Pay it forward

Deb from Tyler Farm http://tylerfarmhomestead.blogspot.com

Sent me a delightful box of goodies over the weekend! There is just so much wonderful stuff here I have to tell you all about it:

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First is a pair of fingerless, wool, hand-dyed, and hand-knit (by Deb) gloves that are just perfect. So much about the gloves are special in that Tyler Farm raises the sheep, the wool is then turned into yarn. Deb then dyes the yarn with natural dyes, and then creates something warm and sumptuous to use and/or wear. (This was my ‘Pay if Forward’ gift).

Second she makes the cutest cards with her amazing photographs of which I got three. (I should have turned the one card upside right, but just now noticed that it needed to be turned.)

Because she gets horrible migraines she cannot eat chocolate but has found great recipes to take the place of chocolate and she shared her Blond Brownie one with me.

And she included some Zucchini Lungli seeds for me to try here in Colorado. “Italian Zucchini-plant as you would regular zucchini-these will grow green and long with a large bulb on the end. They grow great on a fence. When they are ripe they will turn orange. Cook them like winter squash. WOW! Seeds from Italy, to Main, to a humble little farm in western Colorado! I am very excited to see if they grow here.

I THAN YOU, Deb! I am amazed at your generosity!

Deb from http://tylerfarmhomestead.blogspot.com ran a blog post about paying it forward. Since the economic times we are living in are soooooooo stressful it is nice to do some little thing that will brighten some one’s day, if just for a moment.

Therefore, the first five people to respond to her post would get something handmade by Deb, from resources on her farm. The only requirement to participate was you had to make the same offer on your blog.

Since I was one of the first five, I am offering the same thing to the first five people to respond to this post. They will get something (I am not crafty, but it will be a small something) from the resources of either our farm or made in Delta County. You will get a short e-mail with a couple of questions such as your favorite color, do you drink wine, do you like fruit, etc.

Each person will receive their item by June 1, 2009, if not before.

If you decide to participate you must offer the same on your blog.

A statement by Deb is: “A small gift wrapped in a smile and a little moral support goes a long way towards lifting the spirit of a total stranger, who quickly becomes a friend”.

Please join the fun and ‘pay it forward’.

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