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MMTPT#294~March 18, 2014~Little Missy and the Big Town Blues
Welcome to Teapot Tuesday
the Sisterhood of the Traveling Teaparty
and Challenge #294
Little Missy and the Big Town Blues
Note: Anyone is welcome to play! You automatically become a Teapotter the first time you play in our challenge. Also, you do not have to write a story. You just have to be inspired by the teapot or by the story about this week's location! Have fun! If this is your first Teapot Tuesday Challenge, please mention that in your commentary so we can be sure to greet you properly, in pure Teapot Tuesday fashion! Your participation in Destination Station is 100% voluntary and not at all required. Just have fun!
The Rest of the Story:
1: Over yonder and down the lane where the willow trees line the river is where you could always find MeLissa (or Lil Missy as everyone calls her) running through the grasses and the willows singing and humming. That girl was always singing or humming some bars she was enchanted with at the moment. She could play many instruments and although the piano was always her favorite, she occasionally would take her flute down to the river and play for the birds and the fairies. That was the one thing that was always constant, the music. If she was taking a bath she was singing, if she was doing her chores she was singing, if she was taking goodies to the neighbors she was singing...always the music with that one.
2: As years went by, the music never left her. Always playing and practicing some kind of music; the genre didn't really matter, if she liked the tune she would play it, sometimes to the exclusion of everything else. The piano had become her main means of expression and one could tell by her choice of music if she was feeling happy, sad, or (heaven forbid) angry at the world. Those angry days, most people made a wide berth around her until the music choices changed to a somewhat calmer tune.
3: More years went by and Lil Missy found herself with a degree in music and a job in the big city teaching. Oh my, she thought this was going to be "The Life". There were concerts, and recitals, and live bands, and piano bars and a multitude of other musical venues to explore. And explore them she did. Every week-end would find her tracking down another musician she had heard about and staying out late into the night absorbing the music, the big city vibe, and living the life of the city girl.
4: But things started to turn after a few years of this and the lights didn't seem as bright, the streets looked dirtier, the music seemed off key and her own music started becoming more and more gloomy. Friends all told her, "Hey c'mon", "Get your glad on", "You just need to party a little and get back in the swing". But none of this was going to fix the heart of a country girl who was longing for just a little bit of green. Nowhere in this concrete jungle could you find anthing remotely resembling a river or a willow tree. She was longing for the simpler days of her youth. She was stuck here for now under contract and even a short trip to the country seemed like an impossible dream. The Blues had never been her style but lately that is what she seemed to identify with and it was beginning to depress even her.
5: In an effort to brighten her spirits, her friends got together and tried to come up with a plan. They sat around talking and planning, planning and talking but no one really came up with a workable idea. The general favorite was "If we can't get her to the country, then lets bring the country to her". But that was as far as it got. How on earth do you bring the country to the middle of the big city?!?!?! Rut-Roh, teapotters this sounds like they are in need of some serious help. Seriously haven't these people ever heard of a park??? or a balcony garden??? or potted plants??? Surely the 42,000 of us can each bring a bit of nature to soothe the musicians soul. That's your mission gals, soothe the blues right outta this place.
Challenge Translation:
Bring the happy music. Bring the trees, the rivers, anything from nature to soothe her soul. And please add inside: friend of nurse Sheri so she will have an idea why these gorgeous cards are coming her way. teeeheee...
EPEC(extra points for extra cookies):
Extra points this week for including uplifting and encouraging scripture.
Destination Station:
This week we are visiting a little known town of Derby, Kansas. So if you want a destination for your card this week, how about sending it to my friend Harriet Williams. She would so enjoy them.
For the reason behind this story and an address go to post 398 in the Destination Station.
Be sure to you use KEYWORD MMTPT294 in your upload and post a comment here so we can all see your card!
Ever want to get a jump on next week's challenge card? SCS has given Sheri (KSNurse) permission to create an email Teapot Tuesday Cheater Group and email the challenge out on the Saturday before the Tuesday of the challenge so you girls can have the weekend to make your card. Send her a pm with your email address if you wanna be a Cheater!
If you are confused about these challenges, see the first sticky post of this thread for more information. There is also a directory of individual challenges.
Aw, Sheri - I know what it's like not to be able to play music when you want to! I think I have the perfect happy music stamp to bring along for your friend, but I may not get it made and uploaded today. If I use the stamp I'm thinking of, I'll bring along some "country mice", LOL.
__________________ My Blog- Trusting in the Lord for Everything Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your path straight. My Stampin' Up WebsiteMy Gallery, BRAK New Member Mentor. New Grandmother to Mia Lou. 1st Grandchild.
Sheri, I hope you got some rest...whew you poor thing, ty for still after all that taking the time to do this challenge for us and Harriet. I am bringing spring and chheer and a great verse on the inside for Harriet..Here is My wonderful world.. .
__________________ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
Thanks so much to all you wonderful gals....She is going to soooooo love all the happy mail coming her way.....I've dashed through the gallery but will have time for a more leisurely stroll and commentin later this eve. I surely do appreciate all of you....
I missed last weeks tea party and all the other goings on here because I was away on family matters. I'm sooo glad to be back in my craft room! Here is my card for Harriet.
Sheri, hope you are catching up on some needed rest. Thanks for all you do here!
__________________ Robin ~My Growing Gallery~ Proud Fan Club Member FS324 and Tuesday Teapotter Life is about choices. Choose to live each day to its fullest.
My card will be out tomorrow! Lil Missy lives with me. I wish Lil Missy and I could visit Harriet. I'm sure Lil Missy would make Harriet feel a lot better.
__________________ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
I've gotten all the way through the gallery and oh my....the happy mail is gonna make her smile and feel the love for sure.....I cannot begin to thank y'all enough...
I've been away in Mesquite Nevada for awhile but I'm back in action. I couldn't get to this any earlier than yesterday but I finally got it finished. HERE is my card.
__________________ ELIZABETH LINCOLN Proud Fan Club Member
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Teeheee....the cards have started arriving.....Her daughter isn't telling her who started it, waiting to see if she figures it out....she's gotten 3-4 as of yest and she is thrilled....
MMTPT#294~March 18, 2014~Little Missy and the Big Town Blues
