Cheery Cherry And Sharing A Cup Of Coffee And Oh Suds

Hmmm...

Wondering what I am talking

about here, are you?

Did you think this was a

recipe?

Nope!

Last week I got two  three
(something else came, too)

very special packages

from lovely blogging friends.

I have to tell you 

that I feel beyond guilty

when I am on the

receiving end of things.

Anyone else like that?

A good giver...

A guilty receiver?

I have a sweet friend, 

Jann Olson @

Have A Daily Cup From Mrs. Olson,

(Don't you just LOVE that name)

She had me a daily cup cuz it makes

me think of STARBUCKS!

Anyway...

Here is what I received from her.

Two beautiful red cups,

a sweet little decanter,

and a small vintage tray.

Is that sweet?

Thank you so much, Jann.

I love them!

It will be fun to have them for

all the RED holidays..

Christmas and Valentine's Day

come to mind-

plus~ we are right next to
Door County the 

Cherry Capital of the USA

and I love all things 

cheery and cherry!

The second package 

was from my dear friend, Mary,

Hope Filled Living Magazine

She sent these to me.

She has had a very hard year 

with family health issues and

lots of "things" happening

in her life.  

The fact that she saw these,

thought of me, and spent 

the time, money and effort

to send these along

speaks volumes.

Her note said that 

just because we lived far away

from each other didn't mean

that we couldn't share a 

cup of coffee...

in candle form here.

It smells like a fresh brewed

mocha.

The little girls will want

these for "tea" when

I have burned the candles.

They are almost too cute

to light up, you know?

Thank you, Mary!

They are just darling and I love them, too!

And...WHAT ELSE....you ask...
Well, my dear old friend, Jettie,
that I knew long before blogging,
Jettie's Ramblings
makes soap.
Yes she does...and it is wonderful.
I think the subtle message here
is to
CLEAN UP MY ACT...

And if the soap doesn't work to
 CLEAN UP MY ACT
I think THIS will.

See if you can guess what
is encased in the silver cross
shell.
What do you think?
Give up?
I had to ask.
It is colored pencils,
sliced cross ways.
How cool is that?!?!

I am blessed to have made

such wonderful friends along

this path of Blogland.

I hope that you, too,

find a special blessing in your day.

And, although you may not get 

a gift

in your mailbox,

there is nothing better

than the grandest gift of all-

Life!

And remember~

as you go through your day

Smile- God Loves You!

And, my parting bit 

of wisdom whimsy is

If you ARE happy..

some of you might want to 

notify your face!