tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post4205808361524586059..comments2024-03-25T21:19:01.129-04:00Comments on About My Doll Houses: Gifts!Daydreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-87735980139950010962012-01-04T13:04:06.121-05:002012-01-04T13:04:06.121-05:00Thank you for sharing Bets. I knew there was somet...Thank you for sharing Bets. I knew there was something really special behind all those pretty drawings. I don't know if this is indeed the most beautiful of all your cards but it is definitely the most beautiful Xmas card that I have seen.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-4750983086172242402012-01-03T22:01:55.931-05:002012-01-03T22:01:55.931-05:00Thank you, Sans! for your kind words about my Chri...Thank you, Sans! for your kind words about my Christmas Card! To me it is one of the Least "Christmas-y" cards I have ever done... It was a difficult year in so many ways... and yet, Many of my friends tell me it is the most beautiful card I have done....<br />It is Hard to be brief, because every year the card has included the family "history in pictures" for that year...<br />But to TRY....<br />The letter is "E"... for Eve, evening, Elusive, Eleven....the tree is broken because of all the tree limbs that broke from my trees this year and the feeling is battered but not destroyed!<br />The vine climbing around the pictures is "bittersweet" a rampant vine that is beautiful but a nuisance.... and Bittersweet is the theme...<br />The top vignette is my older son, Alex, who has epilepsy and Aspergers Syndrome... he lives with me and has had a LOT of hospital visits this year for testing and trying to get a successful treatment for the epilepsy. So he is shown with the EEG wires hooked up for a ten day hospital visit in November...<br />Below that is my younger son, Jake, who is in the Army... shown arriving home on leave last July... with his wife Livy... at the airport... I think I showed them on this blog back then.... He has just gone back to Afghanistan where he will be posted this year.....<br />The middle vignette is my house.... with all my dollhouses... with my Sister and I looking into the Lovely Old Dollhouse.... it is by the Grace of God (Any God and All Gods)that she is here to visit at all....!<br />And below that is my niece (my sister's oldest daughter) with her Moroccan husband and their two beautiful children... She has converted to Islam and they live an hour and a half from here so I see them ... not often enough!<br />And the bottom vignette is the crossover into the Magical world of the blog...with the Elf noticing "Tommy" outside the little fairy house... <br />And the elf on the lower right hand is sawing up the fallen branches.... showing the real story that SOMEONE I don't know who.... came into my yard and sawed all the fallen branches into small movable pieces while I was away at the Hospital with my son....!!!! A Good Samaritan in deed!<br />The Elf at the top right corner is trying to catch the moon..... so elusive, so beautiful... so im-permanent.... so futile... but What I think I am always trying to do.....<br />The Garden is my back yard garden all lit up with Christmas lights just at dusk..... you have visited this Garden in the Summer....<br />So that is the History in Brief...!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-66264858671804193642012-01-03T21:35:24.705-05:002012-01-03T21:35:24.705-05:00Thank you, Diane! Welcome to my blog! And Happy Ne...Thank you, Diane! Welcome to my blog! And Happy New Year!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-67469698128151794672012-01-03T21:33:59.953-05:002012-01-03T21:33:59.953-05:00Thank you, Amy! It IS like a quilt... that is a Wo...Thank you, Amy! It IS like a quilt... that is a Wonderful analogy! It has Always amazed me how similar and yet different my sister and I are... we are less than two years apart in age (me the older, bossier...) and shared SO MUCH in terms of likes and projects and ideas..... and yet her style and viewpoint and expression have always been so different than mine! I suppose we have both acted on each other as stimulants to creativity... new perspectives and fresh desires... but I am ALWAYS enriched by her contributions.... and often felt as though I would NEVER have thought of or learned of something but for HER awareness of it.....<br />Maybe it is just the egoism of the older sister feeling as though I was the leader or the owner of all "our" ideas.....but really, I never was, still am not... And it is MUCH better as a collaborative Quilt!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-85058500461115583082012-01-03T21:19:51.313-05:002012-01-03T21:19:51.313-05:00Thank you, John! Happy New Year to you too! (I hop...Thank you, John! Happy New Year to you too! (I hope you are feeling better!)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-42248613507817526082012-01-03T21:18:51.073-05:002012-01-03T21:18:51.073-05:00Thank you, Giac! It certainly fills ME with Joy to...Thank you, Giac! It certainly fills ME with Joy to see what she is doing with it! I'm glad to share the joy!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-54830511292550199502012-01-03T21:17:16.523-05:002012-01-03T21:17:16.523-05:00Thank you, Ascencion! Happy New Year to you Too!Thank you, Ascencion! Happy New Year to you Too!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-86905529701639249902012-01-03T21:16:08.161-05:002012-01-03T21:16:08.161-05:00Thank you, MOM! I'm glad you like it! Happy Ne...Thank you, MOM! I'm glad you like it! Happy New Year!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-57082991601322872402012-01-03T21:15:20.060-05:002012-01-03T21:15:20.060-05:00Thank YOU, Ewa! These new pieces are Definitely go...Thank YOU, Ewa! These new pieces are Definitely going to have to Wait their Turn..... I need to finish at least ONE of my other Houses before starting another project...... I think! LOL! I have too many projects already! But they are Lovely to look at and Daydream about!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-39205743041173931342012-01-03T21:12:26.271-05:002012-01-03T21:12:26.271-05:00Thank you Drora! My sister is doing very well! She...Thank you Drora! My sister is doing very well! She says Thank you to all who prayed for her!<br />Happy New Year to you as well!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-24402052670026423312012-01-03T21:11:00.862-05:002012-01-03T21:11:00.862-05:00Thank you, Anna! Happy New Year to you too!Thank you, Anna! Happy New Year to you too!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-55154608561002474892012-01-03T21:10:02.932-05:002012-01-03T21:10:02.932-05:00Dear Rosanna, Happy New Year! My Family has only J...Dear Rosanna, Happy New Year! My Family has only JUST started giving me things for the Dollhouses.... probably because EVERY conversation we have begins and ends with ME talking about my Dollhouses! LOL! This Year I have been very lucky!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-52605752294598007662012-01-03T07:34:43.604-05:002012-01-03T07:34:43.604-05:00I didn't get any minis too from my family , Ro...I didn't get any minis too from my family , Rosanna! 3 years already! Common!!! Right? Thank goodness for the mini friends I have made here. :)<br /><br />Sorry Bets, for using this space for some ranting :). <br /><br />I don't know where to start. So many special gestures, meaningful creations, deep felt moments..that little house you did for your sister is too precious for words, Bets and I agree your sister's gifts to you, especially that rosary and the quilt are in turn, exquisite works.<br /><br />From Ewa's little bag to Diane's blanket, every item you have received this Christmas speak of the love you are blessed with.<br /><br />But of all the little things I saw today on this post, I have to say my favourite is quite decidedly your Christmas card. That to me, is one of the prettiest card I have ever seen. Such a great card and you know why? You make me want to know more about every single character. Will you tell us ?Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-39212294739626659232012-01-02T17:32:08.893-05:002012-01-02T17:32:08.893-05:00Beautiful gifts!
Diane
http://myminiaturesjournal....Beautiful gifts!<br />Diane<br />http://myminiaturesjournal.blogspot.com/Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776166879556056237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-1322935306640929682011-12-30T11:13:52.960-05:002011-12-30T11:13:52.960-05:00Oh Betsey-what a wonderful gift, just the idea of ...Oh Betsey-what a wonderful gift, just the idea of making a cottage for your sister, and then to have it bloom into a collaboration. I love what she has done with it, filling it with family. And that crazy quilt in the making-woah. In a way the cottage is a quilt, don't you think? Bits and pieces from the pasts, the present, arranged just so, telling stories without being completely literal. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065689076495630286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-91423482312610990202011-12-30T09:53:21.437-05:002011-12-30T09:53:21.437-05:00What a beautiful post! Happy New Year to you and ...What a beautiful post! Happy New Year to you and all your dear ones,<br />--JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-52988629211985246952011-12-29T22:50:37.796-05:002011-12-29T22:50:37.796-05:00Hello Daydreamer!
Everything is absolutely lovely,...Hello Daydreamer!<br />Everything is absolutely lovely, but knowing the sentiment and the story of your sister's dollhouse, I think it is one of the most beautiful dollhouses I've seen.<br />All the best to you and yours,<br />GiacGiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-66840398565203113132011-12-29T10:55:33.575-05:002011-12-29T10:55:33.575-05:00Enhorabuena por esa fantastica hermana que tienes....Enhorabuena por esa fantastica hermana que tienes.<br />Felicidades por todos los regalitos, son geniales.<br />Feliz Año Nuevo!!<br />besitos ascensionAscensionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315327060740853993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-70534438560622955082011-12-29T10:52:17.070-05:002011-12-29T10:52:17.070-05:00The best post yet! Yes, all the gifts look wonderf...The best post yet! Yes, all the gifts look wonderful in the tiny houses, and (dream on!) future houses. <br />The Christmas card is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! I can't wait to get mine. It will have to have a place of honor.<br />Lots of love,<br />MomHarriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607850290415958747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-51220505536705568212011-12-29T08:59:11.881-05:002011-12-29T08:59:11.881-05:00I am sooooo happy You, dear Betsy, and Joanna like...I am sooooo happy You, dear Betsy, and Joanna liked little bag!!:D <br />And lucky you! So many thoughtful gifts! And all of them so beautiful!<br />And your treasures are fantastic! Love this table! Can't wait to see the houses or roomboxes you will build to put them in!:DThe Old Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702109878437377286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-71003781370197723092011-12-29T04:32:17.224-05:002011-12-29T04:32:17.224-05:00Wonderful, thoughtful gifts and the best if your s...Wonderful, thoughtful gifts and the best if your sister cured and healthy! <br />Happy 2012 and a hugDrora's minimundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121137317566476061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-48528994753238782022011-12-29T02:39:32.131-05:002011-12-29T02:39:32.131-05:00Beautiful story and pictures you shared! Enjoy you...Beautiful story and pictures you shared! Enjoy your presents! Best wishes for a Happy new Year!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250343959508673235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-35353286934501149292011-12-29T02:04:52.898-05:002011-12-29T02:04:52.898-05:00I cannot do anything but think: Why do nobody of m...I cannot do anything but think: Why do nobody of my close family ever think of minis as presents?rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760301976359983285noreply@blogger.com