thank yous,

a page full of them


:)



Oprah used to say

or maybe it was one of her

new age

gurus or knowitalls

that you get back what you

put out into the

universe

well

jimminy crickets crikey

holy cow

batman

I must have been puttin' some damn fine

somethin'

out there

this year

'coz

what I've been getting back

is

just

fantastic

I am always bowled over by what you write and tell me

you have no idea how happy it makes me

and how,

unbeknownst  to you,

it usually comes at a time

I sure could use

some positivity

(yes that is a word

the spell check just checked it!!!!)

anyway
 not to go off on a tangent

as I am wont to do

I just want to say

what a great bunch of people you all are

and how much I enjoy knowing you

some better than others

sure

but in general

I haven't bumped into anyone

I wouldn't sit down with and have a cup of

???

with

and yesterday I got a big big surprise

a big one

I received not one but two

packages in the mail

two

on the same day

from different

people

 in different countries!!!

want to see...

sure...

won't be jealous

will ya...

won't want to come over and pilfer a little

coz

I'm not sharing

with anyone

well

I have to  will happily with the husband

but only if he gets there first!!!!!

or finds out where I hid it all

:) :) :)

this is from Norway

where the snow isn't falling no matter how hard

Svana wishes for it to

her children made ornaments and they sent one of them to me

how wonderful

and I also got a star

that I can not make without getting all bothered and huffy about

and two adorable stones with messages of

hope and happy on them

and

some squishy squashy yarn

 that is already on the needles

so I can make the grandson

a hat

he likes

hats and maybe a bunnie or two with the brown

and a couple of white Norwegian mices with the white

oooooh what fun

and I'll tell him the story of where the wool came from

and who gave it to me

and why

and where and when

and we'll look it all up on the computer

and he'll learn about the other countries where all the other sweet generous people live

takk

to all in Norway

I have put them with my treasures on the mantle

so I can see them all the time

xxxxxx'x

and another place where there are wonderfully sweet people

would be on the west coast of France

where

Valerie lives

near the ocean and under the big blue sky





a box full of goodies and wonderful things

sweets and tea and a magazine to test my

school girl French...

maybe with the help of

Google Translate

I can whip something up for

New Year!!!

and under the goodies was a

shawl

that Valerie made

it is beautiful

it's soft and light as a feather

and I love it

I love it all

everything

every single thing

all

I'm such a spoilt brat

and I love it!!!!

and you

knowing me I will be sawing logs (asleep) well before the clock strikes 12

but it doesn't mean I don't wish you all

A

Happy New Year

hope the new one is better than this one

coz this one didn't have so much going for it

but hey

we made it through another one

mostly together and in one piece

won't go into the annus horribilis

thing

............................................................

so

here's to a better one

and

hugs to all

big ones

:)

xxxxxxxx