Favorite late-breaking beaver April Fool’s article from England just full of treasures like this:
Beavers could come to Watford in green scheme
T
he little beaver dam in Martinez has survived the rains nicely. We were amused yesterday to see that a pilates ball had flowed down stream from someone’s back yard and stopped against the dam, joining up with the soccer ball and kickball it already had. I guess the beavers are getting their workout, although I was curious if the beavers ever move the ball with their noses to be able to work on the dam.
New circus act?
Karen Groethe is a seamstress creative force behind a shop called Stitch me up in Portland Oregon. She is talented enough to sew or knit anything you might like, but instead of working for the big bucks she has decided to teach her grandchildren some of what she knows. She opened her Etsy shop a few years ago and offers hand made pillow cases in delightful fabric that her grandchildren sew with supervision. Having taught the children this first valuable lesson, Karen then instructs them in another one: Together they donate the proceeds to children’s charities in other countries or to specific children they sponsor around the world!
Of course I didn’t know all this when I saw the above adorable camping pillowcase and asked her if she might donate. But Karen loved our story and boldly took it upon herself to hunt down more beaver fabric specifically for us! She donated three lovely hand stitched standard pillow cases with contrasting trim that any child would be thrilled to show off.
Karen is a generous, cheerful woman with a good sense of humor. When I thanked her for the pillow cases she wrote back that they all made her smile, which was useful because she just came back from a trip to Arizona where she was stung by a bark scorpion!!! She is thankful that her fingers are not numb and she appears to be healing nicely.
Okay now I’m grateful for three things. That I don’t live where there are bark scorpions. That Karen donated to our silent auction. And that she let us all see a beautiful way to give back that teaches others to keep on giving. Karen writes on her shop wall
Life is about spreading love, giving of yourself, of your resources, helping when and where you can and sharing those principles.
Thanks so much Karen.
