Therapy and Thank-you's!!

To all of those who have inquired, therapy is going well, thank you....

In fact, the therapist recommends viewing the "incident" that formed the subject of yesterday's post in the same detached, third-person, manner as I would a scene from one of the scary movies of which I am so fond; and to "be calm and carry on."

So carry on, I will.....(Ok....No, not THAT kind of "carry on!")

But I do have some more "thank-you's" to attend to!!!

First.....A big, heartfelt thank-you and cyber hug to Barb from Barb's Heartstrokes (again!!)....At the end of June, Barb had a special giveaway celebrating her favorite month, her birthday, and her 1st blogging anniversary. The first person guessing her favorite fruit would win a "surprise" gift.  I guessed Barb's favorite was cherries.  It wasn't...it was pineapple....But, sweet Barb sent me a surprise anyway because cherries were her second favorite!! (Now, you're talking SWEET!!) (Yes, the person who got it right got a wonderful prize too!!)  What truly touched me is that, before mailing my gift, Barb took the time to look through my blog and choose one of her incredible paintings that she thought would "fit" best in my home.....Here's what she came up with:

(First, though....look how sweetly she wraps things and the wonderful little star magnet tag!):

  

Love Barb's screen paintings!!!

All of Barb's pieces are incredible, but this one, with the Americana, and the rustic barn wood frame, just fits me like a glove....Barb, this is perfect!!! I LOVE it and you!!! You're a true sweetheart!

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Thank-you No. 2....also goes to Barb of Barb's Heartstrokes!!  And....to the wonderful team of talented artists at Primitive and Folk Artists (PAFA)!!  They had a truly fun summertime bingo game in which I participated.  100 summertime words were announced on the PAFA blog, and anyone who wanted to play had to choose 50 words as "their" words.  Then, every night they (ok....really, Karen from Cedar Creek Primitives, one of the PAFA team members/artists - thank you Karen!) faithfully and thanklessly called certain words....First one to "bingo" wins....well....I think every single stinking word of the 100 was called before I got bingo....but they told me I won a prize, and not being one to argue, I said YEA!!!  The prize I won (I think 3 total won) was from no other than, Barb from Barb's Heartstrokes!!!

This time, Barb sent me a sweet little kitten painting:

 How CUTE is that???!!!

(Barb knows my address by heart now, and TheCrankyCrow will soon be opening a "Barb's Heartstrokes Gallery"....Gala and opening date to be announced soon....)

THANK YOU Barb, once again - and the PAFA team!!! (PS - PAFA is currently holding a Christmas in July celebration and another giveaway....with LOTS of prizes...so be sure to check out the fun....Just click on the PAFA link above in this post or on my sidebar...)

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Thank-you No. 3 goes to my dear, dear Kat from Primitive Echoes.  A while back, I read in one of Kat's posts that she was stalking complete strangers' fowl for their feathers....When I cautioned her about the wisdom of this, she said if I had some feathers, she'd make me a Civil War journal.....Well, I stalked every fowl with feathers in the Land of Nod and rounded up a bunch and sent them to her.  (Ok - seriously - I begged them off my dear, blogless, but blog-reading, niece, who has a collection of awesome feathers....)  I guess I thought Kat was kidding....but she wasn't ~ and this week, I received this awesome journal from her....that I know my niece is going to try to lay claim to as soon as she sees this post (but it looks so good in MY house Tamara!!):

  

Kat says she isn't a seamstress....but I beg to differ....This is all kinds of drool cool!

 Thanks bunches Kat!!! You're one awesome cat Kat!

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Finally, and lastly....but in no way, shape, or form, leastly....A big thank-you to Sweet Angela from Thru Nana's Window!!!  A while ago, Janice from Prims By The Water had a giveaway for some of her darling little "colonial" peppermint candy sticks....If you referred a new follower to her, you received a copy of her pattern (one lucky person (ummmm...that would be Lecia from Farmhouse Prims!) also received a set of Janice's already-made peppermint candy sticks...)  Thanks to Margie at Hungry Hook Primitives, I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the pattern.  Unfortunately, in Nod, we do not have an ample selection of fabric stores....And sweet Angela came upon some fabric that was just perfect for these little candy sticks! She was so kind and generous to share this with a few of us (and with some of us, twice....since it seemed that the first package was lost in the mail, but really wasn't!).....Angela also was so kind to send me one of her finished peppermint sticks (since TheCrankyCrow was having a birdbrain time of figuring out the pattern at first....) and a sweet little card:



  Thank you so, so, much Angela!!! You are a dearheart!!

There!! I feel much, much, better....

Think snakes sleep at night and it's safe to go out "there"???

Wishes for a wonderful tomorrow!!  

The Crow