Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Happy Birthday to someone special..

My Sister-in-law is having a birthday tomorrow.

Her family is her great love.
Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are her treasures.
She loves flowers and pink and blue and pretty things.
A sister-in-law who is also a friend is a treasure.
Happy birthday, Jean.

I made her this little postcard with a little pocket for writing a message,
a tiny handmade book, to tell her how we love her.
There is a pretty cup and saucer because whenever I visit her
we always have a cup of tea with a pretty cup.
Her health isn't the best and she doesn't go too far these days.
Our favourite day out is a look around the shops in the country town where she lives,
and lunch in the Frock Cafe, owned by fashion designer Anna Stretton.
I always have a shocking pink lamington.
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7 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful J, and your sister-in-law sound like a lovely lady. Shocking pink lamington - what fun!

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  2. How lovely! (I had to ask Mr. Google what a lamington was. Now I can see it perfectly.)

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  3. Such a beautiful and kind gift. Both the words and the picture postcard you so lovingly sewed for your sister-in-law are so touching. You brought a tear to my eyes. Good tears. Jean sounds like a wonderful woman.
    Pink lamington (shocking pink, no less). Like Vicki Lane above, I needed to google it. It looks and sounds sinfully delightful.

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  4. Thank you Marilyn, Vicki and Penny. There is nothing like a really freshly made lamington with real cream in the middle. A lamington is a very kiwi thing although the Australians probably claim it as theirs. We like arguing about such things with Australians. They say they invented the pavlova!

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  5. Very thoughtful and lovely, Joan. I would feel blessed to receive such a thoughtfuly hand-crafted gift. Your relationship with your S-I-L is a gift in itself.

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  6. How thoughtful and creative you are, Jean!

    You are indeed both extremely-blessed and fortunate to have each other:)

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  7. What a lucky sister-in-law, to be so cherished on her birthday. I love the postcard; it really touched me: so tender, with that little pocket for a note.

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