The woman was old and ragged and gray,
and bent with the chill of the winter's day.
The street was wet of recent snow
and the woman's feet were aged and slow.
She stood at the crossing and waited long alone,
uncared for amid the throng of humans beings who
passed her by nor heeded the glance of her anxious eye.
Down the street with laughter and shout,
Glad in the freedom of "School is out".
Came the boys like a flock of sheep,
bailing the snow piled white and deep.
Past the woman old and gray,
hastened the children on their way.
At last came one of the merry troop,
the gayest laddie of all the group.
He paused beside her and whispered low,
"I'll help you cross if you wish to go".
Her aged hand on his strong young arm,
he guided the trembling feet along;
Proud that his own were firm and strong.
Then back again to his friends he went,
This young heart happy and well content.
"She's somebody's mother, boys, you know,
for all she's aged and poor and slow".
And somebody's mother bowed low her head,
In her home that night and the prayers she said;
"God be kind to the noble boy,
who is somebody's son and pride and joy."
-- Mary Dow Brine
This U.S. Mother's Day weekend is the perfect time to celebrate humanity. Extend a hand, share a smile, say a kind word... to somebody's mother.
I fell in love with mini cards at my friend Kim's swap blog, 
I dream of a day when Memorial Day celebrates the brave men and women of long, long ago. A day when children ask, what was war?
but scrolling through her posts I discovered a whole new world of vintage and French country loveliness!
Isn't her triptych beautiful?
collaging the sides with pieces of the side script
and finishing it off with tea-stained trim and a vintage fleurette.
These little books of altered cdvs are so special bound with crinkled seam binding and embellished with antique skeleton key charms and faux gem tintypes.
All to be delivered today to the talented ladies responsible for creating such memorable family members.
Kimberly
Lou
Kim
Karla
Laurie
Michele
Michele
Sandi
Mercedes
Sneak peek at the corner of the box...a bit of bling there..
Is this bird blingy enough?
The back of the box needs to be blingy & sparkly too.
Inside I tucked all kinds of fun bird items including a crochet peacock, German scrap birds, an old wooden bird that was a recent estate sale find and that piece of fabric everything is displayed on is covered with hens!
This could lead to some pretty amazing matchboxes.....
Details and signups (or join us if you're not a member yet!) HERE.
A couple of posts ago I shared some pages I made for a vintage glue book page swap. I've since received some questions about vintage glue books.
Our theme for May is Shades of Blue.
His given name was Andrew but everyone knew him as Poker Face.
Prudence was the black sheep of the family. She seemed content with her pet bird and her spell book.
Claudette was a timeless beauty.
No one was surprised when Henry ran off to join the circus.
Divorce was not an option in those days. George was painfully aware.
Ernestine was an avid reader. Her books took her to wonderful places.
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