Friday, April 23, 2010

Happy Book Alive & Well

The Giggle circle's Happy Book arrived safe and sound and loud and beautiful in southern Oregon. It arrived just in time to enjoy two lovely spring days before moving on. The next leg of its journey will be to CreatureBug in Washington. While I don't envy the wait, I'm a bit jealous of the people who will receive it further down the line -it's really fun to see what others have done.

Our cover is starting to look like a Christmas tree with all the ornamentation attached to it: A page of shiny things:My favorite Shel Silverstein poem (Sick):The sun finally came out. Following the prompt to doodle sunshiney prettiness and soak up sun would have been hard if the book had arrived last week. As of yesterday, I finally remember what the sun looks like:
A collage. The heart is an origami card (hard to tell in this photo):And a page full of stickers. I didn't quite fill it up- I'm sure someone in the giggle circle will be man enough to finish the job :By the time it makes its way halfway through the 27 Gigglers I predict it will need to travel in a large box. The last person on the list? Oy vey! You'll need a forklift by then.

As much as it pained me to do so, I packed up the book last evening and will send it along this morning. Enjoy your time when your copy arrives. A week goes by really fast!

11 comments:

  1. It's so exciting to see pages coming together. I am last but one on the Bliss book (currently on visit number 3) so it may be a while before I see it, but as you say, it should be quite a sight! Looks like you got very happy with it this week :)

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  2. It is great to see the book and all the wonderful things everyone is including in it. What a wonderful way to create and share happiness. Have a great week!

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  3. That's so much fun! I think I'm a long way out yet, but it's ok. Will enjoy it whenever it gets here. Glad you've finally had some sunshine!

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  4. It looks like you certainly did the book justice! What fun! I'm certainly a ways out from getting a copy, but you've inspired me to start thinking about what I'd love to add when it's time!

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  5. Wow! What fun!! I can't wait until the end of these journeys to see what each book looks like! I got my turn very early on, so the book had loads of room left to fill! :)

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  6. Thanks so much for sharing your book....I've been curious to see what's happening to the books. When all the books get back, we'll have to make a field trip to see them. :) Happy weekend!

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  7. Wow!!!!!
    i love love love your pages!!!!
    and i can't believe i forgot the poem page!!!!
    oh so much to do !!!!
    thank you very much for sharing all of this and your happiness with us!
    hugs sweet Nancy!
    Carmen Nessman

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  8. Thank you so much for a peek into the book's pages! You've added so much color and fun to it! I'm just a few members down the line and can't wait to get my hands on it. :) Thanks for putting a smile on my face! Happy Weekend!

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  9. OH! So fabulous! I love your pages, and can't wait to see it!!

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  10. Oh I am so kicking myself that I just missed adding my name to the Happy Book mail-around - grrr. But I luv luv luv your contributions! :)

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  11. How much fun to see photos of the Happy Book and your contributions. One of these days it will be landing on my doorstep.

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