All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten...by Robert Fulghum

For me...it was 1st Grade.
This year my niece Alexis graduated from Brooklyn College & my nephew Jason graduated from Boston University. I thought...what words of wisdom can I impart on them on this momentous occasion. Needless to say...I couldn't think of one thing...so I googled some graduation quotes & here are a few of my favorites:


Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade." Instead, learn the trade. ~Attributed to both James Charlton and H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~Judy Garland

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. ~Les Brown

If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother  Aunt Kathy told you. ~Author Unknown

So...off you go with these words of encouragement...

As I go forward step by step, the way will be opened up to me ~Proverbs 4:12

Love,
Aunt Kathy...xoxo
 
Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-447-8237

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http://www.kathleenrosescollection.com/ (an eBay Store)
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Picture Frames...Portals to Our Past...

Picture Frames are often the perfect gift. Who doesn't love to receive a picture frame...especially ones as beautiful as these from the Cosmo Collection. All made with ~Crystals from Swarovski®~are works of art...

Frames available for sale here: http://www.kathleenrosescollection.com

A fan favorite & the perfect gift for an engagement or wedding...

Shades of Amber, Brown, & Green...

Lovely Gift for the Gardener...

Sooo Pretty...

Bamboo...

These frames are as Pretty as the Picture...

Kathleen Sforza

Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-447-8237

Websites:
http://www.kathleenrosescollection.com/ (an eBay Store)
http://www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.com/ (an eBay Store)

Blogs:
http://www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.blogspot.com/

http://www.accessoriesbyashleyrae.blogspot.com/

"What do girls do who haven't any mothers..."

What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles?
~Louisa May Alcott~

A quote from one of my favorite authors...and...so appropriate for Mother's Day.

I don't know what I would do without my Mother. All my life...always there...listening to my troubles...both real & imaginary. So this Mother's Day I want to thank "My Mom"...whose ears must be falling off by now!!!

xoxo
Kathleen

Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310

Websites:

http://www.kathleenrosescollection.com/ (an eBay Store)

http://www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.com/ (an eBay Store)

Blogs:

http://www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.blogspot.com/ (Vintage, Retro, & Antique)

http://www.accessoriesbyashleyrae.blogspot.com/ (Accessories)

Live Life with Passion...

"LIVE LIFE WITH PASSION"

Today a woman came to my store {not all that unusual}. She was an older woman...still nothing unusual...she told me & my sister Lorraine that she had traveled from Ronkonkoma, Long Island to Staten Island by train, subway, ferry, & bus...UGGGGGHHHH what a looooonnnngggg commute. That trip probably took a minimum of a couple of hours. She was surprising a friend at work (who, unfortunately, was not there)...so she stopped at our store.

This woman was so full of life. Now, here is the part that surprised us...she is 80 years old !!! OMG...Where did all this energy & excitement come from??? My sister & I asked her what her secret was & she told us...

Live Life Passionately...

You must...

Put God first...

Then yourself...

and then those you Love.

These words, from a woman we had just met, touched both me & my sister.

We vowed...that we too...from this day forward...to live life with passion.

Passionately Living Life,
Kathleen Sforza

Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-447-8237

eBay Store:
Kathleen Rose's Collection (new items)
Lorraine's Favorite Finds(vintage, retro, & antique items)

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The Savvy Sisters
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