Saturday, September 1, 2012

With Thanks


A while back, I discovered a lovely blog called Ivy, Phyllis and Me! and became a follower, the first one.



Daphne, its creator, emailed me; she was very excited that someone had chosen to follow and wanted to send a present. I assured her that wasn't necessary, but that a postcard from her corner of England would be fun.



Instead, Daphne chose a beautiful book entitled "Flowers" by Janet Harvey Kelman. She selected it because she could tell, from my blog, that I loved flowers. I also love this book. The publication date isn't in it, but after a little investigation, it looks like it was published in the early 1950's.

What a treasure! Do you see the beautiful colour plate above? There are 48 of them! As for the sparkly items, I believe they must be from Daphne's trip to India.

Earlier this week, I mentioned Daphne's kindness on my Facebook page and several people went over to take a look at her blog. I'm hoping you'll do the same. Ivy, Phyllis and Me! is charming and you'll feel as if you've had a little holiday in England. And, really, couldn't we all use a bit of a holiday now and again? Besides, "one good turn deserves another".

Thank you, Daphne.

Given I've included a collage in this post, I've decided to link up with Little Red House's "Mosaic Monday". Mary plays hostess to a wide variety of participants.

21 comments:

  1. What a lovely book Karen. I popped over to Daphne's blog and thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Hope you are enjoying the weekend.

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  2. What a great book.... Such a lovely person to send you this.. I love her blog and have enjoyed her pictures.

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  3. What a lovely book!Nice to have friends bloggers!Enjoy your wonderful gifts!Have a happy Sunday!
    Dimi..

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  4. Karen, this antiquarian book, you might be proud of receiving it!

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  5. Lovely book Karen.

    I have visited and followed!

    Hope you are well. We are having wonderful sunshine today
    so I am going to take myself out for a long walk.

    Maybe Ireland will have summer in September!

    How is your weather there?

    x

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  6. There is such a sense of community in blog land, and it's a wonderful place to dwell. No wonder so many of us live parts of our lives here.

    Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams

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  7. What a sweet thank you! I took a look, enjoyed her post on quilts and followed.

    I am also new to your blog and have enjoyed it a lot. I've also followed you as well.

    - Cassandra from 'Renaissance Women'

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  8. What a lovely gift and even more special to have come so far!

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  9. What a wonderful surprise! And the gifts are lovely too! Have a grand week! Cathy

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  10. What a special treasure...one you can enjoy for years to come!

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  11. What beautiful treasures! I do love mail call! Bloggers are so generous.

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  12. What a lovely gift! That was so nice :) The book makes such a pretty collage. Off to check out the blog now.

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  13. Good Afternoon Karen, How kind of you to share my blog with all your friends. Many have visited and left comments which I am going to respond to today. I am thrilled you enjoyed your gift, it gave me great pleasure to send it to you. Have a wonderful day. Best Wishes Daphne

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  14. What a nice gesture...and I love the book. Heading over to take a peek.

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  15. How thoughtful of her :)

    Going over now to take a look.

    Have a wonderful week
    *smile
    K.

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  16. Oh that book looks delightful, always looking for UK bloggers to remind me of my roots, so off to take a look right now!

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  17. What fun to receive something in the mail. I'll click on over and take a look at the blog.

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  18. How very wonderful! I really love my blog followers too, it changed my life in a very special way~

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  19. What a lovely and thoughtful gift. My consistent followers do become more like family.

    Thanks for taking the time to visit my humble site.

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