I Wish You A Very Merry Christmas!

A beautiful serene vintage card of Mary from Karen at The Graphics Fairy.

I hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas and I wish everyone a new season full of happiness, love, fortune, and joy. I have so enjoyed having this wonderful blog site as a creative outlet and and a place to meet wonderful people who share similar interests and a love of beautiful things. Thank you for all of your sweet comments and your inspiration.

Sincerely, Melinda

I did a favor yesterday,

A kindly little deed...

And then I called to all the world

To stop and look and heed.

They stopped and looked and flattered me

In words I could not trust,

And when the world had gone away

My good deed turned to dust.

A very tiny courtesy

I found to do today;

'Twas quickly done, with none to see,

And then I ran away...

But Someone must have witnessed it,

For - truly I declare -

As I sped back the stony path

Roses were blooming there!

This is one of my favorite poems that I found in a wonderful book called Apples of Gold compiled by Jo Petty.