Special Gifts

sisters
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After a month long visit, my sister has returned home. Before she left though, she had a special surprise planned for me.

Last Wednesday, my mom asked me to take her an antique store. She was looking for a souvenir of her trip to Texas. I took her to my favorite little antique shop and my sister came along too.

We had a wonderful time looking around. I found a cute cuckoo clock that is now on my Christmas list. :0) I also found a few hankies at a great price. While we were shopping, my mom and sister would show me various things, asking me if I liked them.

I checked out first and then Grace and I went outside to sit on a bench. My mom and sister came out shortly after that and handed me a shopping bag. This is when I started to catch on and boy, I don't like being tricked!! They had been shopping for me the whole time!! The gifts were so wonderful and thoughful though, I forgave them rather quickly. :0)


Melissa knew how much I've been wanting a pitcher and bowl set. It's the perfect size and looks beautiful on my bathroom counter.

Pitcher
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I seem to remember telling them in the antique store that I wanted some old perfume bottles for my glass tray. Guess what showed up in the shopping bag! She also gave me a beautiful Victorian mirror compact. You can see it in front of the bottles.

Perfume
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The glass bottle on the left is so pretty and delicate and I just *love* the blue flowered bottle on the right. It is empty, so I plan to put some of my own perfume in it. I'll have to find one that the girls like too, they are very excited about using the old-fashioned atomizer!

Bottles
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"For there is no friend like a sister,
In calm or stormy weather,
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands."
-Christina Rossetti

Thank you for looking at my special gifts!