FOUND! MY STAMPING FRIEND, CAROLYN

This is my dear friend, Carolyn. This picture was taken about 10 years ago in the

back yard of Mary Lea, my stamping, and now knitting, friend.

I met Carolyn @ Tea Time Rubber Stamps, a shop that was three doors away

from my apartment. After selling the cross stitch shop (and getting bored with that

needle craft) I found Bev Kish, the owner of the stamp store and

fell in love with stamping. Bev held a once a week? month? gathering

of stampers for a "Show & Tell" evening. Carolyn was @ the

first one I attended and was showing an elephant card she'd made. I am

an elephant lover (OH! ANOTHER BLOG IDEA!) so I asked Carolyn

if she'd send me one of those cards for my birthday. Instead, she made the components,

gave them to me and said, "Make your own!" And that was the

beginning of our friendship.

We went all over the place together, searching out stamp stores and

card stock and envelope stores. We went north to Northville, MI, to a great

shop. We went east to Hollo's in Brunswick, OH (outside

Cleveland)* for card stock they sold by the pound, envelopes in a

multitude of sizes and colors and much much more for the

rubber stamper. The first time we went to Hollo's we said we

"had died and gone to heaven" as we walked in the door.

Carolyn moved to Jackonsville, FL but that didn't stop us!

I went to Florida 4 times (right, Carolyn?). We hit the stores there, going 

south to St. Augustine, and north to St. Mary's, GA. We also

shopped @ Michaels and Hobby Lobby.

Sadly there came a time I was not able to drive to Florida and when Joan moved here

all trips south ended. Carolyn and I lost track of each other

for a few years but in November she called and we have

been talking via e-mail, snail mail and phone. I am

soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

happy she made that call in November!

Here we are in front of Carolyn's house in Florida.

We had on shorts - both the same color!

+++++++ The Stamping Twins +++++++

This picture sits on an end table by my chair all the time. :-)

*Bill goes to the Hollo's for his card stock. He sends handmade birthday

and Christmas cards, using clever photos. OH, ANOTHER BLOG IDEA!