Gracious Gifts

 Dear Friends,

How blessed we feel to have met so many kindred spirits through the internet! Lately, we won the giveaway with the funnest drawing ever (link here) from Jeri Landers, of Hopalong Gazette. It was a beautiful print of her "How Bountiful is the Good Earth" painting.

We love the detail present in every corner~

We are going to hang in our reading nook, where it will be enjoyed for many years to come!

We were also surprised by a fun package from England, complete with a book about Jane Austen's Bath, as well as Jane Austen postage stamps (Thank you, Devina!).

A treasured gift, indeed!

 

 The package also included paper dolls for the girls, which were quite enchanting in their forest fashion show!

Then My mother-in-law gifted me with another Marjolein Bastin book; a wonderful reminder to stop and treasure family, friends, and nature~

 

And last, but not least, Mother Nature gifted us with some fun mushrooms in the lawn~

We think they are edible Agaricus subrufescens mushrooms, which are supposed to smell like almonds, but we'll have to be 100% sure before they try them in a stirfry! :)

Thank you, each and every one of you, for being our friends. Your friendship, comments, and love mean so much to us in Blogland!

Love,

Marqueta