'tis that time o' year again!

Sold - Thank You!

"Friendship is a knot tied by angels' hands."

Ahhh...the perils of the skateboard....

“Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”

“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!”
- Dr. Suess

May these walls be filled with laughter,
may it reach from floor to rafter.
May the roof keep out the rain,
may sunshine warm each windowpane.
And may the door be open wide
to let the Good Lord's love inside.

"The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes and turned them to the day. The light, creation's mind, was everywhere, and all things owned its power."
-Charles Dickens

"You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.”

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.”
-Albus Dumbledore

"The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings,
the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more
we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become."
- Ezra Taft Benson

"A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have."

“Throughout scripture we encounter the need for us to remember that the Lord has His own timetable for unfolding things; it will not always accord with our schedules or our wants. When, in our extremities, we urgently call for a divine response, there may be, instead, a divine delay. This is not because God, at the moment, is inattentive or loves us less than perfectly. Rather, it is because we are being asked, at the moment, to endure more for the welfare of our souls. The blessed meek understand that God loves them even when they may not be able to explain the meaning of what is happening to them or around them.”

-Neal A. Maxwell

The Many Faces of Leslie....HAPPY BIRTHDAY LESLIE! I LOVE YOU!

“May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.”

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

"The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They
believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to
correct his mistakes and continually make a new man of himself."

“Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.”

Happy Rainy Day to my friends!!!!

Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella.
~Pepper Giardino

Life is no bed of roses
For roses have thorns, you see,
But handling with care and balance
Will protect from injury.
All gardens have seasons of beauty
Where the flowers of our living grow
With colours and shapes aplenty
Sweet fragrance to bestow.
Life's flowers need careful tending
For all life needs sun and rain,
And Love and Faith unending
For Hope to flower again!

Vintage Valentine

sold...thank you!!!!

A rainy day for just such a treat.....

Love is like swallowing hot chocolate before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
- Author Unknown

We know what we are, but not what we may be.
- William Shakespeare

Could these really be real?

If so, I know what is missing from my garden - - - CHOCOLATE roses!!!

Those who hope in the Lord will renew
their strength. They will soar on wings
like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31

"There is a light in this world.
A healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter.
We sometime lose sight of this force when there is suffering, and too much pain.
Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways.”

~Mother Teresa

A couple of my favorite and forever Valentines....

And in the garden of my heart So ceaselessly shall shine,
The little birds will know thou art Mine own true Valentines.
(You always were and always shall be!)