{"id":1305,"date":"2014-01-09T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/09\/unexpected-gift\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T20:57:29","slug":"unexpected-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/09\/unexpected-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes people are just so awfully nice! One of the ladies in the quilt group I belong to gave me a Christmas gift today, completely unexpectedly. (Aren’t those the best kind?) Look what she gave me:<\/p>\n

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Aren’t they beautiful? I love scissors and have more than a few pairs, but these are just flat gorgeous. In fact, they look so nice on their blue velvet bed that I have a hard time thinking of storing them anywhere else. \ud83d\ude42 Those little ones will be so handy, whether snipping threads on binding or doing other handwork; and the larger pair is that handy “utility” size that will be perfect for all sorts of trimming and tweaking. I’m just delighted with them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes people are just so awfully nice! One of the ladies in the quilt group I belong to gave me a Christmas gift today, completely unexpectedly. (Aren’t those the best kind?) Look what she gave me: Aren’t they beautiful? I love scissors and have more than a few pairs, but these are just flat gorgeous. 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