An 'Acquired Taste'.... : )

Today is my Sister, Merry Jo's.... Birthday.

: )

Long ago.... I found the above.... old... worn.... tattered and stained...

pillow cover.

I Immediately thought of Merry Jo.

<3 <3 <3 

not... because of the wear....

but....

because... of the Lovely... Poem... someone had so Beautifully  hand stitched... on it.

<3 <3 <3

I thought.... "I'm going to give this to Merry....for her Birthday!!!"....

: ) : ) : )

then...

a couple of days ago.... when I was getting ready to send it off....

I changed my mind.

All.... I saw, when I first laid eyes on it....

was Merry Jo.... : )

What a 'Gem'... 'Gift'.... she has been to me, and our Family.

but.... I wasn't sure.... Merry would 'see' the Beauty...

as I do.

As I looked at it... I thought.... 'Merry...would have to wash and iron this. : )'

the old pillow cover.... couldn't take it.

: ( 

It's something... that would have to be accepted....loved...and appreciated...

as I do...

'As Found'.

I don't think... a lot... of Folks... can do that.

These Old Souls.... are an 'Acquired Taste'... : )

or...

you simply are born... with the Gift... to Love... these, less than perfect...

treasures.

I decided... to keep it... here. : )

because... I 'see' Merry Jo... every time I look at it.

: )

I see.... what a Beautiful... September Child.... she is. 

: ) 

I posted the 'sentiment' to her fb page.

: ) with... my Love. 

As I looked around the House... this morning.... 

I 'see' so Many Faces. : )

The little Rusty... Broken... Toy Trucks.... that remind me of Dad....and John....

: )

The times... we shared together.... in 'real'... Rusty...and Broken... Old Trucks. : )

The Old Dolls.... that Liz Loved so.... when she was little.

She didn't care... how 'Broken' they were. <3 She just... Loved 'em.

Yes....

I could go on... and on. 

but...

I have to Open 'the rabbit hole'. 

Open Thursdays thru Saturdays.... 11 'til 5.

Sundays... Noon 'til 4!

{Fall Harvest Sale is October 8th thru 11th! }

Love, to ya....

Barb C.

I received a text.... from Merry Jo... just after I posted a Happy Birthday... Greeting... to her.

She Thanked me.... <3

Said.... she'd just finished with a Yoga Class... at her Club....

and was headed for a Massage.

: )

{I told her.... to 'Own This Day'...

 after all...

It's... Hers. <3 <3 <3 }

: )

yeah....

I think... the little Pillow Cover... wouldn't have been the right choice.

<3

I posted the above tune.... because...I remember... it... the year Mom and I lived in Cedar Bluff.

I was 5....

The year... was 1968.

: )

That song... was Very Popular... around that time.

 : )

oh my.

Merry Jo...was 14.... and I Sooooo wanted to Cling... to her. : )

and She.... Soooo didn't want me to. <3 <3 <3

'Sisters'....

oh my.

oh....

my.

<3 <3 <3