~ Friendship Tied with a Red Ribbon ~

Book Bundles

one of my favourite things to

give at

Christmas

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Old or New

Does it really matter?

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I love the look of

vintage books

all bundled up

with

bright ribbon

I found this lovely illustration

of the bumpkin bears giving books

over at Bumpkin Bears

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Catherine from Belgium

has the most enchanting blog

and her etsy store is filled with

her sweet illustrations

each making my heart so happy

that I just had to share

{she is also having a holiday sale}

I want to be a cute bumpkin bear!

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Check out these wonderful books

that

celebrate friendship

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Anne of Green Gables

Lucy M. Montgomery

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Kate Douglas Wiggin

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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgan Burnett

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The Water Babies

Charles Kingsley

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The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

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The Nancy Drew Mystery Series

Carolyn Keene

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You are sure to find all of these

and many more

at any

Used Bookstore

Bundle up a few

for giving

this

Christmas

~ Signs of the Season ~

"Brown Paper Packages

Tied Up

With String"

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our home

~ Shoeriffic ~

Happiness is....

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a pair of Red Polka Dotted Shoes

or a card from a friend

which has Red Polka Dotted Shoes

on it

which is just what I received in the mail the other day

{polariod painting card by Rhiannon Connelly}

thank you Susan from Paperhill

take a peek at her amazingly lovely etsy shop here

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So while we are on the shoe topic

I gathered up some of my shoe/slipper images

Can you guess my favourite pair?

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~ Drum Roll Please.....~

Today is the Day

Giveaway Winner Time

I was overwhelmed by the number of you that thought

my giveaway was worthy of entering

Thank you so so much

My daughter Sydney did the honors...

{I told her to give a little stir and dig down deep}

Yahoo for June
her lovely blog
Laughing with Angels
is a special place you will want to visit

I really wish I could send you all a little something
just for entering
Thank you so much to
my lovely faithful followers
and
to my new followers that just found me
I really appreciate you all!

I just need to have another giveaway soon...

This was so much fun
{next barn sale Angela has I will be looking for something special}

~ Bits of Wisdom ~

To handle yourself...use your head

To handle others....use your heart

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Anger is only one letter short of Danger

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If someone betrays you once...it is his fault

If someone betrays you twice...it is your fault

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Great minds discuss ideas

Average minds discuss events

Small minds discuss people

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He who loses money....loses much

He who loses a friend....loses much more

He who loses faith...loses all

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Learn from the mistakes of others

You can't live long enough to make them all yourself

{from the book...If only I'd said that...P.Legge}

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Bits of Wisdom

to start your

Week out Right

~ Baking Ups and Downs ~

Oh No!

Does this ever happen to your cookies?

Flat as pancakes

What did I do wrong?

They look like something the birds would enjoy

My apple crisp did turn out!

Our favourite after school snack

Do you have a favourite baked item

that brings comfort to your soul?

~ An Adorable Apple Sweater for the Teacher ~

Have you ever seen anything so cute?

Found this on etsy

at jacqueline knits

I want to give everyone I work with

one for Christmas...

{they are all teachers!}

A*D*O*R*A*B*L*E

Jacqueline also has these little beauties for all you

tea lovers

It's a tea bag holder!

How clever!

If only I could knit

my dear Grandma tried to teach me when I was a young girl

but I was hopeless

note.....there will be slim pick ens on my own photos until I can get a new camera

my daughter's camera is just not the same.

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A great big thank you hug to

Luiza

over at Feelings

for the amazing award she designed for me

Please go say hi to her

she is a Swedish Sweetheart!

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Thanks to all you lovely amazing wonderful friends

who entered my giveaway

and especially those that posted about it on their blogs

{you still have time to enter on the post below}

xoxoxo