-wine-sauce.html">Steaks with a <span style="font-size: medium;">Sweet Shallot Wine Sauce</span></a></h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEohnuqmFpm5_qkrZ_kQaLrAoLfBcC0d8oiyNPhANP4BaGCaFrGeK3z801JufblGnxRatBXwBNdKwF4xsNjQE_4FmTATCc4dC4LnszbQ9Zs_UAp1fMqzKEc6RumndDckiVzomX81zPHXJI/s640/IMG_8733.JPG" width="640" /></h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/08/simple-summer-supper-menu-lemon-orzo.html"> Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad with Yellow Squash & Green Onions</a></h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs2tPOdasv3LX_kYi5f7e6SqjOuIB289ZFzfijBMI5wKySbCmr5LPNS7gGrgq5reBa5ETHwDPSRW2oP5MTWHEUxDVyJH29oabmLiatYXcyga0BobyZLfZ4L4mGA4LP0eHBHMaWBUM-64t/s640/IMG_4198.JPG" width="640" /> </h4><h4 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #444444; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/07/peach-crostata-simple-summer-peach.html">Peach Crostada</a></h4>

Summer Dinner Party Menu

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Another Thief

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jywiEiKdVNfKkD9AnSJ7xU0ZTbdNvT19l77wW_axJku8Vjqy2yJ0oCSmZncvobBJHV3Zqa3iRcdw6kt_TMgFMhu9w9la8RPEBmXXhqPMjeuXsipUB77QHfi2PyVwRzeAnPnbuFzPibs/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jywiEiKdVNfKkD9AnSJ7xU0ZTbdNvT19l77wW_axJku8Vjqy2yJ0oCSmZncvobBJHV3Zqa3iRcdw6kt_TMgFMhu9w9la8RPEBmXXhqPMjeuXsipUB77QHfi2PyVwRzeAnPnbuFzPibs/s640/2.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you may recall that my entire blog was stolen a few years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's another thief on the loose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A kind reader alerted me to the fact that a local contracting company</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is claiming to have renovated my house in 2.5 weeks and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is using photographs from the blog.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He even moved the location of my house to aid in the deception. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x1CdhofICfyeENWphz_6e1GibIo8k2CN8hMWEkAQXs4kM4FX66Vwo99WLpyqlBjZ2ztpgaDKLNdENLB4Wpe-CWl9K-2BV9NI-v3Y6GVV0Fwk-H9wTHKGkJKLKORaNIbVO1LCKpAP-kU/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_x1CdhofICfyeENWphz_6e1GibIo8k2CN8hMWEkAQXs4kM4FX66Vwo99WLpyqlBjZ2ztpgaDKLNdENLB4Wpe-CWl9K-2BV9NI-v3Y6GVV0Fwk-H9wTHKGkJKLKORaNIbVO1LCKpAP-kU/s320/1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend of mine was so appalled he called the company and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">told them to remove the photographs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thief asserted he worked on every project posted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on his Facebook page.  I believe many are stolen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've posted to their Facebook page with a request to remove</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my photographs.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a good lesson in watermarking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> *****************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> UPDATE:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As of 10:00 p.m., thanks to comments from many of you on FB,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the photos of my house have been removed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filed a copyright infringement complaint against the company</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on Facebook but I'd prefer to believe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's a result of your generosity and support.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Another Thief

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