Three Awards

After a very busy and noisy time, full of fun and laughter, eating and drinking [all non-alcoholic]with family, I am finally able to get back to blogging matters.

I am still very tired, but glad to get back to my online friends. How wonderful that friends have seen fit to grant me these lovely tokens of appreciation.

On September 17 I was happy to receive the Blogger Friend Award from Anita at Prairie Dreams. Anita pointed out happily that this award is even green!



I pass it on to these lovely ladies who bring joy to my daily blog visits:
Ellen - The Happy Wonderer
Michelle – The Crowned Casa


Also on September 17 Schotzy of Wings of Eagles e-mailed me about Autumn Friends Award.






The bloggers to whom I am passing this award all give wonderful content in their blogs. They provide inspiration and information of many different:

Wendy - Ivory Spring
Kelli – There is No Place Like Home
Nancie – More Than Conquerors
Alice – Tea in My Cup

On September 24 I got another e-mail from Schotzy of Wings of Eagles about the BFF Gold Card Award.


"There are just 3 rules attached to this award!

1. There are only five people allowed.
2. Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog.
3. One has to be a new follower of your blog, or live in another part of the world.


I have found all five of the following blogs inspiring and written by wonderful women who seek to give and to share wonderful insights and treasures:

Karla – Ramblin Roads
Katherine – Yellow Rose Arbor
Susan – Between Naps on the Porch
Amydeanne – The 160Acre Woods
Eleanor – Thatchwick Cottage, South Africa



I am so thankful for all the wonderful people I have met in the past year and wish all God's blessings on each one of you.

Ode to Blog Friends

Here is a small tribute to the many friends who have touched my life through the blog posts we enjoy. Your posts provide delight, information, inspiration and shared insights.

Out of the joys of friendship
and a very true one to me,
Is the pleasure of remembering
those friends we cannot see.

Source: Dover.com

Many Thanks!

I want to use this post to thank all the visitors to Oak Rise Cottage, each and every one. I truly appreciate all the comments that you have left. It has truly been an enjoyable experience to have been in touch with so many interesting, creative and giving women who share in blogland.

Come by for a chat and enjoy a cup of tea any time.

"Friendship does warm the heart"


Many, many thanks, and may you have a wonderful day,Carrie

Aprons of Friendship

An apron is a domestic garment, which evokes a sense of warmth. This is so because it is emblematic of the kitchen, which is the heart and hearth of the home. It is often an item that can be given as a well-received gift to Mom, another relative or to a friend.
In this post I’d like to share three aprons which were given to me by two friends. The first came from a college friend who sent it for me from Sweden. This apron has two bands of orange geometric pattern on a brown background.

The second came some time later from the same friend when she went to live in Norway. This cotton fabric has an abstracted floral pattern in green and orange on a white ground. It has a heart-shaped pocket outlined in the orange piping, which borders the entire apron.

A co-worker gave the third to me in the early 1980’s. This design has a bib to protect your top. The white quilted ground has a circle with three sprightly daisies, and a red barn in the background. Another daisy decorates the bottom of the apron below the verse. Brown piping frames the entire apron and serves as ties as well.

The verse on the apron expresses the beauty of friendship:

I would like to dedicate this verse to all the bloggers who care for the well being of others, and who do all they can to offer support in times of difficulty.

The garden of friendship’s
a beautiful place
Where it’s sunny and bright every day
And good friends who care
Can always meet there
For it’s only a memory away.

My wish is that you each will have a wonderful day.