Grab Bag Friday: Good People Doing Good Things

My mother and I had a long conversation the other night about the under-rated importance of two things:

1. Being thankful
2. Laughter

It's true. Without those two things, I honestly think my life would be drastically different. I decided I'm going to try to dedicate a couple Grab Bag Friday posts every month to those themes.

So. In the spirit of being thankful for good people in the world (see Monkey Woman from last week if you're more in the spirit of laughter mood...ah, that *still* cracks me up), I thought I'd draw your attention to these two stories that really made me smile this week (and I promise, they're not super sappy...just good stories about good people doing good things):

Bill Childs from Spare the Rock Spoil the Child wrote a post about some teeny tiny mittens and an unexpected act of generosity and kindness from a stranger.

Amy Schimler (one of the illustrators who is contributing artwork to this year's Robert's Snow auction) wrote a very sweet tribute to her friend Vi that shows how a kind word can really make a difference in someone's day.

If you have a good people/good things story, feel free to post a comment & share it with the rest of us!

Have a great weekend!

One Bottle of Pop, Two Bottles of Pop...Thanks Capt'n Eli!

"Stand by for adventure!"

Check it out...the Shipyard Brewing Company homepage now has a link to my recent review of Capt'n Eli's Strawberry Pop! Simply click on the bottle of Strawberry Pop that reads "What they are saying..." (you can refresh the homepage if the Strawberry Pop banner doesn't come up the first time). Thanks Capt'n Eli!

Also, did you see the Capt'n Eli's Soda Van? Now that is something I'd like to have at my birthday party! (I hope my husband is reading this...hint, hint)

Grab Bag Friday on Saturday: Lots of Thanks!

A should-be-Friday Grab Bag of thanks:

Thanks to Burton for the mention in his blog post "How Josephine Cameron Will Save My Soul". What a nice surprise to come across!

Thanks to Alert the Bear for the mention in "A Place to Grow Your Music" (this one was somewhat less surprising, since I happen to be married to "The Bear"...but nice, nonetheless).

Thanks to my Songwriting for Kids students who were great fun during our workshop this week. You can listen to the very sweet song they wrote, "I Wish," at www.SongwritingforKids.com. But watch out...it's *really* catchy. It's been in my head for days now, and I can't shake it!

Thanks to you readers for putting up with my slightly erratic posting schedule this week while I was teaching Songwriting for Kids. I should be back on a relatively regular schedule now!