There's nothing gloomy about this little snaggle-toothed precious is there? Surely not! Isn't she a cutie? But what if I told you her story includes a dangerously unstable shack in the middle of a Brazilian slum ... with raw sewage running down the pot-holed dirt "street" outside the front door? What if I told you her father's not in the picture because he's serving a life sentence for murdering her mother? What if I told you her older sister started using drugs routinely before she was 11 years old, and no one did anything to stop it ... because that's just the way it is? What if I told you this little sweetheart had started down the exact same path? What then? Would the gloom begin to ... Keep Reading...
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A HANDFUL OF FLOWERS: Late Summer Tablescape
Summer is drawing to a close, and the flowers of Summer are disappearing in the garden. I picked a few of the last late-season blossoms to share with you ... as well as a few encouraging thoughts for the season ahead. A Handful of Flowers by Mary Dow Brine (1816-1913) Summer is gone, and the autumn winds Are stripping the leaves from the trembling trees; The garden is lonely, its treasures are blown Far, far away on the chilling breeze; The skies have lost their wonderful blue, And darken and change with the changing year; And the dead leaves lie on the roadside brown, Since nature has grown so sad and drear. I walked alone o'er the garden path: My heart was troubled with gloom and doubt. "Alas!" I ... Keep Reading...
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NOTECARD PARTY: Handmade
Happy Tuesday! Can you believe it's already time for another Notecard Party at A Haven for Vee? The guidelines are to choose four pics that have already been shared here at My Place ... so that's just what I did. This month, I've chosen the theme HANDMADE. I think these might make nice individual notecards, but I don't think I'd put them together in a set. See what you think ... Click HERE to read The Carpenter and the Staircase - Loretto Chapel (Santa Fe, NM) Click HERE to read A Stitch (Back) in Time Saved: Treasure in a Trunk Click HERE to read A Tray of Tranquility - My Time in a Brazilian ... Keep Reading...
