A mini book I submitted recently to a competition, it was supposed to be on the theme ‘ALL About Me ‘. Like diamonds women’s lives have many ‘facets’, daughter, sister, cousin, friend, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother but not one of these labels really says who we really are. ‘Praise like gold and diamonds owes its […]
Mary Anne at Follow Your Bliss is hosting a vintage stocking swap and my swap partnter is Wendy of Windy Angels who blogs beautiful slide shows of photos from Western Canada. Here is a little peek at some of the accessories to her stocking that is still under development. The pink flecks are an opals […]
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another Helen KellerHappy Thanksgiving to everyone in Canada. Thank you to Phyllis of Shabby in the City & Shirley of Reflections for these little raks that arrived on my doorstep late this […]
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes Frank Lloyd Wright Photo of one of the little animals in care with mum The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrateOprah Winfrey
Vegetables are a very important part of the healthy diet planSome of my favourites includeCarrot cakePumpkin pie& ChocolateWhat are yours? Sandi at Whistle Stop Café has the most amazing range of products in her little shop and an RAK for those who are popping in to get to know the Whistle Stop. All the more […]
For anyone who knows me they would say this is not at all like me to be working in pink. It was for a competition and really needed to be pink but am rather pleased with the home spun country goodness flavour that resulted and thought we would share. Before you all go emailing asking […]
Some photos from the last trip down the coast to keep you amused while we are on the road for the weekend. The back yard where the lizards lurk. On the road We had a farmto the left of the big trees head towards the little forest on near horizon, turn right over the hill […]
“we are a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts and lives, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal all at the same time, loving laughing, depending and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us […]
The most entertaining part of blogging and blog hopping is the folks that you will meet along the way doing all kinds of things. Have added a few links to my blog recently for new friends, most who blog to attract traffic for their creative cottage business and some are just full of fun & […]
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure…… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt We always tell those who do not win, well it […]
