Thrift Store Baskets to Treasure-Filled Mother's Day Gifts

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday..

Many of us went to breakfast this morning

at our favorite place. 

Trail Riders.

They make a breakfast like

none I've ever had.

Huevos Rancheros

Beans and shredded beef

cooked together and smothered with

green chili sauce and cheddar,

annnd... topped with eggs..

And THEN it's broiled to perfection!

It was a delicious meal with

wonderful family fellowship!

I really love time like that together.

It's a very cool weekend in the White

Mountains. It even snowed a bit this morning.

 I did some watering and took a breezy walk.

In spite of the weather,

I wanted to "play outside".

It's probably my need to have some quiet

after so much fun and frolicking

with our grand daughters.

I hope your weekend has been enjoyable.

I wanted to share the baskets that I

made for my beautiful, sweet 

daughters. They are the loveliest of

women. Mothers who nurture and teach

they're children with the utmost care.

They truly give their all

to their children.

  

The baskets were 

bought at thrift stores. I painted the 

one teal and the other was already a 

pretty green. This is for the 

daughter that has recently gotten

 engaged and wants this color 

for her wedding! And so I left it and did

a shabby chic 

embellishment with some of my 

hand-made flowers.

This lovely cookbook was discovered on 

Vanessa's blog...

The Fanciful Twist.

She did a review and baked many of the 

items in the cookbook.

They are dreamy and magical

to look at and I wanted to taste each

one as I read her post! I

ordered mine from

Amazon.  

(I love cake and can't wait

to try some of the recipies! I bought one for myself, too ;)

Here's a poem for our children.

What More?

Could any mother wish for more?

I stand beside my open door.

And look out on a world so grand,

And yet confused on ev'ry hand.

I wonder what the future holds

For you, my child, as the scene unfolds,

And in my heart there is just one prayer,

"May God go with you everywhere."

There are many things I could wish for you,

And some of them might even come true;

But I won't build castles that crumble and fall,

For that would never do at all.

Dreams are made of such gossamer stuff

That they vanish at even the slightest puff;

And so, in my heart there's just one prayer,

"May God go with you everywhere."

Phyllis C. Michael

Thank you always for

taking the time to come by.

If you're a mom to someone or
in a mother's place, it's a special role. If you 
are caring for, giving to and nurturing someone, then...
you have the heart of a mother and
 I wish you all the .......

Most Blessed and Happy Mother's Day!

Tamara xo