This little Billow traveled over the pond...

Lambie Pie Billow & Whispering Willow Storybook card included...

I know most think of Under the Willow as selling soaps, but our original creation are the "Billows"~ they are small pillows of comfort. And one little Billow made it's way across the ocean to France~ I was thrilled to think of a little Billow in the arms of a little someone, somewhere very far. The sweetest person who sent this gift to a niece was nice enough to let me know it had arrived safely--she wrote:

Hi Carrie

I just thought I would let you know that the BIllow arrived safely and my niece has emailed with glorious thanks. She loved it and was bowled away by it.So, once again, thanks for your usual swift and efficient service and wonderful billows.

Kind regards

J

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Enchanting Gifts...

Perennial Grace Datebook
It's Monday nite...cold here on the East coast...and did I mention it's Monday? It's the hardest day of the week for me-but my heart was about to be warmed up. Outside my front door was a package from a friend I've never met in person-but has become a very very dear friend. Ginger from Enchanting Cottage blog sent me a heart warming package filled with gifts that are so uplifting...it doesn't matter it's Monday or cold outside.



Autumn Pumpkin towel with a cookie cutter & recipe

As I opened it my husband sighed, "Well look at that." My dear friend Ginger sent: A Perennial Grace 2009 Date Book- with beautiful saying, graceful birds, and plenty of room to write daily notes. A beautiful Thomas Kinkade (painter of light) coffee mug that I will fill with the Pumpkin spice coffee she sent with the Almond Biscottis, and the cutest pumpkin towel with a recipe for Pumpkin sugar cookies (oh-the granddaughters will be making these with me)...and cookie cutter.

Thomas Kinkade coffee mug sitting on the Pumpkin Spice coffee...

I wanted to post all these wonderful gifts tonite--so I could start using them all! And I am really going to enjoy reading all the saying in the datebook...here is one from Mother Teresa...

Dear Ginger--thank you from the bottom of my heart~ you are truly an angel.

So beautiful!

If you want to read a wonderful blog that is uplifting, fun and wonderfully Christian you need to visit Ginger at Enchanting Cottage~ it will certainly warm your heart too.

Circle of Friends...

I love this picture of the Circle of Friends...

Michelle from Soap Pixie blog sent this award my way....Michelle is one of the nicest people I have met through blogging...she's creative, SUPER MOM, thoughtful and has some wonderful blogs...Hugs to you Michelle! And since there are SO many friends I have met~ I am including them all~ and will leave it up to them to pass this along to a special friend....

"The rules for acceptance of the award are as follows: Pick 8 blogs that you consider deserving of this award based on their creativity, design, interesting material and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language. Congratulations and please pass the award to others who are deserving. Share the friendship........x

Halloween Spirit...BOO!

When my husband & I visited our youngest son & NEW fiance...we could hardly believe what we saw! They had decked out their front porch...in an unbelievable--scarey--super Halloween magic... They live on a busy road so probably thousands of passerby'ers had a fun view of this "haunting old historical home...."

And to top it off...LOOOOOOKKKKK what my camera captured---a GHOST perhaps???? Yikes!

What fun it was to see this display...fun, ghouly, and very "spirited"! What a fun loving couple!!!!

And on another Halloween note: Teresa & Tadpole#1 from Life, Homesteading & Everything sent some Halloween goodies to my granddaughters... I hijacked the pictures from Teresa- but only until I get the pictures, my daughter promised to take, of the wonderful Halloween package sent their way... so for now take a peek....

Halloween bags handcrafted by Ms. Teresa & Spooky Adorable soaps hand crafted by Tadpole#1 (wow!)--could this be any cutier??????