Dear Friends, Black Friday has come and (almost) gone. We’ve all decided to give natural items for the holiday this year, haven’t we? Especially for our virtual friends. Because most of us only know each other in cyber-realms, we shall have to exchange cyber-gifts. This avoids the prohibitive cost of mailing. Please sit down at your computer and prepare to open your gift. I suppose you can have more than one. You don’t even have to wait for the holidays. Please be considerate of the other cyber-recipients, though.
I shopped for gifts for all of you today. Oh my, there are too many of you to name with insulting at least dozens of you. But I am going to throw out some names at the top of my head. (All of the names not mentioned are at the bottom of my head, which doesn’t mean I love you less, it just means that for some reason you were waiting patiently at the bottom of the head and didn’t funnel out first.)
So here are gifts for the Susans, Cindy, Gerry, the Amys, Joanne, Dale, Kiah, Christopher, Craig, the many Jessicas, fountainpen, Gigi, Sybil, Emma, Julia, Pamela, Sandy, Christine, Carla, the Dawns, Deborah, Jen, Karen, Melinda, Catherine, Yellow Bells, Christie, Scot, Tim, Mom, Dad, Georgia Mom, Patty, Sonya, Kim, Janet, Laurie, Raven, H. Forward, Mrs. Uhdd, Reggie, Maunderer, Kath, Bree, Nature Loving Super Mama, Iris, Tina, Doris, Margo, Nancy…AND IF I’VE MISSED ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS A PRESENT PLEASE GIVE A HOLLER AND YOU CAN CLAIM YOUR VIRTUAL GIFT TOO! (oh and all you unknown blog readers…please…take a gift. I am so thankful for all of you for stopping to read, even though we might never even have “officially” met in this virtual or earthly world.)
Of course this was all Sahlah’s idea. As I posted yesterday, she got the brilliant idea that we should shop for rocks and feathers and twigs and such on Black Friday for all our blog readers.
If we meet face-to-face on the street I will give you a real rock. I swear it. I will carry around that basket of stones in my car until the Solstice. However, I’m afraid that there’s only a handful of you within shouting distance. So the rest of you must be satisfied with virtual gifts. As we’ve only had virtual acquaintance, I’m sure you won’t be dismayed or disappointed.
These are some of my prized possessions and gifts from the woods. But I’m willing to give them away to you in spirit, because I know you will honor them. You readers, I can tell, share a deep love for the earth, for the blessings of the land, for the abundance which surrounds us everywhere.
Rocks, feathers, pieces of woods, antlers, sticks.
As precious as Nintendos, computers (hmmm?), cell phones, iPods?
In the above virtual stone gift you could have one rock or both. It’s up to you. It’s kind of hard to separate them in the virtual world, though.
OK, tomorrow I really do have to hit a few stores for a few small gifts. I’m not a big shopper. (Can you tell? Maybe I could just shop virtually from now on. Tell the relatives, “Just log in on-line and you can see a picture of my gift for you.” Hmmm, wonder how far that one would go?)
Hope all of the rest of you had fun on your Black Friday shopping. Enjoy your gifts! 🙂
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November 27, 2009 at 8:30 pm
irisofthewayfarer
Centria, what a lovely idea. Thank you. I wish that I had thought of it.
Can I have that nubbly twig? that magic wand? I promise I will not make mischief with it but use it for good things.
I’ve been gone for a while and have to go back and read all that you wrote during the past 12 days…
November 27, 2009 at 8:46 pm
fountainpen
Centria: Oh, I see the woman in the gift that you title: “One of the most precious gifts I can give you, Do you know why?”
I see a woman holding a baby? or a puppy, or several puppies?
Yes, I claim that one and copy the picture of it for my desktop…..
I sent my cat, Misswithiawheniwannabe’s white whiskers yesterday to everyone…..It just might be important to have white cat whiskers around for any number of reasons…..She is a lovely calico with some what of an attitude!……..
What a fun idea this is…..thanks, thanks, thanks…….
Fountainpen
November 27, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Julia
Can I pick the one I like? lol the rock with up and down lines! 🙂
You have wonderful taste dear one…but then I already knew that!
November 28, 2009 at 12:10 am
Kiah
Can I please share the nubbly twig? I also promise it will only be used for good; no mischief!
November 28, 2009 at 7:37 am
p.j. grath
You used your time well on Friday. White Friday! Snow! Thank you for the gifts. Wish you were close enough to come shopping at my bookstore, where treasures to last a lifetime begin at very modest prices. Does that sound like a commercial? I have bowls of stones sitting around, too!
November 28, 2009 at 8:39 am
Cindy Lou
Gifts for all…..may I please have one of the smooth rocks from the basket and the beautiful feather? Thank you for shopping for all of us – your gifts are precious.
PJ – where is your store? A book store with bowls of stones? Sounds like my kind of store!
November 28, 2009 at 9:00 am
Emma
Thank you!!! Just what I wanted!! =)
November 28, 2009 at 10:04 am
Sandy
Glad you had a good holiday, the food sounds wonderful.
November 28, 2009 at 10:16 am
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November 28, 2009 at 10:28 am
flandrumhill
All lovely gifts Kathy. I really like the soft textures in your most precious of gifts (I can accept the mystery as to why it’s so special to you) but also like the sharp contrasts in the stone on stone. I can’t decide.
Don’t forget to come on over and pick something up at Flandrum Hill 🙂
November 28, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Deborah Godin
You have an eye for the best beauty the earth has on display this season, you have the whole world at your feet, cupped in your palms, and your heart is like the sky! Thanks for a wonderful post and for all the joy!
November 28, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Susan D.
Just lovely … like you ….
November 28, 2009 at 9:01 pm
centria
You are all very welcome. I hope you enjoy your gifts. Happy Upcoming Holidays!
November 29, 2009 at 6:18 am
kathusitalo
What a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing.
November 29, 2009 at 8:02 pm
centria
Hope you enjoyed your gift(s) Kath.
November 29, 2009 at 9:02 am
sahlah
Thank you so much! I’m hoping to get out today and do some virtual shopping for everyone.
There must be more than one Dawn around these parts as I think I’m part of the Dawns! How cool – like a singing act – Centria and the Dawns. 🙂
November 29, 2009 at 8:03 pm
centria
There are at least two Dawns ’round this here blog. But you’re here the most commenting so you can be called Dawn #1 if you like. Or Sahlah Dawn. I will scurry over to your blog to see if you’ve posted anything yet. Centria and the Dawns. Tee hee.
October 4, 2010 at 7:22 am
Mushroom
Hello I’m one of those unknow blog readers. Please, can I have the antler?
October 4, 2010 at 8:08 am
Kathy
Dear Mushroom, what would you do with the antler? Just wonderin’…lol…
October 8, 2010 at 8:08 am
Mushroom
make it hollow, use it as a horn. or maybe attach it to a stick, use it as a spear 🙂
November 27, 2010 at 7:37 am
Elisa's Spot
I thank you for the gift of expressing you (and sometimes not you) every moment of every day!
November 28, 2010 at 7:14 pm
Kathy
Thank you, Elisa. We channel the Universe! lol…