Easter carriage

Before I get to the card I have an

"oops" to report.  I forgot to put the

flower centers in before I took yesterday's

card.  Since It was so pale I didn't even

notice, so I know no one else probably did!

I got two Easter patterns yesterday.

Hey, if my friend, Karen, can post

Easter cards, so can I!  I love, love

this pattern!

It makes me think of Cinderella

when I look at it.

Today is a sad day for me.  It's

been 5 years since I lost my birds.

Here is a picture of my beautiful

Captain.  I loved her so much and

she was such an amazing bird.

She died way too soon and I mourn her

even today.  I wanted a macaw with all

my heart and when we saw her at the

pet store the price was so good that

John said we would get her.  She wasn't

weaned yet so the store owner offered

us her sibling.  No, I wanted her.  I traveled

back and forth to Fort Wayne 2-3, sometimes

more, days a week to visit and watch them

feed her.  Finally the day came when they

said we could bring her home and it was

the happiest day of my life.  She had quite 

a vocabulary.  If she couldn't see me she

would yell "mama" or "peek a boo" to 

find me.  She understood that peek a boo

meant someone would appear.  I would cover

my face and then uncover and say peek a boo

and she would get the next "turn" or I would 

hide behind the bed and jump out and say

peek a boo.  She was quite intelligent, but

all macaws are.  They usually don't have a

great vocabulary, though, and she was an

exception to that rule.  I'll never forget my

"beauty".  She brought immense joy into my life.

Here is another beauty:

Miss homecoming queen herself!

Isn't she beautiful?

Happy Sunday!