One of the things I have so much enjoyed about blogging is making real friends on line. I have met so many kindred spirits and (not naming any names) even found a twin out there floating around. It has been really fun to start corresponding with these friends in real life, so I’d like to say that blogging — being the modern wonder-of-a-way to communicate that it is — does not preclude the old-fashioned art of letter writing and package mailing. To the contrary, it sometimes brings it about!
Michaela, keeping up with my blog nearly as much as I do myself, was very excited when she checked the mail yesterday and found there a package from our friend Carrie. We opened it together and found two of the most unusual and beautifully framed floral prints! (Carrie, I see what you mean about these possibly ending up in the greenhouse!) I love them!
The way they are made is so very old-fashioned and they fit in perfectly in my little area where I work on my pins. I’m not sure the pictures do them justice. Well, they don’t. I think the light of the flash takes away from the prints, but perhaps you can still appreciate their loveliness.
I tried to get close enough for you to see the how the frames are made and their rusty sort of patina which makes them so charming. Carrie, thank you so much!
I actually am on the owing side of this letter fun with more than one friend right now. I am slower than I should be, but letters are in the works even now to more than one of you dear friends.
It’s very cold here this morning. I’ve been out to feed the bunnies, bringing their water containers in to thaw and be refilled. The bunnies seem so thirsty in this weather.
I’m wrapped in a new bright red shawl I purchased on sale over the holidays. This time of the year is the perfect time to get wraps and shawls for half off or more.
We have much to do for school today, very similar to Monday’s schedule. That’s sort of the way it goes around here. Yesterday was busy for Michaela and myself as we cleaned the house and did lots of cooking for a couple of guests we had last night. It was a wonderful meal and we enjoyed getting to see a couple of family members that we couldn’t get up with during the busy Christmas season. It was nice to have a New Year’s meal together after everything had settled down.
Okay, I’m rambling now. I hope you have a warm and cozy Wednesday. Enjoy this day.
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Happy Wednesday to you dear friend!
What a wonderful gift
It is so wonderful to receive a letter – I enjoy writing them as much as getting them!
Blessings,
maria
Oh you got it…I am SO glad…
Please do not think you OWE me a letter…your blog has been such a gift and I am more thankful than I can tell you for having STUMBLED across it…
AND…just to clarify…I was so excited to get it mailed…that there was ACTUALLY NO LETTER Included….
Color me very embarrassed.
I am glad you like them…
C~
Maria, I have had so much fun exchanging gifts and letters on line with friends.
Carrie, you should be colored something other than embarrassed. I was just to honored and humbled that you sent me a gift. No letter necessary, dear friend. Also, I don’t feel that I have to write you, but you mean a lot to me too and I think having little happy things going back and forth from time to time (no pressure on either side — ever) is fun. I really appreciate your friendship and the gift.
Oh, Lynn, they’re just perfect for you! I can definitely see them in the greenhouse.
I, too, have found a twin in Blogland, and it makes me happy every time I think how our lives have been mingled because of it.
I know this is a work day for you, so I hope you are staying warm and well, and finding the rest you need.
Love,
Marqueta
How funny, I just dropped by to let you know that your tea cosy is on its way to you and find a lovely post of bloggy friends and gifts. What a co-inky-dink.
Blessings
Shirley
Hi Lynn,
It is 1pm and I am home from school! The snow is falling fast here. we have had about 5 innches and are expected to have about 6-9 inches more. It is really pretty.
Anyway, I just wanted to say how sweet it is to recieve unexpected, little gifts. The pictures are so pretty and will make you smile each time you look at them reminding you of your friend.
Happy Thursday- Diane
Marqueta, aren’t the prints just perfect?
I have had a very good week, staying cozy inside most of the time.
Shirley, thank you so much! You made me smile. Yes, a co-inky-dink.
Diane, what snow you are having! I can only imagine. You are right how little gifts cheer us.
Lynn
Your blog is a calming and refreshing place to visit. I love it. So inspiring. Thank you.
Blessings
Honey
I too love the friendships I’ve formed through the on-line community. It’s a sweet gift to find kindred spirits. I’m thankful too for my IRL friends like you! (((Lynn)))
Love
Leslie
Honey, thank you so much!
Leslie, I feel the same way. I enjoyed seeing you all yesterday. It was another excellent co-op!
Lynn,
I have a friend who says that co-incidents are times in life where the Vertical meets the horizontal +…now isn’t THAT a lovely thought…I loves that word now and always think of her when I think of the word or read it…you may enjoy her blog too:
http://thewelcomehome.net/
I am very glad you liked the frames and I think it will be fun to get to know one another back and forth through mail…NOW that you KNOW how LONG it takes me to get mail out…
Love,
C~
Carrie, I like that thought very much! I’ll have to remember that one. I need to go ahead and write it in my journal or I’ll end up saying, “Now what was that exactly, and where was it?”
I do love the frames, and believe me I am the slow one when it comes to writing and mailing, but we’ll be okay! XOXOXO Lynn