The kids and I stopped
by for a visit with our
neighbors, and came home
with a box of treasures...
Was thinking we should stop by for a visit
with our neighbors. Driving by, Glenna
smiled and waved to us from the garden.
It was my sign to take
the kids down for a visit!
We walked down the strip of grass
between the pasture and road connecting our
properties. Soon we heard their dogs barking.
Glenna swung open the screen door. She stood
there smiling, arms open & ready to give hugs!
We sat on her glider and talked as the
kids played with their dogs.
Eventually everyone was thirsty, so we made
our way inside to the big farmhouse kitchen.
Olivia motioned to a small cardboard box,
and Glenna told her it was full of old recipes.
She looked at me and asked, "Do you want
them? I was going to bring them to you,
but since you're here..." She told me they
were from one of her longtime friends,
and neither had use for them now.
She seemed a mixture of surprised and
pleased I so happily accepted her offer.
Later we said our goodbyes and walked
back home. Me with my treasures, the kids
with their candy. Once in the kitchen, I
began sifting through the hundreds of recipes.
A labor of love... much like the effort it
took to create them in the first place.
Here are a few:
The back...
Scanned a plain lined recipe card,
I made with an image from
The Graphics Fairy:
... and a yellow Catherine Klein rose.
