This is such a pretty vintage Christmas Greeting, don't you agree? I bought a cd full of these vintage charmers and have enjoyed them again and again. What is it about vintage things that make them so special? Is it all the detail and planning? The message they seem to usually have? Is it because they had less materialism two generations ago, perhaps...so they valued the things they had more than we do?

I've heard our electronics described as throw-a-ways. Just easier & less expensive to drive to the store and buy a new what-ever. I have so much more to learn as I go through life and the sands of time keep sifting down. Its ok...I know who made the sands of time. My Redeemer. My Father. My Lord.

I spent some time in Barnes & Noble bookstore yesterday and what a treat! Recently, my grandson showed me his book of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. I remember the day well. We both bent over the book, on a small table in the hall, our heads close together while he read the comics aloud, glancing over at me to catch my eye & share his laughter. So...yesterday I treated myself to a copy of Calvin & Hobbes and laughed all the way home as I read my new book in the car. What a treat! The cartoons are not only delightfully funny, but they jogged my memory of him reading his book to me. We shared a special time, one that makes me smile, even yet.