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    Tea with gifts

    May 8, 2012 - By 

     

    I was a very fortunate girl this year.
    I received so many unexpected but certainly appreciated birthday gifts.
    The first which was an early gift from my in-laws. Its a floating tea infuser and birdie lemon squeezer.
    The floating tea infuser works really slick!

     

    Cutting the lemon to fit in the birdie was a bit of fussy work but I can’t complain about how nicely it squeezed all the juice right into the cup.

     

    The day before my birthday I opened a sweet little ATC book from my dear friend Elizabeth.
    Here’s a link to the post she wrote that has wonderful scans of each page.
    Thanks Elizabeth!!!

    My daughter made me this card…
    The front said Guess what day it is?
    Inside was a nibble of chocolate from her Easter candy stash and a coupon “good for one chore done by Little J”
    How sweet is that.

    When we got home from shopping and picking up sushi…YUM!….I found this plant on the front step with with a note that said:
    ” Happy 40 day ”  and was not signed.

     

    Lucky for me my neighbor doesn’t have a very good poker face, so when I asked if she had any idea who dropped it off, she gave her hubby away.
    I also got a double-decker plate of Special K bars from a friend of the family who’s know me from birth. I don’t have a picture because I knew I had to share the wealth of those very quickly or I’d be spending extra time at Curves working them off my butt. The neighbors teenage boys helped devour them in short order.
    Oh yeah and some spending money from my mom. WOO-HOO…who doesn’t love cash!
    Like I said, I was a very fortunate girl.

     

    What are you doing today?
    I know I’m going to pop over to Kimmie’s blog to have some virtual tea with my friends.
    Care to join us??
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    It’s my birthday….

    May 5, 2012 - By 
    another big one!
    Time certainly does speed up the more years that go by.
    I haven’t had some weird mid-life crisis such as wanting to take up sky-diving or get a motorcycle.
    No tattoos, although I did dye my hair pink for breast cancer awareness last October.
    Later we are going to have
    my favorite meal…
    SUSHI !!

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    Postcard Challenge weeks 16 & 17

    April 27, 2012 - By 
    There seems to be a pattern with me lately…I can’t seem to get these done at the proper time.  At least Darcy is very kind about it and doesn’t rap us on the hand with a ruler or anything. 🙂
    Week 16…otherwise known as last week…Thadeus sends a postcard from Romania. 
    The postcard is a photo I took then played around in Photoshop a bit to give it a vintage feel.

    Thadeus writes:

    Maggie-
    Iceland was amazing. I can’t stop thinking of you even when I know that I should be actually reading the books and documents in  front of me. I have scarcely seen the outside of the library here in Romania. I think I have discovered the source of the shipment. Time will tell.
           Yours-Thadeus 



    The accompanying page is a little boring. I thought the paper is somewhat old wallpaper like…something one might see in an old library. 
    Week 17 Maggie writes to Thadeus from Norway. 
    She doesn’t mention why she is there. It seems Miss Maggie is somewhat a woman of leisure. Taking photos, painting etc.


     Maggie writes:

    Thadeus-
    I’m so excited that we, I mean, you are getting more answers. I feel as though I’m part of your journey as well now. I hope that doesn’t offend you since you are doing all the work.
    When you visit next I’m going to make you some Norwegian specialties. 
          Yours truly- Maggie

    She certainly tends to stumble a bit when corresponding with Thadeus. Maggie seems quite impulsive…doesn’t think before she speaks…or writes.
    The page includes the recipes written in Norwegian…sure hope she can translate them…and a pocket that showcases rosemaling.
    Thanks for bearing with me and the extra long post.
    Stop by Darcy’s blog to see some more Norway postcards this week.