Through a child's eyes..................

I went to gather the mail,
As I crunched through the snow
Whata' wondrous surprise
Special handwriting I know!

I tried to be patient
For I knew what it contained
An envelope addressed and
Complete with my name!

The writing was placed
With the greatest of care
Two stamps in the corner,
Yes, two stamps, a pair!

But inside, oh inside,
I simply squealed Oh My,
A creation from Cooper
A treasure I spied.....

A card with snow people
An envelope lined,
A keepsake contained
Yet still I would find.

A simple gift I had given
And little did I know
How this little gesture
Would be returned to me more.

For Cooper had drawn
And then stitched with his heart
Four pages of pictures,
Then assembled, now one part.

My spirit how lifted
By the hand of this child
Drawn with love and affection
So tender and mild.........

Thank YOU dear Cooper
You'll never know what this means
The kindness you've shown
and the hope that I've seen.

So here's to the holidays
May they be cheery and bright
And may you all have a Cooper
Showering your life with light......

Ever truly, your Carz buddy, me and mine

Baby snow bunny.......................

Talk about a trooper, dearheart baby Sydney ranks right at the top!!!!! I managed to move enough snow to help her in getting down her doggie door ramp but she just bounced around like the joyful life source she is and made quick work of it and then dash away, dash away, dash away all................. And can you spot the concrete Scottie snow bunny on the back deck? You'll need to look closely..............

Dueling cameras.........................

Shirley and I had a game of dueling cameras going yesterday when I was trying to take a photo of her necklace that I made and she was trying to take a photo of my Scottie pin that I also made, talk about an exchange of good taste!!!!!!!

Ever wonder??????

Ever wonder where the idea for snowball cupcakes came from? Looks to me like they originated from glandular snow filled birdbaths...............

Humongo, Ginormous, Extremendous Praise

Susan Emory, owner extraordinaire of Quilter's Corner, having visited my blog for the first time yesterday, tried to leave this comment, yet when she couldn't, she sent me an email instead................

"WOW, Catherine! You are such an inspiration - hope some of your fabulousness will rub off on me just by being around you!
Happy Snow Day,
Susan"

OMG, OMG, Oh my gosh, how incredibly kind and groovy cool is that????????????? I am SUCH the happy, lucky, blessed girl..................

Life off-loom........................

Okay, here are some pics from our gathering at Quilter's Corner yesterday, and anyone viewing this that knows about the CP potholder exchange next month will understand the loom part............. But what you DON'T see is when my potholder was donned as my yarmulke for when I bakulke and make cup cakulkes but more correctly use my microwavulke................ I haven't laughed that hard in the longest, and YES, you HAD to be there, so just pretend and enjoy..............

Lonely Bits...........................

On my return trip from Madison last month, I stopped and lingered by this abandoned building. It was a raw, rainy and windy day which seemed all that much more appropriate in which to cloak this tired, tattered and lonely structure...............

Morning Blessing

Taking John to work last week, I actually had to pull off the road into the commercial area just west of the Chesterfield/Powhatan county line and take these pics as they simply took my breath away. What dreams are made of...........

Winter Samples........................

Just a few more QA samples for the winter quarter - disappearing nine patch baskets, fractured stars and exploding pineapple, enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave it to Jenn...................

Couldn't help myself, like I haven't heard THAT already this year, and yes, the lovely Do Not Open Till Christmas ribbon was still very much intact but I just soooooooooooooo needed a Jenn fix and well................... OMG, OMG, OMG - I want to write, send, smile and adore this stationary till I can no longer grasp a pen or conjure a thought, so keep 'em comin' BFF Jenn, you'll never know how you have fed my ever lovin' Scottie heart...................

With gazillions of thanks......................

To my bestest pal Shirley, as between unveiling the 2009 BOM/SOM/Mystery/Design Challenge and my camera pooping out, I am soooooooooooo ever grateful to have HER simply faboo pics of it all to share with everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! I simply couldn't have done it without her and it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun either - WOO-HOO, whata' team and I am SO very proud of how my quilt turned out, BEYOND scrappy, totally whimsical, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From recycled clothing to joyful fiber quilt, it was quite the ride, enjoy...................

You'd better sit down..................

I am so very proud of myself. There, I said it.
I didn't know if I would even be able to form the words, being so foreign to how I view myself. But the display at the library is up and it looks professional and polished ever so attractive and inventive - GO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And bless delightful, dearheart, darling Deb B. for coming to my aid in completing the paperwork, assigning letter codes and a corresponding inventory - I don't think I could have done it nearly so joyfully without her!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And bless the hearts of the librarians and patrons of the library for all their kind words, it was most greatly appreciated. Sooooooooooooooo, on with the show and just know that there are many, MANY more treasures to come, WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!