Another Year Wiser...And a Special Sale...

It's that day again..how did it get here again so quickly???

*image found on google

As I roll forward and become another year younger and hopefully another year wiser, I'm reflecting on all the wonderful experiences I've had this past year and all those I look forward to having in the coming year.

I've been blessed with these goodies from Kim which she let me choose from her shop before we parted last Saturday night,

and as I was having a very blah Friday, I treated myself to feeling better by opening my gift that was mailed to me from my "sister" ♥ friend Lois (who has recently started a blog of her own!).  This gift has been sitting on a side table, in the brown paper wrapper since it arrived a few weeks ago, so I think I've done very well in leaving it until the afternoon before my birthday!

All my favourite things -- body lotions, jewelry, chocolate and FRUIT PASTILLES!!  I love these sweets...we used to have them here when I was a child but they stopped making them here or importing them, though I think Rowntree made them here.  You can still get these here in Toronto in a little shop that carries sweets from the U.K. but I don't get there very often so this treat coming from the U.K. was a special surprise.

Lois knows me very well indeed, as any truly good friend does...right down to the birthday card she chose!!

Off later today to travel where the elder son lives and have a family dinner.  He won't be home until after exams in mid December so this seemed like the best idea.

And no, I haven't eaten all the fruit pastilles....yet!!!

♥

For those of you who are interested, I am having a birthday/black friday sale in my etsy shop.  All cards are half price until midnight, Monday, November 30th.  Pay the usual way through paypal and I will refund the discount.  New cards are being added daily.