I LOVE

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you will find the items on Etsy under the designated shop names.

my address is.....

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Cast Your Vote!

My Finnish friend, Minna, was honored by having one of her beautiful clutches selected to be in the Etsy Voter for Valentines gifts. She makes the most wonderful bags and photographs them beautifully for her blog and shop. I can say this with weight because I proudly own one of her clutches as does a sister of mine! If you have just a tiny second could you follow this link and pop over and vote for her? It would mean the world to me and I know it would make her heart swell with thankfulness as she watches her number of votes shoot up! Go on, show her some love!

photos by Minna (Karuski)

and the fun goes on....

i received the above award from an amazing girl named barbara in Florida who claims ownership of the blog second surf as well as an etsy shop by the same name and an etsy shop that goes by the name Floridity. she is so creative and capable and cool and i am very honored to have had her choose me as her recipient! out of all the faceless people out there in cyberland i was the one that came to her mind! i am tickled pink damask!

what i understand about this pretty award is that i am supposed to list seven random things that my readers would not know about me; a bit strange but what the heck...it's kinda fun :)

(1) the thought of putting into my mouth ANYTHING from the water...salt or fresh makes my throat close up like i have anaphalactic shock. i don't care how fresh, how "non-fishy", what coast, which ocean, how expensive or any other explanation you have that is supposed to convince me that i am missing out on the epitome of all deliciousness.....ACK! ACK!

(2) in the webster dictionary under the word hermit you will find my name as the definition. i am a total hermit for which i am unashamed.

(3) i am a sleepaholic. i love nothing more than my bed, blankets and pillows.

(4) i am terrified of the dentist. i get physically ill before my appointment, hyperventilating is common, nausea, dizziness, chills, etc.

(5) i dislike travelling- like short trips here and there to visit people, etc but am completely open to selling our house and moving every 3 or 4 years to a new state and climate. if my husband were not a school teacher with a pension plan i am sure i would have my way.

(6) in my book.....excersizing = the devil

(7) i was on a competitive swim team when i was young. today you cannot bribe me into the pool.

The end to the randomness that i hope didn't scare you off....I am passing this award on to a girl I have gotten to know a little bit via Twitter but want to know even more...Tiffany of the blog Food Finery!