Assortment

Today, I Love... {6}

 

My mother's lace-edged hankies.

They've been tucked away in a bureau drawer for such a time as this.

 

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Today we board a plane to join with family in this time.  Things will be quiet here for a while. 

 

Today, I Love... {5}

 

The memory of Elaine, my mother-in-law.

She is free. 

 

 

Today, I Love... {4}

 

Our whistling ensemble.

They tweetle out tunes all the time, these guys. 

Their melodies begin like birds in the morning, and go on and on (and on and on)...during school, during 'jobs', in stores, in the car, during play... 

 

 

Even between pages of Calvin & Hobbes!  

They're blowing carefreedom into our world.

Yes!

 

  

Today, I Love... {3}

 

That there's a chance, however slight, that this could possibly be our very own coconut factory!

(That's more than we knew a week ago!) 

Today, I Love... {2}

 

My sister !! 

My goodness, she's gorgeous! 

She's also amazing with photos and Photo Shop Elements, just take a look at my new banner up there!  All I did was slap three photos over to her computer, yammer nit-picky details about the warbly vision in my little brain, and in a few hours, there it was!

I LOVE it!  But more than that, I love HER!  She likes doing this sort of thing, while I, on the other hand would rather scratch my eyeballs out with a rusty fork!

And, you know what?  She has a business of doing these amazing things with photos, so if you need a blog banner, business card, or photo album, she can make it something you love! 

What do YOU think of the new banner?  Leave a comment and let us know!

 

Today, I Love... {1}

 

The seed/cone/pod of the Australian Pine.

 

 

There's always a scattering of them across the sand on the island.  Right there for the taking.

All I want for Mother's Day is a little jar full of them.

 

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This post begins a series entitled, 'Today, I Love', which will continue through April 30th!

Enjoy!

 

Little Buttercup Handbag

 

A little something special is hanging for a few moments in my girl corner.

 

A sweet little Buttercup handbag for my sweet little friend, who's just now seven.

  

 

I say a girl (small or grown) can never have too many purses. 

I think she'll agree!

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Buttercup handbag pattern free here!  I reduced the size to 83% to better suit a little girl. 

 

 

And Then...There's This

 

"What is it,"  you say?

Um, don't know. 

Nobody knows.

Even the two little guys who made it don't know what it is.

Hmmm.  Now, that's interesting.

But, whatever it is, it's got seven fresh batteries, so that's good.  Lotta power.

 

And with that much power, it should last long enough for us to find out!

Posies

 

 

 

So nice to have my spring posies sitting there, smiling at me every time I walk by! 

Makes me want to say, "Well, hello there, beautiful!  Aren't you girls looking pretty today!"   Just like my grandma used to.  Her plants and flowers were always amazingly gorgeous. 

I think it's because she talked to them.

The Search

 

A mesh bag for each boy.

  

A place for holding seashells (or whatever else he might find).

 

 

They scoured the beach for the perfect ones.

  

  

So did I!                                                                                                 (photos by Daddy)

 

Then, my goodness!  What's this?

 

He was the first one to spot the sweet treasures, without so much as a peep about it to his brothers.  (You know,  just factoring in his "littlest guy" handicap).

 

But, try as you might, you can't hide this kind of thing from two older brothers for long!

We found that these guys knew well the two essential parts of successful egg collecting:

1)Speed

 2)Keeping a close eye on your competition.

  

And, surprisingly,  we didn't have to teach them either one.

 

 Who knew that shelling would turn into egging?

Well, Mama may have known something about it.

Wink, wink!