Hippity Hoppity With Such Sweet Friends!!!

Before I share with you about a day with friends, first let me share these cutie patooties with you!! My sweet friend, Marsha, made these adorable handmade bunnies to sell in her space at The Antique Emporium here in town. She even made the pom poms for the faces and bodies. Cupcake wrappers are the skirts, glass beads for eyes, DMC floss for their pink noses and old millinary for the bouquet of flowers. Marsha gave me one and I just had to buy another little friend for my bunny to visit with. Thank you, Marsha!!!! Aren't they just soooo cute?!!!

On March 29th Jean, Wave and I had a girls' day away (much needed!) and went to The Clovis Antique Street Faire. Well, dontchaknow that there are several blog friends who live down yonder and we got to meet them in person for the very first time! It was such a fun day - although quite a blustery day to say the least...(hence the bad hair day).

Standing, left to right: Jean (In The Garden With Miss Jean), Wave (Cottage Of The Month January 2009 at The Old Painted Cottage Site) and Sheri (The Pawsh Poodle)

sitting, left to right: Me, Betty (She's Sew Pretty) and Paula (My Garden Times)

Below are Ashlee (Sticks and Stones) and Sheri, a fun and gorgeous mother and daugther shop-till-you-drop duo!!

All of us gals found some fun and quirky things to take home. One of the things I bought is the little white matte southern belle flower pot below. Why did I say POT and not VASE? Well.....the prior owner of this SWEET vase used it to hold their POT! Yup, POT - as in cannibas, whacky tabacky, weed, Mary J!!!! When I was cleaning her up there was something rattling around inside. TWO joints - and very old and shriveled up ones at best. I wonder if the person forgot they had stashed their stash there?? haha. So down the disposal they went!!

I thought about selling the vase in my little space, however I do think she will hang around with me for awhile. She needs to come down from her high.... tee hee. For now she hangs onto old silverware - another weakness of mine.

Miss Betty gifted me with one of her most adorable (and beautifully sewn) pincushions!!! I LOVE the fabrics!

So cheery and bright!!! Thank you, Miss Betty!

And look at what Sheri and Ashlee gave to me! The plaid thermos on the left.

It goes perfectly with my plaid picnic box!!!

How did you girls know I like plaid? LOL!

Thank you, thank you! It is just fabulous!

After a very long and blustery day, we were tuckered out. What great fun, though, to get to meet the friends that we visit with through the cyber wires.

Girls, we must get together soon, ya hear?

Hey, my legs are hanging off of the bed!

Ahhh well..... it sure feels good to put up our feet after a long day.

Sigh........................tootles.

Being Barefoot

This sweet little photo below is of my mother and her siblings.

These were simple times.

Basic needs: Shelter, clothing and food on the table.

For play time you found something to entertain yourself, such as a twig

to draw with in the dirt.

Though the times were tough back then, you always had your family and their love.

My mother is the sweet little girl with pigtails and holding her little brother. Her little sister is on the left.

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Becky, at Just Bee'n Me blog is hosting a Way Back When-sday

that is to be Easter related.

I don't have any such Easter photos, however this photo of my barefoot Mother, Aunt and Baby Uncle made me think of Jesus. By this I mean of how Jesus walked barefoot through the streets and carried the cross on his back from which he would be crucified on. Those were not simple times, not for Jesus. He died for all of us and loves us so much.

Whenever I run around barefoot and complain about my feet hurting from the hot pavement, I think of our Jesus.

Thank you, Jesus!!

Note: I love this song as I have been like an unwinding cable car.

The chorus is:

this is the correlation of salvation and love.

(dont drop your arms)dont drop your arms.

i'll guard your heart.

with quite words i'll lead you in.

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.....Jesus is my salvation and pulls me through my darkest of days.....