The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 29th- A few of my favorite things...

~Finding just the right fabric to cover the front of the dress

~Patiently sewing each step to finish your doll's new apron

~Giving her a pocket so she can have a friend of her own

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 28th- A few of my favorite things...

~A beloved tale of the life of dollhouse dolls from my eldest's childhood

~A beloved tale of the life of dolls who are trying to help solve a mystery from my childhood

~A beloved tale of the life and adventures of a doll that my grandmother told my mom and her siblings, then I read, and now I can share it with a fourth generation...truly life lives on through good literature

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~Gwyn discovering a doll who needed a little girl

~Finding a blue dress that fit while fixing the holes in the dress she came in

~A doll who seems to be smiling at the progress

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 26th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching copious amounts of snow fall from the coziness of the house

~Having a new book about a warm summer mystery to curl up with as the flakes descend

~Enjoying seeing my summer's photography project finally hanging on the wall

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 25th- A few of my favorite things...

~A book full of inspiring fashion

~A bin full of fashion plates to design limitless combinations

~The fun choosing outfits to illustrate characters you've been reading about

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 24th- A few of my favorite things...

~Colorful threads mixed with...

~A plain unbleached muslin combined with...

~An imagination that saw (and can freehand) a cow that was hiding in there somewhere...picture in progress....

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 23rd- A few of my favorite things...

~Pretty plates with a delicate rose design

~Remembering the napkin rings you bought years ago and stored away

~Creating another set of dinner napkins that can change with just a simple fold to make a lovely place setting

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 22nd- A few of my favorite things...

~White train cars blending in with the snow

~Newly fallen snow blanketing the old towpath

~Horses taking all of today's snow in stride

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~A cookbook full of fun reasons to break out the cast iron pans...like I really need any encouraging

~A cookbook full of happy little recipes, memories, and smiles

~A magazine full of recipes and fun ideas of things to see and make

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 20th- A few of my favorite things...

~When your children think they know the tale as old time, you find them

~A telling with a different tune, or give

~The wonder of a tale much older in time

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Jan 19th- A few of my favorite things...

~The re-opening of "The Bookworm Library"

~An expanded section with books on archeology and rock samples

~Fun memos for patrons on the wall