The Carnival's in town Today over at Faerie Enchantment!!! (post # 1)

Oh, Me, Oh, My, the Carnival's in town and I've been so busy that I haven't been able to find my clown friend. I hope that he will show up in time for the Carnival Blog Soiree over at Lisa Kettell's Faerie Enchantment!

Have you seen him?

A Blogoversary Giveaway...

If you'd like to see beautiful artwork, especially w/ ATCs, but including much more, stop over at A Vintage Heart. Jann is having a Blogoversary of a little seasonal goodie, that's so sweet!

Jann also posts funny videos , and interesting tidbits from the past. 

I felt a kindred spirit in Jann, as I said in my previous award post, when I saw her picture. But, I see from her Blogoversary post that we have more in common, as her birthday is the day before mine next month. :)

It's funny, because since we moved to SouthWestern Md., almost all of my local friends have birthdays very close to mine. So we go and celebrate together, or just have fun, having more celebrations w/each individual birthday!

Have fun at A VIntage Heart! I know you will:)

Leo said...

                                                    "The strongest warriors  are these two

                                                                             

                                                               ........time, and patience".

                                                                                                   Leo Tolstoy

                                              ...and that's why I always pray.

        ...Some things for which I have prayed have taken many years. 

        But, then, oh, what gold there awaits in the palm of your hand:). la

Great Attitude and /or Gratitude !!!

An award for Attitude and /or Gratitude! Wow! I am honored, coming from Poetic Dreams, over at Lil Love Creations- a woman of considerable positive attitude, who has seen and experienced way too much in her lifetime, or for any one's lifetime for that matter. Amazing Grace.:)  

What a nice and humbling surprise:) Please visit Poetic Dreams for her touching artwork and words:) (Tell her I sent you, if you think of it).

Now it's my turn to give out this award. Here are the rules:

1)Put the logo on your blog or post ,(just right click and save to the desktop).

2)Nominate 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude.(If you don't have 10,                                                                                                                                                               it's OK).

3)Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4)Let them know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5)Share the love & link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

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I nominate, ( I know that life is crazy , and that we all have less and less time, and in the past I 've won a couple of awards, but as a new blogger didn't quite know how to link, etc, so I never got around to make any nominations:) ),

Vivian  at Viv Out On a Whim- I know she just got back from a trip and is crazy busy, but I am in awe of how positive, and how prolifically positive she is! If you haven't stopped by her blog, just visit to see her bubbly personality oozing out  all over her blog:). She makes adorable little cuties and extras!

Patti at Treasure Barn-A remarkable woman , who in her 'second' artistic life is into collage art in a very elegant fashion. Compassionate and genuine, she is always thinking of others, trying to help in any way possible. Her constant words of encouragement to so many are truly a blessing to more than she will probably ever realize:)

Jann at A Vintage Heart- From the moment I saw her face on her profile & blog, I knew that she would be the nicest person in all the land:)(Tehe). ...and she is. That , and we had so many similar interests in our profile pages. Jann does gorgeous ATC's and other collage art, and her very sweet and compassionate personality come out in her dear,dear artwork.:)

                                                                         ...and...

Nancy over at Nancy's Never Enough Time-Nancy is a new great  find for me on the blogs:) Her quotes and words of inspiration remind me of all the words, inspirations, and quotes I've written in my journals since I was little, but forget  to post. She's into journaling and mixed media art, and her journals are captivating!

So go visit these wonderful ladies with Great Attitude & Gratitude! And to you  award recipients- continue if you choose and are able, or just post the award if there's no time. Either way, you definitely have earned the awards!:)

jkbfC ,&5,. ...///    /.,bvjhihbj  ...      UH, ...      Oh, Kiska Kitty has just tried to post, but the words got all jumbled up- no, wait, that's right, after all I do speak cat, so I'll translate. He said, "Nice Awards ladies, but Lydia has got to come off the computer and be with me and do some bills, so ,bye, for now...Bruppp!"

A Blog Carnival Event w/Lisa Kettell

So I've joined Lisa Kettell's Carnival Soiree.

 Just click here to go to Faerie Enchantment to get more info and pictures. It looks like a lot of fun! I'm really new to this, so I'll be going with the flow!:)

There will be Carnival tea, games, tokens, free circus images/ephemera, a giveaway and more. Lisa's new book, Altered Art Circus is so colorfully delicious!!! Check it out on Amazon, if you haven't already seen it. I've seen it and love it, and am awaiting  my copy. So much creative inspiration!

The Carnival Soiree is Sat., 14 March, 2009 from 'sunup to sundown'.

Hope to see you there!

Lookee What I Got!!! OWOH...I'm a Lucky Cat...

print of Cathy's collage

book, earrings, and bookmark from Elizabeth's giveaway

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I'm so lucky, I won 2 OWOH giveaways !

From Elizabeth over at(just click to right to see her great blog) Thoughts from an Evil Overlord 

I won the book, 'Galway Bay', a novel about the Irish American Experience. My sister's husband is part Irish, and I know that my nieces  would love to read this book- but, not til after we've read it:) I also won these great , silver, Celtic earrings. They are so my style, as I have to wear either gold or silver(because of allergies) ,and light hoops don't give me any irritation. Plus, they just look great! And, there was a surprise inside- this really neat, hand painted bookmark by Fifi from www.FifiFlowersDesign.com !!! How pretty is that!

And from Cathy at(just click to right to see her wonderful blog) Cathy Parmelee's art + life

I won this fabulous print of her 'Awaken' collage. This is soooo just right for me and my art in my life right now!!!So nice!!!

Thank you ladies! Their blogs are great-Elizabeth reviews books and does fun artwork. Cathy does wonderful, inspirational  collage art.   How lucky am I  !!!

Hello Christina B., thanks for visiting!!!:) tehe

Too cute to not post:) Little Puma (he gives kisses in 2 languages!! yes, really:)  )
So a doll friend from years ago called me up today and we were catching up for a couple of hours. She's been going through so much physically, going to many doctors, and guess what, they found a piece of watch in her that someone dropped inside her while having a c-section 18 years ago!!!

Her spirit , creativity, love, and warmth are INSPIRING! I am so excited because we are talking about a joint project, but it is hush-hush at this point. (Now we really have to do it, Christina! Hope you don't mind the info about you, but also figured this might make the news somewhere.)tehe