Baby twins talking to each other - SO SWEET!

Hope this brightens your day...

it sure did mine !

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY WITH PHOTOS!

Well, I finally picked a sweet

 vintage pink flower pin from

 my collection to give to one lucky

 winner!  As I mentioned before,

 to enter just become a follower

 of my blog.  If you are already

 a follower, please leave a comment

 that you would like to be included

in the giveaway.  Pretty easy, right?

When I get to 20 followers I

will add another item at that

 time.  Then when I get to 30

followers I will draw one lucky

 winner who will receive both

items.  If you would be so kind

as to get the word out and post

 on your blog with a link back to

 my blog and let me know, you

 will have 2 more chances of

 winning.  So let's see how fast

 we can get a winner!  :o)

If you would like to see

and purchase more vintage

jewelry just check out my

Etsy store!  

  Rachel & Pia's Cottage Etsy Store

Hope everyone is having

 a sunny day even though

 it may be raining or snowing!

HAPPY SPRING ! GIVE-AWAY!

Did everyone enjoy their first
day of Spring?  Ours was cool,
 pouring(and I mean pouring!)

rain 10 minutes and then 10
 minutes of the sun peeking
thru the clouds.  It was like
that for most of the day.

Today was peek-a-boo with
 the sun and still cool.  We shall
see what Tuesday brings.

Our water went off on Sunday. 
 We have a well so I had to
 go out and flip the switch.  I
came in and turned on the water
 and it wouldn't go on.   Out again
to flip the switch and again the

water wouldn't go on.  Both
times I had turned it on towards
 the hot water.  So the third time
I tried the cold and it came on!

YIPPEE!  But it was short lived
 as it went off again.  So out again
 and on again the water.....let the
 faucet run a couple of minutes and

it stayed on so I thought all was
 okay.  I started a load of laundry

and 2 inches into filling the basin,
 it turned off again.  Good grief,
I didn't know if it had something
 to do with the water-heater or not.

It seemed like every time I had
the hot water on for more than
 a minute or two it shut off.  Anyway,
now a long story short, it was a

broken pipe going to one of the
 outside faucets!  The guys got it
figured out and now, as far as I
 know, I have water again!  I'll let
 you know the next time.  (after
 I take a shower, do a load of
 laundry and use the dishwasher!)

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I am getting together the item
for my first give-away and will
post a picture this week.
To enter, please become a follower
 of my blog and if you are already a
 follower just leave a comment and say
 "please enter me in your give-away".
(or something like that  :o)

by Eleanor Roosevelt

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We shape ourselves

the joy or fear

Of which the coming

life is made,

And fill our future's

atmosphere

With sunshine or

with shade.

--- Whittier

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HAPPY SPRING!

Did you get pinched?

Did you remember to wear

green yesterday?   I have

 several neat old shamrock

pins I couldn't wait to wear,

but I forgot to wear one!

   Luckily my heavy winter

coat is green so I didn't

get pinched!  Remember

back in grade school, if

you didn't wear green you

got pinched?  I did wear

 a pin today, but not

 quite the same.  :o)

St. Patrick's Day

Help is within,

closer than our heartbeat.

I know, more kale...but this is

from my own little box and I

love it so!

I miss my sweet little

nieces and nephew.

Jasmine turns 5 later

next month, so I will

see them then.  :o)

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

JAPAN rescue and Kevin Clash, the man behind Elmo

Yes, I have disappeared for a

 couple of weeks.  Not much

 more to say about that (or

at least at this time.)

I did want to share a couple

of things that I hope you

will find uplifting during

 this sad time for

 Japan and the world.

Sixty-year-old survivor Hiromitsu

Shinkawa waves from wreckage,

 as crew members of Japan

Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF)

Aegis vessel Choukai rescue him. 

 

"A 60-year-old man was rescued two

days after he was swept miles out

 to sea on the roof of his house by the

 huge tsunami which hit Japan Friday,

 the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.  Hiromitsu Shinkawa was

 plucked to safety at 12:40 p.m local

 time Sunday (10:40 p.m. Saturday ET)

after he  was spotted nine miles off

 shore by the crew of a Maritime

Self-Defense Force destroyer, the AFP

 said."  To read the rest of this msn

 article, please click HERE

Such good news during this distressing

 time.  Can you imagine the joy, both the

rescuers and Hiromitsu must have felt

when they saw each other?

I am sending Hiromitsu and all

 his country-people loving

 thoughts and prayers.

Please join me.

Only a few more pages left in my

 little Hallmark book.  This quote is

 by Lao-tzu  Chinese philosopher

 (604 BC - 531 BC)

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And lastly, to leave you

feeling happy and I hope,

 in a good mood,

 this wonderful interview about

 Kevin Clash, the man who is Elmo!

Click HERE for the article on

Mom & Pop Culture's website.

 This new documentary,

 "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" 

is directed by Constance Marks.

What a nice story showing

Kevin's life and journey as a

puppeteer and becoming not

only Elmo, but several other

characters over the years.

Thanks Kevin for the laughs

and the sweet disposition

 of dear Elmo!

Several years ago, Elmo

was on the Martha Stewart

show and I remember he

said several funny comments

that were just shy of adult

humor....I got such a kick

out of him and have loved

him from that day on.  I was

so happy to see this article

and learn about this talented

 man.  Little Elmo seems so

real, it's hard to believe there

 is a man behind the puppet!

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One more thing, I haven't forgotten

my blog giveaway!   More details

  later, but to enter, just become

 a follower of my blog

 and then leave a comment.

If you are already a follower,

just leave a nice comment.

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HAVE A

 "SPRING IN YOUR STEP"

 KIND OF WEEK!

Spring is almost here!