The Snail Mail

 

In our post office

works a snail,

who takes forever

to deliver the mail.

He crawls around

at an awful pace,

says slow and steady

wins the race.

We try to be patient

whenever he’s late -

when snail mail comes,

It is well worth the wait.

(©handmade by amalia)

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Featured: crafting with my

nephews. We turned

cereal boxes, old magazines

 and odd bits of paper 

into cards for the new year

and a  mail box to

put them in.

The Book Club

Ollie and Gus

were sitting in the pub,

talking about starting

their own book club.

Ollie had milk,

Gus only water,

and it was he who suggested

reading Beatrix Potter.

Ollie said they should 

order some grub,

and invite Peter Rabbit

to join their club.

Gus wrote the letter

and sent it with pride,

but oh, the sorrow,

Peter never replied.

They might still be waiting,

it’s a shame indeed,

that nobody told them -

rabbits can't read.

(©handmade by amalia)

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Featured: two 

literary friends.

Thumbelina

 Thumbelina and

her sister Thumbeloo

both came down

with a horrid flue.

They had to spend

the day in bed -

tea was drunk,

stories were read.

The very next day

Thumbelina tried

to get up from bed

and go outside.

Thumbeloo worried:

“Sister, be wise,

don’t go out alone,

remember your size!”

A cricket for us

is as big as a bear,

when you’re a thumb,

it’s a jungle out there!”

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: wine corks

recycled into little dolls

Back to School

 

I'm a little excited

for the first day of school,

but summer break is over

and that's just not cool.

(©handmade by amalia)

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Featured: I made this roll-up

pencil pouch for my sister,

who likes to draw..

Let Them Eat Cookie

 

I put my cookies in a jar,

I put the jar in my car,

I drove the car very far,

and parked it under a star.

I spoke a moment on my phone,

and found the jar bare to the bone,

it seems the cookies have all flown,

I shouldn't have left them all alone.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: a fun afternoon with

darling my nephews.

Taking a Moment

 

Sometimes doing nothing,

just lying in the sun,

without deeds or thoughts,

can be kind of fun.

(©handmade by amalia)

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Featured: my little doll

is taking a moment.

Simply Spring

The garden's in chaos,
things are quite bad
and Spring slumbers on
snoring like mad.

A snail hurries over
and gives Spring a shake,
planning, if needed
to bribe him with cake.

"Wake up, wake up
you have to see reason -
Winter is leaving
and we don't have a season!"

Spring jumps and mutters:

"Sorry! Sorry my dear,
nobody told me
I'm on early this year."

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: a group of friends

enjoying a nice day out

in very fine weather.