Two by Two

Two by two, we join hands together and we may be mom and daughter but we are also best of friends...faithful to each other! Two by two, he said...I want to marry you! Faithful hearts joined two by two. My son and his bride. I love the heel of her foot on his head...she is as fun as can be!

Sometimes we have two by two by two by two...this is a photo of my good friend Iris bunch of bears! Bears never leave you and never go out of style! Faithful to the end very end!

Once upon a time, a beautiful heart came into my life...two by two we are joined at the heart. My beautiful friend Shelley! Everyone needs a Texas friend. They are as faithful as they come!

Best friends never let go...faithful to the end...

I have personally lost a friend recently due to her anger at me. Is honesty always the best policy? Do you ever think you really really know somebody and you invest yourself deeply in them and then one day by their choosing they are gone, poof, just like that? Are we ever allowed to make a mistake with a friend? Whatever happened to forgiveness? Eating humble pie today and thanking God for the time I did have with her. Two by two I still believe best friends never let go. Somehow in this big world, I want to trust in that. Your comments are welcome, as always....love you and thanks for walking hand in hand with me.

The Stamp of Approval

She signed it, she sealed it and the mailman will deliver it! Writing letters has always been my pleasure. I'm very happy to report a very special stamp has been discovered in Gnomeland and it definitely has my approval.I am in the process of searching high and low for an arbor for my daughters wedding. Right smack in the middle of planning she changed the location to a more modern venue, but we need an arch, this one has my stamp of approval.

Once lost, but now found by me...a big stamp of approval. Dancing my way through the day with the Osmonds. Ha, don't laugh, I like David Cassidy too!

Tea for two, nestled for some quiet talk and rest, a lavender tea nook can't be beat and has my stamp of approval. this past week I went shopping for gift basket finds with my boss. We had a blast and stopped for lunch. We had fun making an old English Tea Basket, however...did I snap a picture? Ding-dong!

Items come and items go...yesterday we had a huge event at the thrift store. The radio station came and I was even on the radio. I found it easy, it's easy to talk about your hearts passion, helping people and working at a thrift shop is fulfilling to say the least. Donations came in, and we are now stacked to the ceiling with good thrifty finds. Thrift finds will always have my stamp of approval.

Heading out into the day but prior to that, I'm off to visit blogs. Thanks for your faithfulness in a world that is not always so faithful. Cheers and happiness to you for a great day ahead!

When the boat rocks...

A few times in life the boat has rocked, it has weather the storms of life and today it has set back a sail. A very peaceful day off, a gift from a friend in my kitchen window reminds me I need to pray each day, just to keep the boat still. When the dishwasher breaks you know what you are made of. Do you throw a fit, let them stack up or simply get out the plug, fill er' up and play in the bubbles?

Life sometimes requires us to be domestic and I figure I may as well look cute while I'm at it. I cleaned today, but mostly I just relaxed, wrote two friends long letters, groomed one of my dogs and watched a little t.v. and caught up on magazine reads...ah...bliss!

Sometimes when the boat rocks and we are tired or scared, we look out the window and know who is there...

A time for relection as I sit and look out my front window. I'm so thankful that we gained favor and were able to keep our front yard. The little frogs will be back in the spring, we were asked to plant some more little bushes but that is all, it's just more good places for gnomes to roam...

At the end of the day I sigh and say, God is near and all is well.

Fairy Godmother Saturday

Bonk! 4am and the Fairy Godmother decides to wake me up to play! Shuffle to the staircase, step one to three, push the "make coffee" button and back up I climb to find a doll waiting to get started...There she sits waiting one the post at the end of my bed... Too early to get out my childhood phone and call a friend, too late to go back to sleep with the little pillow my mom made but it's early enough to sip coffee and have a mini cinnamon roll with my Barbie plate, all from my childhood. (the Barbie plate was unearthed by one of my chickens at the Fairyland...no kiddin! I always played Barbies in the Fairyland and must have left this one behind!)

BING! The Fairy Godmother suggest spending time playing with my Liddle Kiddle Paperdolls!

Having a Fairy Godmother in your life is wonderful, she is the Queen of my heart!

In two blinks of an eye, crayons appear! Paint brushes dance at the very sound of my Fairy Godmother's slipper prints! (The clown paintbrush holder was hand painted by my own mom and many of the paintbrushes are ones she painted with, I'm so blessed to still have them and I use them!)

In one twirl 3 Magic Kiddle Dolls appear. Whitman knows how to make toys right! Playtime with Skediddle Kiddles can't be beat!

One step into my Happy Room makes my heart burst with joy! To be surrounded with my childhood toys keeps me well balanced and never growing up. I highly recommend it!

I must go off to work this morning and leave my toys behind but perhaps on my day off, I can go find some more toys. I will let my Fairy Godmother be my guide!

Merrily, I must go along now...till we meet again, the challenge is on...I dare ya to go play...all day!

Come rain, snow, ice, hail...

Washington is a really chilly place to be right now however wedding plans are still taking place...the bride and groom to be goofing off in the soon to be reception hall... Sadie Mae put on her fur coat and went out to play in the tummy deep snow! 14 degree's yesterday down to 4 with wind chill. Love the snowflake on her nose!

Gnomes in GNOMELAND are content but a little chilly, up to their beards in snowflakes...VERY GOOD news came our way yesterday, we were approved to KEEP Gnomeland (our front yard) after many emails and letters we received the boards approval but we must add up to nine more shrubs! We are very thankful and happy about that!

Today is the day for me to eat more than one cookie...it is my birthday!

Here is a smile, a butterfly magical moment before the snow fell a butterfly was spotted hitching a ride!

I am personally hitching a ride to work and back home with my hubby, it's a bit icy out and I'm a big cluck when it comes to driving in the snow. Stay warm and cozy wherever you are and thanks for taking the time to visit me! Big hug to you!

Enchanted Sunday

The cold winds blew, the moon shone bright as I closed my eyes for one more night. Dreaming, the snowflakes started to fall. They fell in blankets of purple glow...cascading from heaven they turned the night aglow. When eyes are shut and dreams escape it's where we find ourselves in that very special place. Time is enchanted and in the Enchanted Forest time stands still.

Annual Clubhouse Meeting

Once a year all the gnomes who belong to me gather in the backyard in the Gnome Clubhouse and they have their annual meeting! It happened in the wee hours of this morning.A discussion broke out about humans! A question was raised, why do some of them get their hatchets out and try to shut down computers and why are humans sometimes bad? A very young gnome raised his hand and said...are they crazy?

One of the female gnomes raised her hand and said, perhaps we should just pray for them. (This cute little pup was found at the thrift store. I did not display him like this but a small customer did...smile!)

John-Jon the gnome stood up and banged the gavel down on the log stool beside him. It is high time they learned a thing or two! To think that those humans have nothing better to do than to be a spy. Do they really like being locked up in a cage and sitting on a computer trying to hurt another human??? Enough is enough! They sneak peeks and try to pretend they are shining lights when really their life must be very dim.

It's time to look at the NEW YEAR and look at it in perspective. Finnegan adjusted his glasses and said...By jolly, that is those jokers problem...they need to learn a lesson or two from us Gnomes..."What you want, Baby I got it and it's smack, right in the kisser and a boot that sends you down the shoot!!!

Missy Majesty the Gnome cleared her throat and said, no need for the gnomes to get violent, we must realize their lives are like a lamp with no shade. They are so mislead to think that if they steal someones computer or it's knowledge that life will no longer be happy...perhaps humans would be more happy if they went back to being free like the gnomes and me!

Yes said little Joe the Gnome, perhaps all those humans just need what we have...

Gruddy the Gnome shifted in his seat and looked at me and asked me a $40 question..."Jacqueline, you are one of those humans. You are not like that, all you want to do is play with toys! Why are some humans so empty that all they want to do is steal and hack away at others?"

"Perhaps it is the simple fact, those hackers never had any toys, they never had love"

The meeting was adjourned and all the gnomes and Jacqueline left the computer to go out and play.

(The little dog above was a very special find last week. I had her in my childhood and now she has come back to me. This is how I learned to sew. My mom would buy these little fabric animals and I would sit and try to sew and stuff them)

This post today is in tribute to the simple life and loving our enemies. If one day my computer goes down and all the good I've tried to bring to the world goes away know that I'm still just as happy because nobody can take your love away.