Welcome to “Show and Tell Friday!” Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Look around your home for something to share; dig through those boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and the story that goes with your special item.
While visiting Ontario, Canada this past month, the girls and I had the pleasure of meeting Sandra, from Ravenhill Cottage and her husband, Bill. I met Sandra in a Letter Writing Yahoo group several years ago and we have become good friends. I was so excited to finally get to meet her in person! Sandra and her husband were nice enough to pick the girls and I up at my sister's house and we had lunch at the Swiss Chalet.
Sandra is just as sweet as I expected and we had a wonderful time visiting. Before we knew it, two hours had passed!
Here we are after lunch. It had just started raining, which explains why the girls are squinting!
Sandra (left) and Kelli (right)
Grace and Emily
During lunch Sandra surprised me with these two beautiful hankies!
Aren't they so pretty and delicate?!
Thank you, Sandra! They are the perfect tokens of our wonderful visit together!
Thank you for looking at my show and tell!
Show and Tell Guidelines
What is Show and Tell Friday?
Show and Tell involves showing something to an audience, and then telling them about it. Your show and tell must be something that you own, and is in your home or garden.
What items work well for Show and Tell Friday?
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
-Family heirlooms
-A collection you may have
-A piece of jewelry
-A special gift
-Gardening pictures
What doesn't work well for Show and Tell Friday?
-Posts with no photos have no "Show." Please don't use them.
-Photos of events (trips, vacations, celebrations, etc.)
-Photos of things you are selling or planning to sell.
-Photos found on the internet, graphics or screenshots. Please use photos you take yourself.
There is no place like home is the original home of Show and Tell Friday. Please do not host your own.
How can I participate?
Once you've got your photo(s) and your story, it's easy as 1-2-3!
1 - Publish your "Show and Tell" on your blog, including a link back to There is No place like Home.
2 - Copy the link (or "permalink") from your post.
3 - Add it to Mr. Linky, along with your first name only. I usually put Mr. Linky up on Friday at 12:00am Eastern time.
The hankies are lovely and what a nice reminder of your trip and visit! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelli :) What a joy to meet Sandra in person, and what a sweet gift... That red flower is so sassy! Love, Q
ReplyDeleteI was hoping you would post a photo of your visit with Sandra! How nice to meet a fellow blogger in person! I've only had the privilege of meeting one (Lallee!) How sweet of her to bring a gift, the hankies are lovely!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
Sounds like a wonderful trip. :D
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing about your time with Sandra. I had also read about it on her blog. :o) I'm so glad you got to meet. It puts such a finishing touch on an already wonderful friendhip, when you are able to meet in person. The hankies are lovely! Welcome home...I'm glad you and your family had a wonderful vacation!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to meet someone you know well, after a time.
ReplyDeleteThe handkerchiefs are lovely.
I read Sandra' blog, too. How neat that you got to meet her, and what a sweet remembrance of your time together. The hankies are lovely.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I remember your wonderful hankie collection and I am glad to see that Sandra surprises you with these two lovely ones! The floral embroidery is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd it was so nice to see you on that photo, Kelli! ;-)))
Have a great Friday and a relaxing week-end!
Hugs, Anita
What beautiful hankies! I love all the differemt colors and the intricate work! How wonderful that you got to meet your friend Sandra.
ReplyDelete:0)Sharon
Glad to see you back. Looks like you had a great time. I love the pretty hankies in which were lovingly gifted to you. That will surely be treasured I am sure. Have a great week !!!
ReplyDeleteMica
Hi this is my first Show and Tell. I've lurked many times :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely hankies, so pretty.
Blessings.
How neat to have met, AND get a couple of hankies to go with your collection!!
ReplyDelete[My autumn -Thanksgiving- centerpiece is show n tell this week]
Happy Friday.
Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely. Mymum used to carry them in her purse. However they are perceived as a farewell gift in this part of the world, so I wouldn't offer you one even if it were beautiful. Perhaps we could settle for some crockery!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the week end and thank you for hosting.
I always am so delighted when I hear of another blogger getting to meet a blogger friend. It's just the gravy on this wonderful world of blog we belong too. The hankies are lovely. Thanks again for hosting Show & Tell!!!!
ReplyDeleteSusan
I'm so glad you got to meet Sandra!
ReplyDeleteShe looks so tall in the picture. For some reason I thought she would be a tiny thing. Nice picture of all of you!
What a wonderful treat for you and Sandra both! And what beautiful hankies! I know you'll treasure this special gift!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Amy
What a neat opportunity to meet someone special. I loved seeing a picture of you, Kelli. You and your girls are as lovely as i knew you'd be.
ReplyDeleteSomeday I am going to get my act BACK together to participate in show and tell.
Sound like you had a great time. I think you have some great meories along with your girls
ReplyDeletei adore the hankies! really really pretty!
ReplyDeleteIt wont let me post my Blog, its saying my website has to start with http:// and it does.... i dont understand.... :(
ReplyDeleteThe hankies are awesome! I have some around here somewhere that Grandma gave me years ago. I should really get them out and display them.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to meet Sandra. I met a long time Internet friend in the summer of 2005. We traveled to Arkansas from Ontario to meet them. It was wonderful.
How neat that you were able to meet with Sandra. The hankies are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting S&T.
Have a great weekend.
Jane
Love the hankies. My sis was just telling me she saw a magazine where they framed some in old looking frames. I need some for my office I am working on.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty hankies! How fun to be able to meet a fellow blogger!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day
~Amy
I think your hankies are so beautiful! Such fine delicate work. What a nice gift to give someone. I am glad that you got to meet your "pen pal".
ReplyDeleteI have a "pen pal" that I met online five years ago, and we have finally met. Even better, she moved to my state, and is only a few hours away. So we can get together often. We are really good friends because of our relationship we developed through email.
Kelli, sorry about my link. Thanks for fixing it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh how beautiful they are!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely momento of your trip and meeting your friend! They're so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI'm late getting mine posted this morning, but it's finally up!
Oh My! Those are so pretty! What a great reminder from your trip. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelli, I'm so pleased you like the hankies and that they could be added to your collection.
ReplyDeleteThe picture Bill took didn't turn out too bad, did it? :o) Thanks for sharing about our time together on your Show And Tell.
The hankies are beautiful. Sounds like a very fun time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet treasure! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteMeeting e-friends is such a delight. I am getting to know Sandra via a group and she is a dear. So are you, Kelli! Thank you for sharing the pictures. The hankies are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHow nice that you were able to meet up with an online friend! You will always have those hankies as a wonderful memory of your visit together. ;)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Mrs. C
What a treat to meet a blogging friend. The hankies are nice. such a perfect gift for you to have to remember your visit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious picture of the four of you! Glad to see you had such a great time on your vacation :o)
ReplyDeleteWhat cute hankies. I'm sure that was such a wonderful surprise when she handed them to you!
What pretty hankies. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! We should get together sometime soon!
ReplyDeletePretty hankies. How special to meet a blogging friend.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend Kelli.
How pretty and how thoughtful. ;o)
ReplyDelete~ Christina
Sounds like you had a wonderful time!! And what beautiful hankies!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Paula
Hi Kelli;
ReplyDeleteGood day! Glad you had a nice trip...cute little collection of hankies too!
thanks for sharing your meeting!
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
YAY!!!! I loved this post--I got to see a picture of you:)))
ReplyDeleteThe hankies are just so lovely, just like you and your family:)
Julieann
Thank you for sharing the photo. It's so exciting to finally meet others in person after having already made a friendship by writing. Sounds like a great get-together.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelli,
ReplyDeleteHow fun to meet a blogging friend in person. Those hankies are a wonderful memento of the time you spent together.
xo
Hey! You were right up the road from me and you didn't stop in for a cup of tea??? Shame on you! You are more then welcome if you are ever back this way!
ReplyDeleteLove,
Terri
Crossing my fingers that I win this one!!! Thank you for having such a great blog and give away!
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