a little birdie told me so: Sugar and Spice...Everything Nice

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Sugar and Spice...Everything Nice

I found a letter in my mailbox from one of my granddaughters this week.

She wrote an adorable letter complete with illustrations. And funny misspellings. That's three things she takes after me....love of snail mail....drawing....not being able to spell. But she is young yet...there's still hope for her spelling skills.

Thanks sweetie! There will be one in the mail to you soon.

10 comments:

Carrie Van HornApril 2, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Just love this Stevie! Grandkids are such a blessing and joy!!! :-)
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Susan EllisApril 2, 2011 at 5:32 PM
very cute! and talented too by the looks of it!
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DaveApril 2, 2011 at 6:02 PM
I love that picture Steph! She's a budding artist. Encourage her - Dave
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Lisa at GreenbowApril 2, 2011 at 9:02 PM
She is a good artist. She gets that from her Grandma.
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ZuzanaApril 3, 2011 at 2:45 AM
Did your granddaughter draw this? Se has a true talent, no question about it.;)
What a lovey surprise.;) And not to worry about spelling mistakes, I hear it is a sign of a genius.;)
xoxo
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ChaChaneenApril 3, 2011 at 4:11 PM
My Girl has a box outside her bedroom door for 'letters' such as this! Don't ya lurve it!?
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CharApril 3, 2011 at 7:50 PM
she is a great artist!!! how very cool that she takes after you!! and fun
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Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiApril 3, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Awww..this must have made your day, Stevie! Such a cute drawing from a sweet granddaughter.
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tincanlilyApril 4, 2011 at 9:12 AM
I love it, so cute! I love the eyes!
denise
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RNSANEApril 4, 2011 at 11:10 PM
What a thrill to have a grandchild!! And one who writes, at that. I had to content myself with lots of licks from my two granddogs while I was in Sacramento!
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...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'