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Friday, September 11, 2009

A Basket Order

A lady in our village had back surgery and has a long
recovery ahead. One of my neighbors ordered a
gift basket for her. Finding soft green, comforting
things was so much fun! Who wouldn't be cheered
by some miniature roses, fluffy socks infused with aloe,
lotion, tea and chocolate!?
"Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind." ~~Henry James, to his nephew, William James, as quoted in Leon Edel's Henry James: A Life

20 comments:

  1. Betsy...this will MOST CERTAINLY cheer her up...it is a LOVELY basket!

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  2. What a nice basket. It's overflowing with kindness!

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  3. lovely basket...i imagine it will make her day.

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  4. Betsy, it's beautiful! I'm sure it will bring much cheer and comfort. I love the colors {and goodies} you chose.

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  5. Christian ~ green IS your favorite color now, isn't it? :)

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  6. Your baskets are always so pretty and so much fun! (I know from being on the receiving end!) :^)

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  7. I keep forgetting to mention how cool your new jewelry pieces are!!

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  8. So pretty! I'm sure it will cheer her up!

    Gift baskets were always one of my favorite gifts to receive after I had a baby, to keep pulling out goodie after goodie, some for me and some for the baby.

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  9. What a lovely basket. You are such a thoughtful lady. I'll bet she will love this!

    And love the jewelry on the sidebar!

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  10. Rebecca ~ thank you! But the basket isn't from me...I just took the order and made it. :)

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  11. This is lovely and a very thoughtful gift. I love seeing your baskets!

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  12. Betsy, nice to know she has caring friends like this and wonderful looking basket :)

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  13. Lovely basket... you do have a way with arranging!

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  14. well that is a true quote for sure...everything in the basket will be a balm for her

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  15. Oh, how lovely. I can just see her smiling when she sees it. I absolutely love miniature roses. They are just darling. And I saw something about califlower (sp) au gratin on your side thingy. Eh? Sounds very interesting and worth a post with a recipe (hint, hint). :)

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  16. Rosezilla ~ oh, the cauliflower was so yummy and a perfect combo with the meatloaf. Yum. I don't really have a recipe. I just parboil the cauliflower (cut up) until tender-crisp. The add it to a white sauce in which I've added cheese...what ever I have. This time I used velveeta and added some parmesaen. Place in casserole, cover and bake 350 for 30 minutes. And...I ended up using half broccoli and half cauliflower just to make the dish feed more. I wanted leftover for the weekend! ;)

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  17. it's a delightful selection! i agree - who wouldn't feel comforted by these sweet gifts?

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  18. Hi! Betsy,
    What a very nice gesture on behalf of your neighbor and yes, the gift basket looks nice too!...
    ...and
    What a nice quote by
    Henry James, to his nephew, William James.
    Thanks, for sharing!
    DeeDee ;-D

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  19. Betsy, what a lovely basket for her. How sweet. nicely arranged too. now, with all you have on your plate, someone so needs to bring you one too. ...yeah, like one a month at least.

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  20. That is a lovely gift basket! Great ideas you came up!

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