Soul Sent This Wonder To Lynn

First of all it arrived in PERFECT condition! Clean and whole in all it's beautiful glory.
I wish you could feel the texture of the fabric embellishment; the cut spiral, the silver stitches.
I wish you could see close up (enlarge it) the plastic glass bottle, the shiny stars, the notes within. These of course are my grand children, (twin brother and sister) going through goodies from Grandma's basket!

and they ARE my dreams come true.

Soul KNOWS me...and we are grandies in love with our kidlets and our friendship here as well.

Thanks Soul. It deserved all these photos!!!

Card from Suki

'For African Bushmen, a dozen words are enough for a whole lifetime'

Got home after a tiring Friday with a class of (wonderful) 6 year olds, to find this lovely card from Suki.
It is very beautifully done, and, as you know part of my heart and soul are all back in Africa, so to get this means a whole lot to me.
The words on the back are wonderful.
Thanks so very much dear Suki, you touched me.

suki's post card from Patty

oh my. this is such a wonderful, intricate drawing. I love the organic flower-like shapes and the little seed pods dangling. All the patterns. Thank you so much patti. I love black and white drawings. On the address side Patty quoted Picasso. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up!" Thanks Patty.

Two Received in Alaska

I received TWO postcards in the mail today! Oh Happy Day!

This green "Directions" card came to me from Mim - it's the one that was undersized and sent back to her so she turned around, popped it in an envelope and mailed it to me in one of her own dachshund/fish cards. She doesn't know but I used to have two dachshunds and really love this special card. It has Cricket and Ruger right on the front....with fins. The directions tell me to "sketch an exuberant light-filled moment". I shall endeavor to do so this week! (I also got my G for Gold ATC for another blog) Thanks Mim!



The next card is from Lynn in California. It is made from a cereal box, maps and fabric. Wow! I just didn't know you could combine them all and send it through the mail. She has a map of CA and of AK and shows the distance as "not too far". She writes on the back, "it looks fairly close when the maps are viewed this way!" I agree, it does look close this way and Alaska is even further south than San Francisco; does that mean we get to trade weather too? Thanks Lynn!

How creative they both are and now I'm more determined than ever to try collage again.

PS - both these cards were addressed to 64th Avenue and both reached me. However, I do live at 84th Avenue so if you could get that corrected I will have a better chance of receiving the rest. Thanks!

Card/s from Debra

This card arrived today from Debra.
The previous two arrived on Tuesday.
I love the words, I can see and hear Debra saying them.
I like the simple things in life, I love words, these are all great Debs.
Thanks so much.
I hope all your 'bits' are now slowly on the mend, ready for your holiday soon.

Suki's card for Caroline

Hi Everyone!
I have a new laptop and the internet is finally working, so here I am with this super postcard from Suki which arrived last week! I love it! On the back it reads:

" And that's how I came
to the edge of the pond:
black and empty
except for a spindle
of bleached reeds
at the far shore
which, as I looked,
wrinked suddenly into three egrets...
a shower of white fire!
Even half-asleep they had
such faith in the world'

Excerpt from 'Egrets' by Mary Oliver

Thanks so much Suki!

I've really enjoyed catching up with the GG blog and love all the cards posted here already - everyone is doing such a great job! I sent out 3 cards last week and am busy making more!

Fish from Lolo

Received from Lolo yesterday and it is AWESOME!!! I love it, woohoo!!!