Tuesday 12 April 2011

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby….

 

Young Peter Louis and Helen Mary got married on 10th April 1971, so on Sunday they celebrated their Ruby Wedding Anniversary.

A bittersweet day and it was apt that I used Basic Grey Bittersweet papers to make the card my Dad asked me to make for Mum.

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The ‘rough’ stitching was planned and looks better irl, you’ll just have to take my word for it.

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Dad struggled with the writing and I was shocked at the spelling mistakes. Not like him at all.

Mum made a chocolate fudge cake and I made a topper to match. It was absolutely heavenly.

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It was a lovely day and not too many tears until everyone went home.

Is it ok to inject some humour into a difficult time? You decide….I bought a card for the kiddlies to give them and I wasn’t paying attention to the sentiment. When I got home I realised it said ‘to many more happy years’. Hmmmm it is now an altered card.

We aren’t overly demonstrative or sentimental in our family and this quote may have seemed a bit daft to us in previous, ‘normal’ years. In fact he would have faced some ribbing for this but we thought it was about right for this one.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right: I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears, of all my life!

4 comments:

  1. Oh Jen, that's so beautiful, the card, the cake, the sentiments. Love it all.
    Hugs
    Sue xxx

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  2. Ha! You said exactly what I was going to say Sue. The card is lovely Jen and the sentiment, just perfect and the cake - well, we'll order one of those for our next retreat.

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  3. aww yum yum to the cake and well done for making the matching topper. The card is utterly super and so appropriate and I love that saying too. Yes of course its fine to inject some humour Jen, its what makes you you, and its what sometimes keeps us going. I liked the story! That ruby card is superb.

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  4. That's all fabulous, the card worked out perfectly.

    The cake looks pretty darn inviting too.

    {{{hugs}}}

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Aren't you lovely, you have made me smile =)