Some Sweet Delights....

Hi there! I'm back and trying my darn-dest to shake off the nasty little flu creature that seems to be desperately hanging on to every cell in my body. Little bugger just doesn't get the hint that I don't want him around anymore. Kind of like getting rid of the old clingy boyfriend that used to give the most awful wet and mushy kisses. Blagh! Know what I mean, jellybean?

I would like to thank everyone who has sent their get well wishes my way. Laughter is THE BEST medicine and I had a lot of spoon fulls of chuckles with comments left. Thank you!

Blogging sure has brought a positive element to our world and I am a very lucky recipient of such sweet graces. The photo above and below is a recent giveaway that I won from the sweet and creative Elyse. It is a little organizer set that she made from a can. I just love it and it will be perfect on my desk. Elyse recently opened her ETSY shop and sells some lovely "tinkered treasures" (isn't that cute?) on her site.

As if winning the set wasn't enough, she also blessed me with this Treasured Blogger award. Of course, I just LOVE the cottage! Thank you so much, Elyse!!! xo


Now the next few pictures are treasures sent all the way from Magnolia, Texas from my very precious friend, Kathy!! Many of you may have had the treat of getting to see her home at her sister Tina's blog. Kathy and I first met when she bought Tina a pottery vase from me on eBay and we have been friends ever since. Kathy is very creative and made the wonderful flower vase pictured above.
My husband had to pick up the enormous box that she sent. It was chock FULL of all kinds of amazing things!

Scotty book ends, a Scottish Santa, vintage scotty picture and a sweet bottle with a vintage picture of a girl and a dog....

...a little creamer and two scotty ornaments. Not shown is a fabulous scotty dog stocking holder that will hold little Duhgall's stocking next year. She also sent a wonderful white rooster and a little silver bird. Kathy, you have a heart of gold and I love everything!!! Thank you! xo

Now Jean in Virginia - sweet Jean - is a frequent visitor to many in blogland and I am richly blessed to have her as a blog friend. Jean surprised me with a sweet parcel that held a darling Scottish Santa and a little scotty dog soap. She also sent scotty cookie cutters and a little notepad, of which I put away already. Jean has a little Cairn Terrier by the name of Maggie. If only Doogs could meet Maggie - I know his heart would be skipping beats because she is quite the blonde beauty! Jean, you know I just love my presents and thank you so very much!! xo

Miss Lallee (aka Miss Laura) surprised me a beautiful gift of one of her crocheted scarfs (I have it on in the photo below) and this fabulous handmade ornament. Look closely, that is Duhgall in the center!!! Clever Lallee saved one of the pictures I had posted on my blog and used it in the ornament. Needless to say, I just giggled when I opened it!!! She also sells adorable handmade creations on her ETSY, so go and check it out if you haven't already done so. Laura, thank you sweet friend! xoBelow is a lovely bookmark that the loving and delightful Denise surprised me with. It is my very favorite color and will come in handy to keep my place while reading. Denise is a sweet Christian woman with a beautiful and heartfelt blog. Thank you, sweet Denise! xo

Miss Jean gave me several sweet gifts this year - some of which are all eaten and others put away. However, these sweet Wheaten Scotty Dog shakers will remain out all of the time. She thinks I need to have more white scotty things around the house being as someday I would like to have a Wheaten Scotty dog. For now though, this pair is pretty cheap to maintain and don't make little potty or pee messes. :) Thank you, Miss Jean - oh, and Mr. In The Garden and Maggie, too!

The little bird ornaments were made by the very talented, Eileen! They are love birds and I love them! Eileen made them from vintage feedsack fabrics and added little bells as their feet. Eileen is another blogger that I met this year when I entered her Summer Stash Quilt Challenge. Eileen is quite the accomplished seamstress herself! Thank you, Eileen. xoAll the way from The Land Down Under came this very kind award! Kate, thank you so, so much for sharing this award with me! You sure made my day all the brighter with this sweet treat! I am honored and still smiling at your sweet gesture! xo

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((hugs)) and :0 laughter your way!