Thursday 5 January 2012

Reasons to be cheerful, part G


For this round of Jenny Matlock's Alphabe-Thursday, I thought I would take a theme which might loosely be entitled 'Reasons to be Cheerful, Part _', after the 1979 hit single by Ian Dury and the Blockheads (Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3).




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For everyone, the reasons will be different, but I wanted to search around for some of the things which brighten up my day; things for which I am thankful.

G is for gift.


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And what made it really special was that this gift arrived totally out of the blue, all the way from across the big pond from a friend I have never even met.


I've seen some of these photos before on her blog. Now I can enjoy them all over again, month by month through the year.



Definitely a reason to be cheerful!!


Thank you Cheryl. You are the best!



22 comments:

  1. Lovely photos of lovely photos!

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  2. What a great gift! Who says these blogging friendships are shallow? :-)

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  3. Yes, isn't blogland marvellous. I had a card bearing a lovely photograph from a lady I blog with off the coast of America - it was a card of their boat mooring spot - they live on an island. It gave me so much pleasure as I can now imagine the spot so much more easily.

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  4. Yes I received a surprise calendar from a fellow blogger across the pond as well - it is such things that make blogging so special.
    Happy 2012 Helene.

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  5. Lovely post. Its fantastic having these wonderful friends we have never met . Having said that I am glad I know you .

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  6. Gifts are good!
    How lovely to receive a gift from a blogging friend, it's always a treat.

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  7. What a beautiful gift ! Yes, Blogger world is wonderful ! I have met people I would never have met in my whole life without blogging. A couple from Canada and a lady from Australia, besides the fact that I spent a week in the South of France at a Blogfriend's whom I had never met before. It was great !

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  8. Gifts are good! Happy G to you across the pond...

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  9. What a pretty calendar! It is so nice to get treasures in the mail.

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  10. What a lovely gift! I admit that I am addicted to photo calendars, so I am jealous!! Great post!!

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  11. I love gifts...... this is is truly a great one. :D :D :D

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  12. A calendar from a friend - each day of the year is a reminder of the friendship...how thoughtful!

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  13. Beautiful! I like Cheryl's photos too - now you can look at them every day.

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  14. The most beautiful gift of all....first thing every time is.....the unexpected, out of the blue gift! Very lovely, indeed!

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  15. Nice bird for January. Don't like his name though. Turdus migratorius. When he flies North he changes his name from American Robin to Russian Robin. Just showing off....

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  16. Definitely a reason to be cheerful! It's a wonderful gift, with gorgeous photos :) I hope it made you feel special!

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  17. I really like those special personal gifts. I am so glad you liked my gingerbread post!

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  18. I agree with Mrs. C above, personal gifts are the absolute best!

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  19. Thanks so much for stopping by today - the "gift" of your post made me smile! :-)

    If you are looking for a gluten-free resource, I definitely recommend you check out this author - I have one of her earlier books as well and she is a wealth of information!

    Have a fabulous week!

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.com

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  20. The GIFT of friendship....what more could any of us need:)

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  21. Reasons to be cheerful...number 782...I can get on your blog today!

    Hooray!

    Blogger has been so annoyed with me lately or something, but here I am finally.

    And I'm glad to find such a happy post!

    The calendar looks like a prize!

    Isn't friendship grand?

    Thanks for a great link for the letter G.

    A+

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