Ragamuffin Gal

".. from my ragged heart to yours"

February 26, 2011

OWOH Winnings!

Sharing my good fortune
from participating in 
the OWOH event!
From Rian

Necklace and Art Doll
from Wanda
I feel so fortunate and blessed.
A huge thank you to Wanda and Rian!

February 17, 2011

OWOH Winner!


Thank you for visiting
my blog during the OWOH
event! The winner of my
 OWOH give away is 
Marie from Lost Bird Studio

Thanks for playing along
everyone ~ wishing you
Blessings!
~Katie

February 14, 2011

~~My L*0*V*E Story~~

At the end of my college career, I met Mark.
He and I worked  together at a Fitness Facility.
I taught dance and fitness classes, while Mark
worked the front desk and gave lessons.

We easily became fast friends. We would talk
for hours at work.  He would often
accompany me to parties and events
and while we were there,
he was very attentive and protective of me.
We would talk on the phone for hours, he truly was
my best friend.  Like the couple in the movie,
  When Harry Met Sally
His was the first voice I wanted to hear on the phone
in the morning and the last before I went to sleep.
Secretly we both began having more than friend
feelings, but had no idea how to begin to date.
Finally, we both went to our separate homes
to spend Thanksgiving with our families.
Again we called back and forth almost
the whole time apart.  When I returned to
Springfield he met me at the old victorian
house I was renting with my six roommates.
We decorated the tree together and afterwards
I was sitting on the kitchen counter and he was 
standing there in front of me and somehow
we both just knew it was time to start a 
new kind of relationship.


Because we were the best of friends
our relationship advanced to a proposal
2 months later and a wedding in 4 months.

This is one of my most favorite photos of us.

I think why I have remained in love with him 
through the years is because he has such a 
lovely, wonderful, generous, and kind heart.

He is a very good person and being with him
has changed me, it has made me wish to be
a better person.  He brings out the best in me.

I am so glad that we found each other.




Whatever our souls are made of,
his and mine are the same...


~Emily Bronte


Happy Valentine's Day my wonderful readers!

~(*)~

If you would like to read more love stories please visit
My Desert Cottage

I would love to hear your love story or even little snippets of it.
Please share ~ I would love it! ~ Katie

February 12, 2011

~ * Hopelessly Devoted * ~ *

To You


Do you ever feel like this about your beloved?
If you do.. then this is the post for you
because it is a list of ideas for ~

* ~   Romancing Your Valentine! ~ *

Take a map (your town, city, state, or U.S.) and put hearts
on all the special places that are significant to your romance.
First date, kiss, vacation, where you first met...
~*~

Melt some milk chocolate kisses or candy bar in a microwave
or sauce pan, dip strawberries in ~ voile!
~*~

Prepare your Valentine's most favorite meal.
~*~

Hide a surprise gift under his or her pillow.
~*~

Bake brownies, use a heart shaped cookie cutter
to cut out the brownies, add ice cream and
some sprinkles!
~*~

Create an "I love you box"
Taking a small box, add strips of paper
handwritten with things you love about them.
~*~

I would love to hear your ideas
for showering those around you
with I love yous!
~*~


Which is your favorite ~
or which ones do you think
I am going to do?
~*~

Have a very wonderful Valentine's Day Friends!
* Katie *

February 4, 2011

~Snow Days~**


First time ever completely "snowed in"
Still a foot of snow on most roads.

~Lovely and peaceful ~

My
snow day activities ~
Played with photos taken
 not long ago at
nearby Drummond Lake.


The pond was half frozen

~ * ~

More Snow Day fun

~Fresh Baked Cinnamon Rolls~


~Making a snippet roll from Carole's tutorial ~ here.


This one is from Linda's blog ~ made for her by Carole
Photograph is by dear Margaret.

~Supplies on hand to make Valentine gifts ~

Some stitchery and cuff bracelets


And Valentine creations galore



Finding New friends and blogs to visit ~

One World One Heart

And..


~ Enjoying
The Sweet Peacefulness of a
clean soft white blanket of snow.

What do you do on Snow Days?

I would love to know.

~Katie~*