"October's the month
When the smallest breeze
Gives us a showering
Of autumn leaves.
Bonfires and pumpkins
Leaves sailing down -
October is red and golden and brown."
Author Unknown
We are going to depart a bit today
from the mOONLIGHT
and concentrate on the mAGIC.
The magic of family
and their never ending support and love
and the magic of friendship
that is felt everyday
since I started writing this blog.
I have made so many friends
who are all willing to share
of themselves with me, and everyone,
their good times and their bad,
whether they are happy or they are sad.
I appreciate you all so much
and hope that I deserve
a fraction
of that magic
in return.
The Captain and Bride. Sorry for the quality of the picture. It is an antique, after all.
On Thursday last,
the Captain and I
celebrated 55 years of marriage,
and you have to admit
that there must be
some kind of magic involved
to keep us going that long.
The newest member of our family
gave us a beautiful little nosegay
in celebration.
It is tucked here
into a vintage
Seven Up Plug Cut Tobacco can.
Thank you, Kai,
for bringing magic
into our lives again.
The kids sent another gorgeous bouquet,
as they do every year.
It sits on the parlor mantle
as though reflecting
in touches of moonlight.
We are so blessed
to have our children in our lives.
The thoughtfulness and caring
that they give to us everyday
is the stuff
that magic is made of.
Thank you always,
Tim, Tami and Jake.
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Last week,
I received a package in the mail
from a dear friend,
The blogging community is so lucky
to have her in our midst.
She shares her wonderful blog
with all of us
along with her sweet and caring nature,
and not to mention
her talent and creativity.
The box contained
vines of bittersweet
from a bush in her New Jersey garden.
I have arranged
the beautiful berries
in my old spongeware pitcher
against a backdrop
of my great-grandmother's quilt piece.
To me,
bittersweet is the quintessential
sign of autumn
and I am so pleased
and thankful
that Barbara thought of me.
The very next morning
this is how the berries looked.
If this isn't magic,
I don't know what is.
Thank you so much, Barbara,
I really appreciate
your friendship.
Maybe all of my blessings
aren't really magic
in the true sense
of the word but...
...they are all
certainly magical
and
very dear
to my
heart..
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It was brought to my attention
the other day
that my "follow me on Pinterest" gadget
was not working.
(You can find it
in the upper right corner of the blog,
right under the header picture)
.
I LOVE Pinterest,
you might say it is an obsession,
and I think I have pinned
some really pretty things.
I have over 9,000 pins,
but only one board!
I realize that is not the norm
and, I admit,
it is sometimes hard
when looking for a specific pin,
but it is relaxing for me
just to leisurely scroll
through it all.
Anyway, I think there will be
something of interest
for each and everyone of you on my board,
as my interests are varied,
and I hope you will now
follow me,
as I have fixed it,
and because
it is all a part of technology...
believe me,
when I say,
that is pure magic!
...Judy...
The Cottage Witch
October, 2015
Be sure to come back
next week
for the continuation
of what is
bETWEEN tHE mOONLIGHT aND tHE mAGIC.
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