A kind thought...........

Mary at Mary's Writing Nook so kindly awarded this sweet award to me last week.......she initiated the thought and passed it on to several...........


Thank you Mary..............................I pass it along to:

Hope
Betty
Rebecca
Weirdbunny
Cheryl
Judy
Linda
Pam
Cathy
Jewelgirl

Friday Show and Tell.................A handmade gift from a friend......

Guess what? Today is Friday and Show and Tell over at Kelli's...

A very special plant stand.......................A very sweet, retired school teacher lady who did wonderful wood working asked one day if we had any tobacco sticks left from farming years ago............we had many stored in a barn. Gladly I offered as many as she wanted.

A few weeks later she brought me a beautiful plant stand that she had crafted..........it really is special as it was made from a common, farm commodity from years gone by.......she is deceased but often as I'm dusting the stand she is certainly alive in my memories..............

Happy Valentine's Day to you.........

Happy Valentine's Day to you......you are special.........


Just a little something for you today...............
Do take time to indulge at the dessert table....caramel cake, coconut cake, red velvet cake, ice cream, cheese straws, salted nuts, fruit with sweet dip, chips and dip, fudge and cream cheese with pepper jelly and raspberry jam on crackers........................

and certainly you must have pineapple-lemonade punch or would you prefer a cup of coffee........................

I'm so happy you stopped by..............................

Please read on down to see what 'love' means to children....quite heart warming............................God Bless.........Betty......................

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What Love means to a 4-8 year old . . ...

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:

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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca- age 8

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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'

Billy - age 4

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'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5

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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'

Chrissy - age 6

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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4

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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7

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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8

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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7

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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6

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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'

Cindy - age 8

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'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6

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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7

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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'

Mary Ann - age 4

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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4

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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6

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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8

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And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'.

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Friday Show and Tell.........

Gosh, can it be Friday already..............yes, it is.....and it's Show and Tell time over at Kelli's................





Sometimes just a glance at something and you know immediately that you like it without a doubt.......



A few years ago my husband and I were out bright and early on a Saturday morning visiting yard sales......we stopped at a sale on the side of the road....as I got out of the van nothing looked appealing at all.......I didn't want to appear rude by turning around and getting back in the van.....so I walked down to a table at the end and there was this beautiful, white bird figurine......I am a bird lover......and to me these little birds just said love, protection, togetherness.......I picked it up and asked the price.......the lady said 'ten cents'.....and no matter that it's plastic, it has brought me innumerable hours of pleasure......it keeps company sometimes with expensive objects and holds its own............

Trinidad-Tobago guests........

Many years ago my nephew had friends in Trinidad-Tobago....the couple came to the states for a visit and wanted to visit a farm.....we were happy for them to come. They were very knowledgeable of civil war history......we visited a civil war museum and enjoyed showing them a working farm.

The next morning I was cooking breakfast when Linda came into the kitchen carrying a small black book....she and her husband were side band radio enthusiasts. She opened the book and said that she regularly talked via radio to a man in the states. She told me the name (no last name) and part of the address she had. It was almost our address. I called the post office and explained the situation. Finally, I was given the name. It was our neighbor three farms up.

I phoned the man and said, " what would you say if I told you that the Linda that you talk to in Trinidad is standing in my kitchen?" He replied, "I'd say, Good God, woman, you don't mean it!"

Linda and I went to his home so that they could meet....quite a meeting.....what would the chances be of two people who talked on a radio half a world apart meeting? Whenever he talked to her after that he would call me to come talk with her........ Linda gave me a memento from Trinidad and when I think about it, it still blows my mind. I guess ham or side band radios were the prerequisite to blogging.....

Happy Anniversary---Amy and Chad........... Valentine from 'Hootin Anni'.......The Many Names of Christ..........

Today is a very special day for our daughter Amy, aka Picketfence Mom, and her husband, Chad.....it's their 19th wedding anniversary.......please drop by and wish them a wonderful day.........





Thank you Hootin Anni for the beautiful Valentine....very thoughtful and appreciated......
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