Mayday Friends -Postcard Friendship Friday #504

I love Mayday.  When I was a little girl we would gather long pieces of grass, braid them, then sew them into little baskets which we filled with flowers.  We would give them to our neighbors and to our sweet little Grandmother next door.

I remember dancing the maypole at my high school.  I wore a beautiful purple dress, one of the few brand new things I'd ever bought.  Funny thing, I still have it in my costume closet!

I hope you have a sweet weekend even with the shut down!  Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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A Great Secret -Postcard Friendship Friday #390

This is a Valentine's Day postcard picturing two sweet friends.  One wonders what secrets they are sharing.  Friends have always been a wonderful part of my life, and I am blessed to be in touch with some of my friends from the earliest days of grade school.

Valentine's Day has been a difficult time for me since my Beloved flew away to heaven.  Yet, one of the greatest gifts as a result that loss are the wonderful women, fellow widows, whom God has brought into my life.

They are sisters of the dearest sort.  I am SO blessed and grateful for each of my sisters.  Especially for Wendy.  This card is dedicated to our sweet sisterhood and the deep friendship we share.

Have a lovely week, and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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A Girl and Her Pal -Postcard Friendship Friday #325

This wonderful card was printed in the United States in 1975. A high school student, at the time, I received this from a pal I'd met at camp that summer.

I love the whimsical nature of the little girl hugging her bouquet of flowers and the cat's happy pursuit of the yellow butterfly. From her adorable dust-covered feet, one can tell she's been barefoot for most of the day.

This card brings back so many good memories. Long hot summers spent playing in the woods, chasing up the trees with my cats, building forts with my siblings and cousins. We truly had a wonderful, magical childhood.

I apologize for missing PFF last week.  I was dealing with a lot of pain that week and ended up visiting the hospital emergency room.  After the tests were evaluated, the ER doctor sent me to a surgeon for consultation on an immediate hip replacement.  I have been momentously distracted. I will try to have PFF up and running each week, but I may not be able to respond to your comments, if it is too close to when I have the surgery.

Please know how much I appreciate your visits.  I especially enjoy the comments you leave for me.  May God keep you close to His heart, dear Friends--Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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Prayer Partners - Postcard Friendship Friday #296

Isn't this just the cutest postcard you've ever seen?  I posted this back in 2010--I hope you don't mind when I re-post various postcards.  I have a lot to do today, so I am taking this little shortcut.

I once shared my life with a furry friend who looked exactly like this cat.  He loved me when I was a single girl.  Then after I married, he went out of his way to win my husband (who said he disliked cats).  When my children were born, he was their adoring protector.

His soul flew away to kitty heaven over 20 years ago. I still miss him. His full name was Sir Brat T. Bone, but we called him Bratty Bones.  I imagine him walking with Alan in heaven.  I have a vivid picture of them in my mind's eye.  It is a sweet picture.

Have a lovely day, dear Friends and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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Happy Birthday! -Postcard Friendship Friday #269

It is my birthday on the 14th.  I know I'm a bit early, but happy birthday to me and all those wonderful folks with birthdays in June!  lol  

I love the way these two girls are walking together along that giant four leaf clover! Do you suppose they are walking?  Or floating?  

This old postcard reminds me of beautiful memories.  What wonderful friends I have.  What a beautiful family has been given to me.  I have so much for which to be thankful.  

The weather where I live is beautiful.  I can't remember the last time it was 90 degrees on my birthday.  It usually rains in June.  

Have a beautiful weekend, dear Friends. Thank you for dropping by, and Happy Postcard Friendship Friday, too! 

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Best Friends -Guest Heart Thursday

Life is made beautiful by friendship.  I found this sweet vintage card via the internet.  It seems to suit my mood today.  I am so grateful for the gift of friendship.  (You know who you are.)  

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Happy Birthday, Little Buddy!

I am so grateful for friendship.  Today is my friend Theresa's birthday.  She's been my little buddy for over 25 years.  Our children grew up together and played together.  Over the years we've done projects together, spent holidays together, laughed together--cried together.  What a dear gift she has been.

Happy Birthday, Little Buddy!

Beautiful Friendship

I love this photo from long ago.  These girls are from the Ukraine.  I love their brightly colored clothing.  They are like beautiful butterflies to me.  I notice the chestnut color of their long braided hair and the sweet look of their faces.  I wonder if they were sisters?  Or best friends?  I think about what their lives were like, and how different their lives must have been from mine.  They are so sweet.

If anyone out there knows who these dear girls are, and the significance of their beautiful outfits, I would love to hear from you.

Have a lovely day, everyone.

Happy Birthday! -Postcard Friendship Friday #133

Two very dear friends have birthdays today--Lori turns 50 and Lynn is 55.  Both of these lovely ladies do not look past the age of 30.  I have NO idea how they do it.

I am SO thankful for their friendship and hand of beauty in my life.  I am SO blessed.  May the mighty Creator bless them this perfectly marvelous day!

Celebrate Friendship today!

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Best Friends - Postcard Friendship Friday #123

  

It was a lovely holiday here in the United States.  The Fourth of July is a celebration I look forward to almost as much as Christmas or Thanksgiving.

Friends and family all gathered around, laughing, playing games, watching the parade, eating good food.  Then walking down to the river's edge to await the fireworks display. Walking back home in a crowd of thousands, then watching traffic at a standstill while we set off our own fireworks, sit around the firepit, making sommores--it is a wonderful time.

But this year, something interesting happened--I was amidst a crowd of family and friends as the parade was passing by, when suddenly I felt as though I was surrounded by a little bubble of quiet clarity.  It was almost as though that moment was in slow motion.  A blip in time, so to speak...

I looked around--saw the faces of family I adore, friends I love--and I knew at that moment how blessed I was to have each and every one of them in my life.  I took that moment to thank God for these precious ones.

And not just for those I watched from my little bubble of peace.  I thank God for friends I have not met face to face.  I thank Him for unexpected friendship. 

Have a lovely weekend sweet Friends!

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Happiness Is...

This is a card I received from my Best Friend in High School.  His name was Eric and I loved  him.  Our paths grew apart and I have not seen him for many years.  He was one of those special people who inspired me to greater things--thank you, Buddy. 

This card somehow catches the essence of the 1970's for me.  This is the way it was back then.

Daisies and Violets

 

This is another card from Grammie's wonderful collection.  More than likely it was chosen for her best friend Ruth.  Daisies are such cheerful flowers and violets so tender of heart. 

Today I awoke so tired.  Deadly tired--So I'll not write much here today.  Only to say how precious to my heart are those Friends who are such blessings to my soul.

Little Buddies

We have missed our Crickette' so much.  Our home has seemed so empty.  So, over the past few months we've visited various places looking for another little buddy, but no one seemed to fit.

Then Sunday afternoon, we came across Tinkerbell, a long-haired, blue-eyed, five-year old Siamese.  When I first saw her in the cage, she rolled onto her back, stuck out a paw and curled her toes around the end of my finger.  Her blue eyes seemed to smile.  We spent time petting her and getting to know her and we both knew she would be coming home with us. 

By late Sunday evening she sat on my lap, purred, loved on my husband and seemed happy to be with us.  BUT, around 10:30, I saw her under the dining room table--then she was gone.  Someone had left the door at the bottom of the stairs open and she vanished.  We haven't seen her since.  The vet and Humane Society say adult cats introduced into a new environment often do this and will come out when they're ready. 

We finally figured out where she's hiding.  There's a hole in the wall next to the tub where my husband had done some plumbing awhile back--it's the only place she could be.  We know she's there because she has been using the cat box and has eaten food and sampled the water we'd put out for her.

I'm just so impatient to see her again.  But I must wait.  (sigh)

For my Sister.

If I could, today I would come winging with a lovely rose to delight your morning.  I would bring a hot cup of fragrant honey water to soothe away your stresses.  I would lend a loving ear to your story.  I would give a warmful hug to your heart--and a happy giggle for your ears.  I would share a gleeful hop, skip and jump to lighten your feet.  I would sing the joy of childhood to you.  I would say I love you, my sweet Sis.  I'm praying for you.

And I do send all of these to you--Can you see them?  Do you hear it?  They're yours today, right this minute.

Thinking of You, my Friend

With the New Year looming closer, I am reminded of the treasure of friendship. True and real friends are VERY hard to find. When one finds such a precious gift--one cultivates it.

This wonderful card is another from our Grammie Jenny's collection. It was sent by her lifetime friend Ruth. Reading the notes and cards Ruth sent, I see the beauty of a loyal friend. A sister who never took her friend for granted, cultivating their friendship like a flower garden.

So dear friends (you know who you are), I am counting YOU as one of the beautiful blessings in my life--you are indeed precious.

Friends Like You

Here is another card from our Darling Grandma Jenny's collection. This beauty was from her dear friend Ruth.

There is a kind of music to friendship. A cadence, a lovely rich melody which resounds throughout life. The truth is, friendship puts color to the music of our lives.

Indeed--I am so blessed by YOUR friendship. You know who you are, my dears. You put the music into living.

A Garden Without Flowers

This is one of the wonderful cards our Grandma Jenny's best friend Ruth sent most likely in the late 1950's. This card touches my heart--I have such wonderful friends. Dear precious friends. I am so grateful for the fragrant friendship flowers in the garden of my life.

Life without friends would be like a garden without flowers.

So I have to ask--if you were a plant growing in a garden, what would you be? I'm thinking I might be a purple cauliflower combined with violets and a rose. . .

Friends Together in Sunshine and in Shade

"We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade." -- Caroline Norton

I love the youthful elegance and antique fashion which are combined here with such delightful appeal.

This sweet card also reminds me of something that happened years ago. My younger sister Clytie and I went out one night to Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour.  Since we were truly Gibson girls--we each ordered a Gibson Girl ice cream.

To our horror, suddenly bells, whistles and sirens went off. We gasped as two GIANT bowls, each about the size of a volleyball--full of every flavor ice cream, complete with toppings, bananas, whipped cream and topped with a red cherry, were trundling toward our table.

We couldn't believe our eyes. I remember we didn't finish our fine LARGE Gibson Girls--and for years afterward we would giggle over our "Gibson Girl" treat.


Daddy Update: Dad is a miracle kid! The surgeons gave the wound on his head (which exposed quite a bit of bone) a one percent chance of healing without surgery. At present, the bone is completely covered and the skin around the wound only has about one and a half inches to go--if that! Dad is a walking miracle! Early next month, Dad will be going in for a neck check up--we are praying for the same miraculous healing in his broken neck bones.

My siblings and I cleared and cleaned our parents home and property enough that they were able to return home last Sunday morning! They seem so happy. Next weekend we are tearing down a rotten section of their home--down to the floorboards, so I would appreciate your good thoughts and prayers for safety for everyone who will be coming over to help.

THANK YOU for your thoughts and prayers--they have meant more to me and my family than you will ever know.

Forget Me Nots

This is a page from a wonderful little book given to me by my precious friend Marian, who flew away to heaven some time back. The book is called Friendship's Token.

She writes, Beth, I do hope you enjoy the little book. It was given to my mother long before I arrived on the scene, so it is very old, but it had the sentiment I wanted to share with you. Oh, yes. I agree with you on telling people you love them. When my grandfather died my grandmother said, "Oh, I hope he knew I loved him." So sad. But you do know my love. We are the kind of friends who, at any time or place can say, "and" and go on.

Marian's beautiful book on Friendship was printed by Cupples Lamp; Leon, located in New York. There is no publish date, but the inside is signed, To Maria from Aunty Ford. Marian included an old photograph of her Mother. On the back there is a quaint note, "We have one like it, so thee may keep it."

I often think of Marian and of the tremendous influence she had in my life when who I am now was still forming. What a wonderful woman she was. I will never forget her. I am looking forward to meeting up with my friend in heaven to say, "and" and go on.