Simple Joy ~ updated

He didn't pick a flow'r

as ev'ry girl desires;

He didn't sing a love song

to ignite passion's fires.

He slipped out in the morning

as he often did as a boy;

And bro't to me an everlasting

dew-laden Simple Joy.

(written by Lana Manis 2008)

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My husband enjoys rising bright and early, feeding the horses and mule, and walking out to the garden to see how things are growing, and sitting on the back porch and drinking his coffee. One morning last week, he came back in and asked where my camera was. I gave it to him, but he wouldn't say why he wanted it. When he came back in, he gave it back to me, not saying anything, as is his usual quiet way. When I put the photos on my computer ~ there were beautiful photos of tulips loaded with dewdrops! I nearly cried! That was so thoughtful of him. He knew that I love the flowers out in the yard, and instead of picking them, he left them for others to enjoy and brought me an everlasting simple joy ~ the photos AND the memories.

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I've made antique style puzzle blocks using prints of ladies from the Jane Austen era, and they come in their own little keepsake box. Visit my auction for this quaint keepsake here. If you bid in the first 24 hours of the auction AND are the winner, you will receive a set of my fraktur watercolor cards along with your auction item. Several other artists of The Eclectic Artisans are offering a free gift with the same requirement in their ebay auctions. Search TheEA to find them.

Have a beautifully blessed day!
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