Happy Heart Day

I am sending out these valentines to all my blog friends.  You make my heart smile all the time.

This is one of my oldest cards I think.  It had a motion arm, that has been torn off long ago, that moved her down to give him a peck.  So sweet!

This one is from my school days. 

I love the quips that are often so corny.

Definitely an animal theme going on here!

 

The real sweetheart story I have to tell is the sweetest of all.  16 years ago, my DH called me up.  I was thinking a dinner date, but he asked me to marry him on Valentine's Day.  Texas required 3 days license prior to ceremony.  Thank goodness, or I may have walked in with no prep notice at all!!  I shudder to think.  haha.  He made all the arrangements!  I pulled together my outfit complete with red boots and joined him at the altar.  What a special memory for us.  We are still celebrating to this day and will for many more.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Thanks Joan at AnythingGoesHere for hosting a great Valentine party today.

Vintage postcard freebies

I scanned some of my personal collection vintage postcards today.  Feel free to click on the images and then save.  I have left them in hi-res for your benefit but it may make them a bit slower to load.

These are 3 of my more unusual ones and I hope you enjoy.

Sweetheart's Unite

Ok, I mean unite with a serious lip lock and let your love be known! This is a day of sharing the love. I have shared the love with my Dear Husband now for 15 years....woohoo!

Yeppers..today is our Anniversary also.

Now, go on and enjoy the day and have a great time.

Happy Valentine's Day

Sweets for the sweeties

Cupid has gone and harvested some sweet little hearts for us!!

These yummy hearts of goodness were harvested from a local grocery. Boy, are they tasty too and we are just beginning.... Strawberries dipped in chocolate are Yummylicious. You just can't go wrong here folks. It's quick and easy.

Grab a few of these delicious gems and get started. I used my microwave to melt the chocolates. I worked in small batches in case they got overcooked, I wouldn't ruin too many chips. That happens WAY too often in my kitchen. At least I'm learning to cover my bases here!

Hurry them to the microwave before you eat them all straight out of the bowls!

Be careful and watch your chocolate chips and pull them out before they lose their little drop shape, but begin to get soft. At that point, stir them to a soft consistency. Not soft enough? Zap in the microwave for a couple more seconds and stir again. Now, start dipping. Voila!

I placed each berry in a mini muffin paper cup for easy handling. I prepared these for a meeting this week. We were enjoying a heart healthy focus on exercise and yummy snacks.

A learning moment to share-Ghiradelli white chocolate does NOT cooperate. EAT them alone and don't try to melt them. They do a wonky hardening that isn't pretty. Go with tried and true Nestle's chips.

Happy Valentine's Day eve!

Valentine Round Up

Grab your hats gals and hang out with this cute little guy! I recently scanned a lot of old cards from the '40's and really fell in love with this one. There is such an innocence that is so appealing with all of these older cards.
I am finishing some cute bedrolls for kiddo's just like the real cowboys use. If we have some good daylight, I'll grab some photos of all the work from these past days.

Getting Ruffled!

Progress finally! I just had to hang some of these little skirts in the works to see progress happening. My worktable was out of control with all the ruffles and that isn't the end of it either. These are all waiting their finishing touches to put the frill on just in time for Valentine's for some sweet little girl.

I'm already out of posting time because the sewing machine is calling me. So, let's get stitching.....