And of course, you gals are supposed to:
- paste and post this awards in your blog,
- mention the awards in a post,
- send them to someone else and, of course,
- let them know.
Awards awarded
Sorry Luthien from pimp & paint, I did not link your blog on my last post. That is because... I did not know how to do it !! So I learned, so thank you again, and I hope it is working when the post is published otherwise I will look very stupid !!!
As I said before, I haven't been blogging for a long time. So I still don't know so many people, and I don't post a lot, cause I read a lot, from blog to blog, and then it is time to go to bed or pick up the kids...
My awards go to:
Pam from Pam Warden Art.
I like her cards painted with coffee...
laughing purple goldfish designs, yarn goddess, who create wonderful things using her talents and recycled materials
lu-n-am, 2 young girls who post on a great, fresh and green blog.
And I cannot leave without adding to the list Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints, although Luthien already gave you these awards.
Thanks for all you do...
Virginie
As I said before, I haven't been blogging for a long time. So I still don't know so many people, and I don't post a lot, cause I read a lot, from blog to blog, and then it is time to go to bed or pick up the kids...
My awards go to:
Pam from Pam Warden Art.
I like her cards painted with coffee...
laughing purple goldfish designs, yarn goddess, who create wonderful things using her talents and recycled materials
lu-n-am, 2 young girls who post on a great, fresh and green blog.
And I cannot leave without adding to the list Small Footprints at Reduce Footprints, although Luthien already gave you these awards.
Thanks for all you do...
Virginie
Awards
Soooo coool !!!!!
Luthien has given me awards ! Thanks Luthien, that was so nice of you. I haven't been on the blog world for a long time, and I already receive gratitude. You are making more than my day...
Cause I'm thinking... Why are we blogging really ? To share what we have in our heads and on our hands (as in creativity), our feelings, our knowledge ? Do we blog to make new friends ? Did it ever occur to you that we are making "friends" we will probably never meet in real life ? Sometimes, we might even share deeper feelings than with our next door friend. Is it easier because we are judged only by people who share the same feelings, or do the same thing ?
From my point of vue, I think we need to be recognized by who we REALLY are or what we are doing. I think that is why I am making and selling jewelry. Because I need to leave a trace, a personal touch in this world. Each piece I am making is unique and really made with love, some for people I know, some for people I don't. But my reward is to know that somewhere in this world, someone is wearing my "creativity". That is one way I am making a difference...
Look, I am not bragging at all here, or being self-centered or whatever you want to call it. This would not be me. I just feel that we all need to be recognized and liked, or loved. That what makes us raise in the morning and shine.
So, the awards Luthien ? I know, it is nothing. But still, it's make more than my day. It is the collection of them will make my life...
By the way, if you had not done so, go visit her blog. Luthien is an elf, a real one, at least in the blog world...
OK, tomorrow, I will be awarding my rewards then, as I am supposed to do so.
See you all...
Luthien has given me awards ! Thanks Luthien, that was so nice of you. I haven't been on the blog world for a long time, and I already receive gratitude. You are making more than my day...
Cause I'm thinking... Why are we blogging really ? To share what we have in our heads and on our hands (as in creativity), our feelings, our knowledge ? Do we blog to make new friends ? Did it ever occur to you that we are making "friends" we will probably never meet in real life ? Sometimes, we might even share deeper feelings than with our next door friend. Is it easier because we are judged only by people who share the same feelings, or do the same thing ?
From my point of vue, I think we need to be recognized by who we REALLY are or what we are doing. I think that is why I am making and selling jewelry. Because I need to leave a trace, a personal touch in this world. Each piece I am making is unique and really made with love, some for people I know, some for people I don't. But my reward is to know that somewhere in this world, someone is wearing my "creativity". That is one way I am making a difference...
Look, I am not bragging at all here, or being self-centered or whatever you want to call it. This would not be me. I just feel that we all need to be recognized and liked, or loved. That what makes us raise in the morning and shine.
So, the awards Luthien ? I know, it is nothing. But still, it's make more than my day. It is the collection of them will make my life...
By the way, if you had not done so, go visit her blog. Luthien is an elf, a real one, at least in the blog world...
OK, tomorrow, I will be awarding my rewards then, as I am supposed to do so.
See you all...
Thankfully
As you may have noticed, I am French, and Thanksgiving is not celebrated in my country. But as I live here, in US, I have to admit that it is one holiday I really like, for the message it conveys. So, as a lot of other immigrants, we adopted and celebrate it. Thanksgiving is often celebrated around a big meal with family members. As we don't have any other person from our family in this continent, we usually invite people who don't either, and would probably not celebrate otherwise. We do the big turkey and all, and ask that everyone comes with a dish to share.
I like this holiday, because there are so many things I can be thankful for. I am gonna try to list a few here...
- My family, aka my husband and my children.
This picture has been taken this fall next to one of the numerous lakes in our great state of Michigan.
I am so fortunate to have my husband on my side. He is my best friend, and we share a lot in common. We are also 2 very different persons and find our complementarity in the other personality. He is a creative guy too, in an engineer way and is never short of new ideas. His motto: "There is no problem, only solutions...". He is also very supportive of my jewelry creations, and I really couldn't do it without his support. That's to make it short...
My children are the sweetest children ever (that is honestly very subjective !) and are my best creations. I am so blessed to have them, even if I have to count my free time in a few hours a day, and if they make me angry, and give me a lot of work. I just cannot imagine my life without them, without the love they give me (when I am not the "mean mom") and the love I give them.
- My parents, and also my in-laws, who are great people, and who love us unconditionally.
- Our sisters, brothers, nephew and nieces and relatives at large, because family is so important for us.
- Our friends, who make our lives more enjoyable.
- My health, and the health of my children and husband. We are not great customers for our doctors, and when we pay them a visit, they sometimes thought we had moved away (including my hubby's dentist, which is not a good thing !).
- My husband's job of course, specially in this troube economy, which allows us to not worry about paying the bills or not being able to have a heated house this winter, as so many other people would. I don't take this for granted, and I am very thankful for it everyday.
- My work, well, it is not a work, but a passion, and being able to express myself and my creativity.
- Freedom, of course, of expression, of religion, of choice, of a country without a war.
- Living in a period when most of us are going back to our roots, and realize we have to take care of our mother Earth and have to celebrate it, its beauty and its gifts, and give back.
and so much more, of course...
Nevertheless,
there are some days when we wake up with our pains,
and forget what we have to be thankful for,
and take for granted what we have,
the love
and the wealth
and the health.
Let's not forget.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts...
I like this holiday, because there are so many things I can be thankful for. I am gonna try to list a few here...
- My family, aka my husband and my children.
This picture has been taken this fall next to one of the numerous lakes in our great state of Michigan.
I am so fortunate to have my husband on my side. He is my best friend, and we share a lot in common. We are also 2 very different persons and find our complementarity in the other personality. He is a creative guy too, in an engineer way and is never short of new ideas. His motto: "There is no problem, only solutions...". He is also very supportive of my jewelry creations, and I really couldn't do it without his support. That's to make it short...
My children are the sweetest children ever (that is honestly very subjective !) and are my best creations. I am so blessed to have them, even if I have to count my free time in a few hours a day, and if they make me angry, and give me a lot of work. I just cannot imagine my life without them, without the love they give me (when I am not the "mean mom") and the love I give them.
- My parents, and also my in-laws, who are great people, and who love us unconditionally.
- Our sisters, brothers, nephew and nieces and relatives at large, because family is so important for us.
- Our friends, who make our lives more enjoyable.
- My health, and the health of my children and husband. We are not great customers for our doctors, and when we pay them a visit, they sometimes thought we had moved away (including my hubby's dentist, which is not a good thing !).
- My husband's job of course, specially in this troube economy, which allows us to not worry about paying the bills or not being able to have a heated house this winter, as so many other people would. I don't take this for granted, and I am very thankful for it everyday.
- My work, well, it is not a work, but a passion, and being able to express myself and my creativity.
- Freedom, of course, of expression, of religion, of choice, of a country without a war.
- Living in a period when most of us are going back to our roots, and realize we have to take care of our mother Earth and have to celebrate it, its beauty and its gifts, and give back.
and so much more, of course...
Nevertheless,
there are some days when we wake up with our pains,
and forget what we have to be thankful for,
and take for granted what we have,
the love
and the wealth
and the health.
Let's not forget.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts...
Snowflakes
We had the first snow yesterday. My kids were so excited. They brought out construction paper outside for the snowflakes to fall on, and then look at them through a magnifying glass. It did not work out very well, they did not see the magic shapes (I guess this magnifying glass was rubbish), they did not see that the beauty was outside, and went back to play video games... (Well, not really, that was just for the story, but they would have if I had let them !)
No, instead, we went in the basement and made pretend food in playdough. I am pretty good at that :) and was even more excited than the kids : I made veggie lasagna, a cheese pizza, a hot dog with all the stuff inside, spaghettis meat ball... You would think I had better things to do than that ? In fact, not really. Playing with my kids, whatever it was, was the most important, so we spend quality time together, and so they don't fight, and so they don't spend all their time playing Xbox or watching TV. You gotta be with these guys, otherwise they get quickly bored and that's what they would do.
So now, here we go: winter and Christmas. I did not see it coming of course. To get myself into the spirit, I thought today I will post one of the necklace I made for a new year's eve party in mind.
It is all Swaroskis crystals and sterling silver. My neighbor loved it and she bought it. She said she wants to wear it when she goes on a cruise. This one was my longest project of all.
That's all for now...
No, instead, we went in the basement and made pretend food in playdough. I am pretty good at that :) and was even more excited than the kids : I made veggie lasagna, a cheese pizza, a hot dog with all the stuff inside, spaghettis meat ball... You would think I had better things to do than that ? In fact, not really. Playing with my kids, whatever it was, was the most important, so we spend quality time together, and so they don't fight, and so they don't spend all their time playing Xbox or watching TV. You gotta be with these guys, otherwise they get quickly bored and that's what they would do.
So now, here we go: winter and Christmas. I did not see it coming of course. To get myself into the spirit, I thought today I will post one of the necklace I made for a new year's eve party in mind.
It is all Swaroskis crystals and sterling silver. My neighbor loved it and she bought it. She said she wants to wear it when she goes on a cruise. This one was my longest project of all.
That's all for now...
Today, I am gonna do something close to my heart. I am a volunteer driver to deliver meals to the homebounds in my community.
I want to share with you because I think that is such an easy way to volunteer, does not take me so much time or money. But it bring to all of these people their little smile for the day, a little warmth in their daily life that sometimes they might need so much, staying close to the other human beings.
Some of these people are really homebound. This women who has diabetes and breath with oxygen. She is overweight and it is such a workout for her to climb down her five steps (she had to do it once because the door to her building could not open.
This guy, who is a writer. He is diabetic too. He is Polish and lived through WW2 underground, and then went to Australia covered by the British government. His book is about his experience. This other women, she breaks my heart. Symptoms of Elzheimer, she always asks me what day it is today, and if we have passed Christmas or Easter. And sometimes, she does not remember someone will bring her a meal, and she already ate ! Her hands starts shaking now too.
I speak to each one of them, and try to break their loneliness at least for an instant.
If you find a program like this in your town (here it is called OPC/Older Persons Comm., I encourage you to give it a try. It is another way to make a difference in this world.
I want to share with you because I think that is such an easy way to volunteer, does not take me so much time or money. But it bring to all of these people their little smile for the day, a little warmth in their daily life that sometimes they might need so much, staying close to the other human beings.
Some of these people are really homebound. This women who has diabetes and breath with oxygen. She is overweight and it is such a workout for her to climb down her five steps (she had to do it once because the door to her building could not open.
This guy, who is a writer. He is diabetic too. He is Polish and lived through WW2 underground, and then went to Australia covered by the British government. His book is about his experience. This other women, she breaks my heart. Symptoms of Elzheimer, she always asks me what day it is today, and if we have passed Christmas or Easter. And sometimes, she does not remember someone will bring her a meal, and she already ate ! Her hands starts shaking now too.
I speak to each one of them, and try to break their loneliness at least for an instant.
If you find a program like this in your town (here it is called OPC/Older Persons Comm., I encourage you to give it a try. It is another way to make a difference in this world.
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