T Stands For bEARTHday gifts, part 1

 

Don't ask me how, but I severely hurt my left shoulder, arm, and hand on Wednesday night.  I jokingly told Sally I think it was in sympathy for her broken arm.  Although I attended Herb Day, and yes, I took my camera, I didn't take a single photo.  Not even ONE!  

Typing with one hand is even harder and all the "fun" letters are on the left side of the keyboard.

I'm obviously at my dining room table where I will be opening gifts from my dear friend RO!  It's hard to open anything with a bum left arm and I am far more ambidextrous than I imagined.

Here is the stamp that was on the card that RO! sent me.  It is a wood lily and one of a set

  of four called Mountain Flora.  I used the buttercup during my month of recycled projects.  This image is from USPS. com.

What an absolutely adorable card.  I love it and it is going in my cat altered book if I ever get around to making it!

These were the stamps on the package.  I went to the Portuguese postage stamp site, buts because I don't understand or speak the language,

  I thought I would include this.

Carefully wrapped and with great attention to detail, was this tea pitcher.

This is what the stamp looks like out of the plastic container.

I'm always bummed when I get metered mail, but it seems many Etsy sellers use it.  The "thank you" sticker should have been a clue to what was coming.

This sheet of lovely tea cups and saucers were inside.

And in case you missed it before, yes, it is also from the amazing RO!

I couldn't get them all in one shot because of my arm, so I took two photos.

As I was putting everything away, these three stickers fell out of the envelope.  I had completely overlooked them.

The next gift came from Massachusetts.

This forever stamp honors Women's Soccer.

  This was taken from the USPS web site.  We are told that millions of girls and women participate in this sport every year.

 

This is what came from Elliston Farm.  Wonderful vintage postage stamps I can use in my art.  And of course, they came from RO!, too.

 

  A couple of weeks ago, you got to see all the stamps on this package.  I saw the "Do not bend" on the front, but after I opened it,

I found this on the back.  This lady meant business!

This is the first set of 25 stamps.  In case you can't read this,

RO! ordered TWO sets of vintage 3 cent stamps that have never been used before.  Sorry, that was as good as I could get the image.  My right arm was getting very tired at this point.  I assure you, if you receive one of these 3 cent stamps on something I send you, that means you are VERY special.

This is the second set of 25.

And here are the two sets together.  Thank you more than words can say, dear, sweet, wonderful RO!  You are such a sweetie and I love each and every thing you sent.  Thanks again, dear!

I've been working on this since about 9 a.m. today and it is now after 3 p.m.  I am sure everyone knows the rules by now, and if you don't just check my right sidebar for T Stands For Tuesday.