a lavender basil thank you

When I got home on Sunday my mailbox was filled
with the sweet smell of lavender.
Nature Girl sent me a beautiful Thank You card and a little
pouch of her own home grown lavender.
The card is really cool!
You take the little green strip out and plant it.
Basil is what will grow!
I love basil!

The lavender...it smells so good!
The best lavender I have smelt!
Thank you so much NG!

reflections

Jennie at blog in a cyber bottle has nominated me for the Blogger Reflections Award.
Thank you so much!!! Please visit Jennie!

And now it is my turn to follow Jennie's lead and nominate six other bloggers.

I choose...

Claire at elfie and me. I think she is a wonderful artist and mother! Her work is so sweet and her blog is always inspiring.


Dot at Strolling through Georgia. Her short but sweet posts make you feel like you are there. Her pictures are wonderful and capture moments in Georgia!


Samantha at plump pudding. She is always doing something and is such an inspiration!


Sandi at Whistlestop Cafe. A blog of good old family fun and recipes!
Sandi & her husband Bill are blogging about the WhistleStop Cafe. It's about good home cooking, recipes and tips; food, family, and fun.

Ginny at The flour Loft. Ginny runs a small textile business with my best friend Alice.They work from their studio... a converted flour loft in an Old Bakery in a small market town in Hampshire. They design and make textiles from a large collection of recycled and vintage fabrics.

And finally...

Hope and Fran at Gollylog. Hope and Fran are sisters who share a business and a house. A wonderful blog about their lives and the loves of their lives their fur babies!

If you have not visited these wonderful blogs before please do! They are all great and have found a place in my blogging heart!

Have a great weekend! I am off the grid for a few days!

tag i'm it!

Tag I'm it!

Jennie from blog in a cyber bottle has tagged me to reveal 8 random facts about me. So ... here goes!

1. I hate the feeling of wet hair or skin under a sweatsuit/jogging suit.

2. I can not get to sleep at night but can sleep all morning...if the kids did not wake me up.

This is not good, I go to bed at 1-3am or so and get up at 7am at the latest.

3. Pasta and ice cream are mood foods. Unlike most I do not like to eat these foods. Milkshakes are OK anytime.

4. I love the smell of coffee! But I am not a big fan of drinking it unless it is a Tim Horton's ice cap.

5. My biggest fear is anything medical with me or my kids. I am at the doctor's a lot.

6. I hate doing dishes...even loading them into a dishwasher. I pile them up and wait for my husband to come home to do them.

7. I have 8 tattoos and I am going to get a few more.
One that I have is the engagement ring my husband designed. (I wear the ring too, but got it tattoo on as an arm band) He does not like tattoos...on him...but he did get one for me and that is your wedding bands. So we have the same tattoo on our ring fingers. Yes it hurt to get it A LOT!!!!

8. I love fairies! My wedding was all about fairies, my wedding rings are fairies, my girl's room is a fairy theme and there are fairies all around my house.
I will post my Fairy Wedding soon!

So there are 8 random things about me!

I think anyone who reads this should do it!
It is neat to read things about people.
But I will tag...

Pea

treasures from bracebridge

sleeping cat doorstop

beautiful bird soap dish

frog prince

dragonflies

dragonfly

and a little something for my
fur baby a rope dog...dog toy

homemade cowboy

My good friend is having a baby boy.
I wanted to make her something
homemade and special.

I had some great cowboy fabric that I pick up
along time ago and I have been
wanting to use it.

I made her a baby blanket.
There will also be a matching hat, booties and
a stuffed toy if I can get it all done.

I gave her the blanket today. This is how I wrapped it up.
It turned out really nice.
I am giving it to her as I make it....I have four kids and
a small house with no storage...
I want her to get it!

painted roses

Beautiful roses in a tea cup.

I love them!
They smell so good!

These are from a good friend as a

Thank You.

She gave them to me because I did face
painting for her sons Birthday.

Cat Butterfly.

Jack Sparrow.

little pixie mail

Today when I got home from the cottage
there was a package for me.

Inside was the prize from the giveaway that

Claire at elfie and me
had.

They are so beautiful!

I am going to frame the cards!

I think that they will be prefect hanging up in
white frames for all to see.


I am so happy!
Thank you again for this wonderful prize.
Have I mentioned that.....
I LOVE FAIRIES!!