A Hand Made Girl

 Welcome to Fall! If you're into crafts at all, you know this is the season for craft fairs.  I have already been to one, as a buyer, and I have two more lined up where I'll be showcasing and signing my books. 

    The first is November 18 from 11-2 at a local, cozy craft store in Dunn, NC called Carolina Handcrafts.  

    The second is December 2,  from 9-3 in Clayton, NC at the Cleveland High School Band Holiday Bazaar. 

Stop by and say hi and peruse my books while you're at it. 

In the spirit of craft season, I thought I'd show you a song I wrote years ago  that, like most of my songs, never got put to music; therefore, never went anywhere. It just sits in a folder like a good little song, not bothering anybody. 

Here it is.

A Hand Made Girl

 

I’m a hand-made girl in a store bought world

I learned to be thrifty from my toes to my curls

Mama made my clothes, daddy made the rest

I never felt poor, I just felt blessed.

My clothes were hand made and so were my toys, yeah

I’m a hand-made girl in a store bought world.

 

We didn’t have much when I was a kid

My folks sacrificed just to provide a roof and a bed

I thought we were rich for all that we had

Clothes, toys, and goodies

Made with love by Mama and Dad.

 

Mama’s homemade apple pies were an art

The smell of her baking went straight to my heart.   

Then night after night at the treadle machine

She busied herself sewing dresses for me.

 

Daddy could build any item from wood

His workshop was the pride of the neighborhood

He made all our tables, no two were the same

And for me he made toys and puzzles and games.

 

The things I owned didn’t come from Sears

But from the two people that I hold dear.

 

I’m a hand-made girl in a store bought world

I learned to be thrifty from my toes to my curls

Mama made my clothes, daddy made the rest

I never felt poor, I just felt blessed.

My clothes were hand made and so were my toys, yeah

I’m a hand-made girl in a store bought world.

And there you have it.  If I don't talk to you before the 23rd, I wish you a Most Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving!  🦃

Quote of the Day: Art is not what you see but what you make others see. Edgar Degas