Saturday, November 28, 2009

~ 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
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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

Friday, November 27, 2009

~ 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

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

~ 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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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

~ 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}

Sunday, November 22, 2009

~ 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

Friday, November 20, 2009

~ 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?

Thursday, November 19, 2009

~ An Adorable Apple Sweater for the Teacher ~

Have you ever seen anything so cute?
Found this on etsy
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!
*****
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