Tilting at Windmills: Blog Candy and new stamps!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Blog Candy and new stamps!

While following a link chain today, I ended up at Suzanne's blog Scrap Bitz. She is doing some great blog candy right now, so check it out.

Another reason to check it out is her link to a stamp company new to me, Whiff of Joy. The stamps are lovely and sweet. AND, there is one I MUST have; NOT "want", but MUST HAVE! Willow with Lantern is a simply gorgeous stamp and reminds me a LOT of one of the many UFOs (Un-finished objects) in my needlework pile- one I WILL finish some day- called Celtic Christmas, by Marilyn Leavitt-Inblum.

More on MLI one day soon, but for now, definitely check out Suzanne's blog candy and the really nice stamps at Whiff of Joy!

1 comment:

Shirley said...: I like her and the one with cookies too! I emailed to see if they sell unmounted. TFS; September 10, 2008 at 10:53 PM

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Why "Tilting at Windmills"?

When I started this blog in October 2007, there was a story here about my connection to "Tilting With Windmills". Much of what was in that post no longer applies. Much other of it still does. So, here's the story.

When I was graduating from high school, more than 40 years ago, a group of my friend presented me with a print of Picasso's Don Quixote. They said it reminded me of them.

I get upset when things are wrong, even though getting upset cannot fix them. I dislike people who are cruel or petty or self-serving, and am frustrated that I cannot change them. I fight a daily battle with my health, although I know that every new day is another battle. I have a husband and close friends who support me, even when what I want or believe seems crazy.

So, the comparison with Don Quixote is perhaps an apt one. The story encourages me to take on the battles I see, even the hopeless ones. It reminds me to try to see the best in people. It comforts me that, in the end, even if my actions are futile, they are not meaningless.

I mean to try to continue "to dream the impossible dream".