There is. . .

always. . .

always. . .

always. . .

something to be thankful for. . .With a thankful heart, I am wishing you a very happy day, dear friends.  Through all of life's ups and downs there is always something for which we can be truly grateful!  I am especially thankful for each of you today!

What a blessing and a privilege. . .

to love and be loved by my precious children and grandchildren. . .

there is nothing sweeter in life than to have small arms around my neck and a sweet voice saying to me, "I love you, Gee!"

my cup runs over when my fourteen year old grandson calls me just because he wants to tell me what is going on in his life. . .

to be able to read them a bedtime story is perfect. . .

and to buy them that birthday present they have been longing for makes me smile. . .

"You ask how much I love you

I'll tell you true
Until the twelfth of never

I'll still be loving you!"~lyrics to "The Twelfth of Never"

Sending you, dear friends, all my love and wishing much happiness for you and your loved ones.

Hurry, autumn, hurry. . .

I decorated the front door and entranceway to my little apartment cottage for autumn. . .

Autumn is my favorite season and so I put out pumpkins and autumn flowers to celebrate the season. . .

My neighbors may think I have completely lost it. . .decorating for autumn when it is one hundred degrees outside. . .I will let you in on a little secret. . .I don't worry so much what anyone else thinks about me now that I am entering my "autumn season" of life. . .If it makes me happy, then I do it!!!

"Youth is like spring, an over praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruits."~Samuel Butler

Rules to live by. . .

Be kind. . .forgive. . .say "please" and "thank you". . .

No whining, hitting, swearing. . .eat your food. . .say your prayers. . .

Laugh. . .have patience. . .love one another. . .

Giggle. . .be thankful. . .enjoy yourself. . .

Be honest. . .work hard. . .

Pretty good rules to live by each day, dear friends. Hope you are having a good week. Sending love and blessings to you always!

Autumn memories. . .

trick or treat. . .school carnivals. . .spooky stories late at night

caramel apples. . .candy corn. . .Hershey kisses

laughter and giggles. . .slumber parties. . .secrets shared with your best friend

a new school year. . .Big Chief tablets. . .a brand new box of 64 Crayolas

cheering for our team on Friday nights. . .I am longing for autumn. How about you?

I have embellished. . .

a few more vintage bottles with laces, ribbons, rhinestones and cloth flowers~

This one already had a vintage image on it so I just added ribbons and a rhinestone flower~

I found these vintage bottles in Boerne, Texas. My oldest son, Jeremy, and his family recently moved to this quaint little town in the Texas Hill Country. He and Lindy will be teaching school in this area.

Boerne is full of fun shops and antique stores so I am sure I will enjoy visiting not only my children and grandchildren but these shopping places as well.

I feel for sure that this sweet lady had some lovely bottles on her vanity table. . . I have a lot of fun creating pretty things. It gives me much pleasure. I hope you have had the time to be creative this week, sweet friends. I know I always enjoy visiting your journals (I don't like the word "blog") to see what you have been up to. You always inspire me! Enjoy your upcoming weekend~love and blessings to you~Vicki

Sometimes it is better. . .

to be kind than to be right.

I have never yet felt a tinge of regret. . .

for being a little too kind.

Hello, dear friends, and thank you for stopping by for a little visit at Bunny Cottage. The cute "bustier" you are seeing in my cottage bedroom was made by my creative and talented friend, Debi, of Marionberry Cottage. She has an online shop and an etsy shop if you would like to visit her. I am afraid my bustier wearing days are well since passed (smile). I hope you have the loveliest of days~Sending love to you!