Vintage Love Letters...

I like to believe that alot of Love Letters are going to be delivered on Valentine's Day...

Time and deep thought will be put into each one...

Even the envelopes will be special...

Selected with great care...

Filled with endless heart confetti...

Addressed to precious loved ones...

Sealed with kisses and love...

Then hand-carried to Cupid's mailbox...

Each step of the journey filled with treasured memories of sweethearts...

Yes... I do believe that many messages of Love will be delivered on Valentine's Day... There's plenty to go around...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

Sunshine, Friendship & House Shoes... Oh My!

I got a package of Sunshine on Saturday!

How many of you recognize the fine craftsmanship in these beautiful house shoes?! Yep... handmade by the extremely talented Twyla, from Two Crazy Crafters... she joins her equally talented daughter, Lindsey, in writing a wonderful blog... They also have a shop on Etsy, as well as with Lollishops... Do yourself a big favor and stop by to visit them... I promise, you'll be delighted if you do...

Twyla and I have been enjoying getting to know each other better... She's such a precious soul and has a kind heart... recently she offered to send me a pair of her famous house shoes as a token of Friendship! Who could say no to a pair of soft, warm, cuddly yellow house shoes?! Certainly not me!

They make me think of daffodils on a warm Spring day...

I've tried, many times, to learn to crochet and knit... success has eluded me thus far... I do believe that Twyla has mastered this fine art... just look at her handi-work...

I wish everyone could touch these... they're sooo soft and thick...

Yellow is a happy color in my eyes... It's fun to look around the world and see how many different ways yellow pops up... I wish I had one of those umbrellas for dreaming under on the beach...

One thing I had been dreaming of was a pair of these house shoes... ages ago, like many of you, I had a pair and remembered just how wonderful they'd been... Thank you, Twyla, for sending these to me and for making my feet very happy...

For the most part, my feet 'n legs stay swollen to one degree or another... I honestly cannot recall the last time I saw my ankles...

But lemons turned to lemon-aid Saturday evening when I opened my package and an abundance of sunshine spilled out... my pink slippers came off and I slipped my tired feet into my new house shoes...

Mmmmmmmmm... pure Heaven!

If possible... my feet would have started to sing! Instead, I just smiled 'n hummed a happy lil tune...

If I could, I'd send you dozens of yellow roses, Twyla... I truly am touched by your gracious gift... but what I treasure most is your Friendship... I'm blessed in so many wonderful ways...

As I lay back, with my feet wrapped up in snugglie sunshine, I'll be thinking of you... and thanking God for the countless ways He blesses all of us through dear friends...

I hope you all will find a ray of sunshine today... and that a smile will cross your face whenever you see the happy color yellow... But most of all, I hope that everyone will find themselves wrapped up, warmly, in the embrace of true friendship...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

A Green Dream...

While rambling to a friend, via email, the other day, I wandered off a wee bit in my thoughts... I was aching for Spring... still am... and I began to think of how much I love the scent of a fresh mown lawn... how a gentle breeze can carry it right to wherever you're lounging... how it can linger, hanging in the air like clean sheets on a clothesline...

It made me wish for a Retro Lawn Love-Seat... It made me hungry for a moment in the sweet outdoors with my loving Husband at my side... we could hold hands and glide as we shared our dreams... all while the scent of fresh cut grass teases our senses...

Then when my Husband would have to go in to sleep before work, I'd move over to the Retro Pink Lawn Chair of my dreams...

Of course I'd have to have a tall ice-cold glass of sweet tea... don't forget the straw... and just to make my dream a bit amusing, I think there should be side tables with whimsical tile coasters for our beverages to rest on...

Shhhh... don't tell my adorable lil puppy, Cocoa Puff, about the big white poodle I hired to come cut our lawn...

And, as long as I'm dreaming, my Grandmother may as well stop by and take a turn cutting the grass... She says it's more fun than baking biscuits...

Uhhh~Ohhhh... looks like a Cocoa Puff wannabe has wandered into my dream...

Once I wake up from this glorious respite, I think I'll have to order some grass-scented perfume to hold me over til the first breeze carrying this enchanting scent tickles my nose...

Green Dreams to you all...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

A Gift of Floral Treasures...

With so much cold weather and snow these days... I thought it would be refreshing to see some beautiful roses... Anyone with me?! Some time ago, a non-blogging friend sent these to me... They're covers from Vintage Garden Catalogues, 1849 and forward...

Recently there was a small cry for help in blogland from Holly, at Girls At Heart... She needed some ideas for some Thrift Shop frames she'd found... I suggested "Seed Packs" and offered to send these to her, but decided that perhaps someone else may find some use for these breathtaking images as well... Please remember to click 'n enlarge to view them better...

Aren't those some of the most beautiful rose images you've seen? Fortunately, I also got some with the ever-cheerful daffodils on them...

I saved the best for last, in my opinion...

I just adore the scent of hyacinths... and I love all of the colors they come in... I could bury my face in a bunch of them, mixed in with a zillion lilacs, and be a very content woman!

Which cover was your favorite? What creative ideas do you have for using these? Make sure you stop by Holly's to see her sweet lil frames and to find out what she ends up doing with them! She's a happy gal with a cute blog... you won't regret your visit... and I hope you've enjoyed your visit with me...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl