~~~VINTAGE MILLINERY SACHET PILLOWS~~~ and a NEST Made With LOVE~

 ~VINTAGE MILLINERY SACHETS~

I'm always amazed when my Mr. AGPMan is out of town just how much product I can produce for my A Gathering Place Website!  :)  I'm thinkin' that "Man-'O-Mine" kinda-sorta takes up a lot of my creative time with all the remodeling work we have going on (wouldn't have it any other way!)  :) The only upside to him being out of pocket is that my sweet girl and her hubby are staying here at my La Chaumière de Briarwood with me... That is ALWAYS fun and I get to cook for three people instead of just one!

 ~GORGEOUS FLORALS BOTH OLD AND NEW~

And so...I had lots of time this weekend to work on some of my favorite springtime offerings that includes the sweet vintage millinery Sachet Pillows you see pictured!  I'm not sure I love anything more than creating flirty little confections for your romantic cottage chic homes...

 

~SOME WITH VINTAGE SHELL BUTTONS~

I'll be uploading these fragrant beauties this afternoon and I hope if they are something you love you'll check them out!

 ~TINY (REAL) BIRD'S NEST~

Now...yesterday evening while watering our yard I took our hanging Ferns down from our front porch so I could give them a good soaking.  I couldn't help but notice one of my sweet plants was looking a tad bit scraggly.  It looked like some of the leaves were broken which I assumed (?) was caused by our Oklahoma wind!  As I dug around to remove the damaged foliage I stumbled upon the reason for the Fern's tattered appearance...

~BIRDY'S HANDIWORK~

(with a little help from God)

Apparently a little Momma Birdie (probably a eeencie-wheeencie Wren) was building a nest at the center of the plant and I unwittingly touched it thinking it was nothing more than a bunch moss...   WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!  I was heartbroken to think the mommy-to-be had to find a new place in which to lay her eggs and I'm hoping she had time to build yet another nest before her time came to deliver...

~ONLY 4" WIDE~

I'm going to keep this sweet nest!!  It is so itty-bitty and truly a work of art.  Isn't it amazing?  I see God's handiwork in every tiny detail!  Any great ideas on what I should do with it?  I thought about placing it under a glass cloche or something...what do you think?

(I forgot to say, but was reminded by Miss Judy, that you MUST spray real bird's nest with insecticide before bringing them indoors...I did this and you should, too!)

Hoping you are enjoying these early Spring days!  Gosh...LIFE IS GOOD!

Love to you~

~~~~~THOUGHTS ON A SUNDAY MORNING~~~~~ Send the Light

Despite the fact yesterday was simply gorgeous (and today looks to be the same!), sometimes the skies above turn gray, storm clouds arise and the hope and promise for a beautiful day fades away.  Every once in a while I look up to the heavens and say~

"Um, God...it's pretty dark down here!  Can you PLEEZE send some SUN?"

If I'm speaking the truthfully here...this was a tough week.  I waved goodbye to my Mr. AGPMan as he flew out on business to Washington DC (which I ALWAYS HATE), I said goodbye as the earthly body of my longtime friend was lowered into the earth, I struggled to understand a painful encounter and I even questioned the Most High over why He sometimes allows things to come into my life that I feel I can hardly bear...

This morning as I sat with a cup of my favorite tea my eyes passed over several favorite scriptures that reminded me that sometimes I get so preoccupied with the darkness around me I miss God's Light.  I often confuse my need for SUNSHINE with my sincere and never-ending desire for the SON...

"The Lord is my light and my salvation..."

(Psalm 27:1)

Blessings for a LIGHT-FILLED DAY!

Love to you~

~JUST TO MAKE YOUR SMILE...Life is Soooo Good!~

 

 Today I'm thankful that true friendship lasts forever...

 and lives on even when life is cut short~

 

 Today I'm thankful I can still run and play...

 And act totally silly!  (Who cares anyway?)

Today I'm thankful my children love me...(in spite of my imperfection!)~

 

 And that my daughter, Adrienne, still loves hanging out with her Mom (last Saturday on our way to the Oklahoma City Ballet)!

~~*~~

Thank you, God, for showing me again yesterday morning while sitting in the service that celebrated the life of my longtime friend that...

LIFE IS GREAT and...

LIFE IS AWESOME and...

LIFE IS WONDERFUL and...

LIFE IS PRECIOUS and...

LIFE IS FABULOUS and...

SOOOOO WORTH LIVING!

Blessings to you as you make your way through your own beautiful life today.  May you love every single step of your journey...

Love to you~