Yesterday was just like all the other days…way too busy and yet not over the top (yet). Our eldest daughter lives two miles from us and works about an hour away. I always go down and check on her wood fire to make sure everything is still toasty warm. We do this because she lives alone and we would hate for her to have frozen pipes. That has happened before, which requires Terry to go down and help her thaw them.
We have a new mailman…a really nice kid. He is still learning the route that we live on (it’s a big’un 75 miles) so he sometimes doesn’t have our mail to us until late in the day. (I feel really sorry for him — he said he is getting better, it just takes so much time to sort the mail before he can get started in the day.
Anyway, I stopped at the mailbox on this trip down…no mail. Next trip down around five the mail was there having come sometime between noon and five. Inside was a box addressed to me!
Cool!
Back home I opened it up to find that FarSide had sent to Terry and I and each grandchild a hand-carved ornament for our trees!
These whimsical ornaments were from the huge branch that fell last summer from our Cottonwood tree.
I have followed FarSide’s blog for several years and knew that she and husband loved to do wood carvings. They particularly liked to use Cottonwood bark. I gathered a box and shipped it off to her to see if she could use it. She could. Wonderful!
I did not expect to have a craving from the wood, I just wanted her to have some of the bark. Gradually over-time I forgot about the wood, knowing that, if and when, it was carved it would be blogged about with pictures for all to see.
The gift was a total surprise!!! Just plain delightful! Terry and I commented how creative they are to be able to ‘see’ what the wood is saying. I’m afraid I only see firewood, mulch, wood chips…ack! I’m not able to see what stone or marble or wood really is projecting.
Thank you so much, Connie! They are just perfect!
Your farm friend,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
sweet little treasures! made even sweeter since they were from YOUR wood and were a surprise back to you!
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Hi There, OH—how I love those ornaments… I don’t know her–but I went to her blog to see if she sells her ornaments. I’d love to buy one or more.. They are AWESOME… So glad you all got some –made out of your tree… That’s just so neat!!!
Merry Christmas.
Hugs,
Betsy
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What a delightful surprise. Not only are the ornaments beautiful, they were made from your tree.
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Those are just beautiful!
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How very cool, indeed! I am with you… I just see the forest – not the idea of what could be.
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isn’t it wonderful what happens through being a blogger…..
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What a wonderful treasure….! I will look at FarSide’s blog…she sounds like a remarkable person (as are you!)…..
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That is amazingly, awesomely, wonderful!
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Great they were all in one piece! You are so very welcome! I was thinking of you and your Grands and your farm whilst I carved them:)
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The bestest kind of surprise of all. FarSide and her hubby are AMAZING carvers!
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I LOVE her blog. I’m sure I found her through you – years ago. Isn’t that nice? Not just the ornament gift but also the gift of friendship :-).
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What a wonderful gift something new from something very old. PERFECT and they are gorgeous to they work in WILLOW lol only kidding seems the Beavers really LOVE IT!
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What a nice surprise! They are adorable! How cool they came from your tree.
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Lovely story Linda… full of Christmas spirit. XXX
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Blog presents in the mail are the best! And those are awesome. What would we do without our bloggy friends? I so enjoy visiting your place as often as possible. It’s like having another sister. Stay warm.
I really like how you have empathy and sympathy for the new mailman instead of griping about slowness like so many people might do. The world would turn smoother with more of your kind of understanding and patience.
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Connie is so creative. Congratulations. They are lovely and will make wonderful family heirlooms. 🙂
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That is really recycling. Very nice. I enjoy her blog too.
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