Life is a dance; God's love is the music!

I bought myself some Valentine presents!! I saw these beautiful flowers this past weekend: dianthus, snapdragons, geraniums, and pansies. I couldn't resist buying some and planting them in two of my favorite planters. They make me smile just looking at them. I have to go out each afternoon and cover them with a blanket, but it is worth it to me. Are you looking forward to spring?

Then, I saw this cute Valentine doll for sale at Ms. Rhea's Sweet and Shabby Roses and couldn't resist her either. Isn't she cute? I love that big red bow in her hair. I guess a girl is never too old to play with dolls!! She has the sweetest crocheted dress, and don't tell anyone, but even her undies are crochet!

I was lucky enough to win a giveaway from my dear friend, Julie Marie, of Idyllhours! I was gifted with this wonderful Alice in Wonderland book with beautiful illustrations. She wrapped it in pretty rose covered tissue and tied it with a pink bow. I love roses and pink!! Thank you so much, Julie Marie. I will have fun reading this to my grandchildren.

And last, but certainly not least, I came home this afternoon from tutoring to find this pretty Valentine box of chocolates on my front porch table. The sweet card with hearts was with it. This was a surprise Valentine present from my kind and dear friends, Robert and Jean. Thank you so much, Robert and Jean.

Well, dear ones, I just wanted to share all of my goodies with you and wish a week full of happiness for you!! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit!! p.s. Do you like my new blog header? I am sure enjoying it. It was designed by my friend, Debbie, of All in My Cottage.

Bunny Cottage, inside and out . . . Pink Saturday, February 6, 2010

Hello, dear and kind friends, and thank you for stopping by for a visit! For Pink Saturday I am showing you a new chest of drawers that I recently purchased from IKEA. Mostly you are just seeing the top of it, but I do love the new chest because it is all white. I have found that IKEA does carry quite a bit of lighter colored furniture which is what I like the most. The lamp with the Victorian couple, the rose painting, and the rose pink shelf were purchased at a nearby antique mall. There is a lady there who has a lot of roses and the shabby chic look that I prefer so I enjoy visiting her booth a lot. The last pictures are of my cottage garden. I don't know about you all, but I am needing to see some flowers blooming to brighten up this cold, cloudy winter day. Thank you, Ms. Beverly, for hosting our Pink Saturday each week!! Please go and visit Beverly and all of our pink participants by going here: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

In the hustle and bustle of life, I need to be reminded of this scripture verse often: "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10

May you feel His nearness today! Have a wonderful weekend!! Peace and blessings are my wishes for you!!

The Valentine Chocolate Box . . .

My sister, Myra, is 13 years older than me so when I was a young girl in the 1950's, she was a teenager with boyfriends. Every Valentine's Day her boyfriend would send her a beautiful box of chocolates. The box was always shaped like a red heart (sometimes a pink heart) and was always heavily embellished with pretty papers, laces, ribbons and flowers. Oh, how I loved those wonderful boxes. It was not the chocolate covered creams or chocolate covered nuts that attracted me (although now it would be!!), but rather the box itself. Sometimes when my sister was through with the chocolates, she would let me play with the box and keep some of my "treasures" in it. Well, I guess my daddy knew how I loved those pretty Valentine boxes because one Valentine's Day he went to the drug store in our small town and purchased a box of chocolates for me. The box was smaller and not as heavily embellished as the ones my sister received from her boyfriends, but how I loved that box. It was red and heart shaped and covered in cellophane and on the lid were some embossed flowers or cupids (I can't remember for sure.) and it was tied up with a pretty bow. The chocolates were probably Russel Stover or Pangburns, and that box was my prized possession. I wish my sister and I had kept those delightful boxes because they were a reminder of a simpler, more innocent time. Do you remember a favorite Valentine present? Do you love chocolate? My mother loved chocolates, but my daddy really didn't care for chocolate. I have found this to be true, either one really loves chocolate or one really doesn't care for it that much. I LOVE chocolate and it seems my grandchildren have inherited my love for they love chocolate, too. Sweet friends, I hope you have enjoyed my little Valentine story, and I am wishing for you a week full of love and happiness!!!

I purchased the heart shaped box, Valentine bear, Valentine cupcake and Valentine tussie mussie from Ms. Rhea of Sweet 'n Shabby Roses. You can find Rhea here: http://sweetnshabbyroses.blogspot.com/

Let's enjoy Pink Saturday!! January 30, 2010

Hello and welcome dear friends as we celebrate another fun Pink Saturday!! As always, I want to say "thank you" to Beverly from "How Sweet the Sound" for hosting us each week. This is my final review of pinks from around my cottage home for this past year. I will have new pinks for next week. This past week was a wonderful week for me as I celebrated my 100th post and my 59th birthday! I had a terrific birthday celebrating with you, family and friends! I love life and am thankful for each year God has given me to enjoy this beautiful earth! We have had lots of rain these past two days here in Central Texas, and today was very cold, but all this rain will be wonderful for our gardens this spring. I hope you have had a good week. Please visit all the other pink participants by going here: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Enjoy your weekend and thank you so much for coming by for a visit. I love and appreciate each one of you!

Give me a sense of humor, Lord,
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And pass it on to other folk!

What a wonderful world. . .

Fifty-nine years ago, Dibb and Roween Smith and big sister, Myra, welcomed their baby girl into the world. It was a cold January day in a little country hospital in the town of Hale Center, Texas, on the plains of West Texas. In West Texas, they say the only thing that is between you and the cold northern wind is a barbed wire fence!! That little baby girl was me!! And today I am celebrating my 59th birthday with a rose covered pink cake, some good fresh hot coffee, and punch, so please join me in the celebration. I have always loved life and look forward to what each new day may have in store for me. The words of this song usually sung by Louis Armstrong pretty well sums up how I feel about living:

I see trees of green, red roses, too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying, "I love you!"

I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world
(lyrics by George Weiss and Bob Thiele)

And now, to announce the winner of my 100th post give away. I placed all the names in a large straw hat, closed my eyes, and drew out the name: Amy, of Bunny Rose Cottage!! Amy is a sweet and kind friend who loves her home and family. She loves springtime, bunnies and roses like me. Congratulations, Amy. Please visit Amy's lovely Bunny Rose Cottage by going here: http://bunnyrosecottage.blogspot.com/
You will enjoy your visit with her!! To all of you who visited and helped me celebrate my 100th post, "Thank you" for your kind comments. Thank you, too, sweet friends for stopping by to help me celebrate my birthday. I hope your week has been a good one!

Celebrating my 100th post and having a little giveaway!! Welcome friends!!

Hello and thank you so much for stopping by today! A few days ago, I did my 100th post! When I started my Bunny Cottage blog last July, I never knew what fun it would be, nor did I realize the friends I would make. If you look back at my first two posts, you will get quite a smile because obviously I really didn't have a clue what I was doing. But then, I started to "get the hang of it", and here I am today. I want to thank each of you for your friendship and encouragement these past few months. Each one of you with your unique personality and style mean a great deal to me! To celebrate I would like to have a little giveaway. I love birds and journals and vintage images so that is what I will be having for you on my giveaway. The journal and the tags are from a shop on Etsy called "Bellaseradesigns" and the brooch is from a shop on Etsy called "blossom design" (all the way from England). If you would like to be entered in my giveaway, just leave a comment on this post. I will put all the names in a hat and draw out a winner on Thursday, January 28th. I hope you are having a great week, sweet friends!
"When we wake up in the morning and turn our soul toward You, You are there first."~Soren Kierkegaard

Let's Celebrate Pink!! Happy Pink Saturday to you! January 23, 2010

Hello, dear friends! Are you ready to celebrate PINK? You are in for a treat as you visit all the participants for Pink Saturday to see what pinks they have in store for you. I also want to say a special "thank you" to Miss Beverly of "How Sweet the Sound" who hosts us each week. Today, I am showing various pinks from around Bunny Cottage from this past year. The roses were blooming in my garden last spring and summer. We have been having a premature spring here in Central Texas. I even saw some little daffodils peeking their heads up from the dirt in my garden. I am sure we will probably still have some cold weather before spring is officially here, but I am enjoying the sunshine while I can. We have truly seen love in action this past week as we have witnessed the military men and women, rescue workers, doctors and nurses, missionaries, and all the relief agencies from around the world minister to the hurting people of Haiti. We will continue to pray and support our brothers and sisters in Haiti and all of those there on the scene who are helping. I hope you had a good week and are looking forward to an enjoyable weekend. I appreciate you so much and am thankful for each of you! Sending lots of love and blessings your way! Please visit all the pink participants by going here: http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/