Paper Puppies

Paper Puppies For Sale

As some of you know my summer past time is going to Rummage Sales. It’s not really that I need a lot of things, it’s just something I remember doing as a young child with my Grandparent’s and my Mom. I guess I just grew to love it. I’ve also now passed this trait on to my own children, lol.

This past Saturday a little town called
Fairwater was holding their "city wide"
rummage sale. Now, Fairwater has a
population of about 350 people
(I noticed the sign as we got there, lol)
After the rain had stopped about noon time,
Rick and I decided to take a ride and see
what kind of bargains and treasures
I could find.

I should mention, that we only came across
about a half a dozen rummages. I wasn’t sure
if it was because of the rain or the fact that the town was so small. It didn't matter though, I was on a mission for the best bargain!
The third rummage sale we stopped at was at a really nice little ranch style home. There was an attached garage which was where all the bargains were being sold.
I walked in and there was a woman, an older woman (I’m assuming her mother) and a little girl. I started scoping out the first table, but wasn’t really seeing anything that was of interest to me. As I started scanning the other tables I saw that the little girl, who was maybe 7 or 8 years old, had her own "personal" table set up with something to sell.
As I got closer, I could see this little girl who was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, start to look a little anxious. Upon a much closer look, I could see she had a little tupperware bowl filled with different colored pieces of paper......ahhhhhhh.....the "papers" were actually Puppies,.... Origami puppies!
Now, this little girl was smiling from ear to ear, so I asked her if she had made all those puppies herself. With a huge smile of pride she informed me, she had indeed. Now, from another table not too far away, Mom and Grandma were watching me and grinning.

I remarked back to the young sales lady just how cute they were and how it must have taken her a long time to make all of them. Her response was simply a shy giggle. The sign on the front of the tupperware container said "2 for 5 cents". Being the ever thrifty rummager that I am, I know a deal when I see one!!!
This adorable little girl was so nervous, she was wringing her hands, but that smile on her face was huge and the hopeful look of making a sale was evident in her eyes.
"Well young lady, I would like 2 puppies please" I told her. OMG! The look of pure happiness and delight on that little angle’s face just made my whole day! She very "professionally" asked me which color puppies I would like. I was enjoying this way too much and told her she could pick the colors for me.
Mom and Grandma were smiling ear to ear now too. As my young sales lady was digging around in the rainbow of paper puppies, she didn’t notice her mother mouth to me "Thank You" or me simply winking back at her. I’m not sure who was prouder, Mom or Grandma.
The little girl then informed me that she had found the perfect paper puppies for me to purchase. One was yellow and the other was pink. "Perfect!" I said "I would have chosen those exact puppies myself!" Again, this little girl was damn near beside herself with happiness.
I went into my wallet and got out a quarter. As she started to fumble around in her little container for change, I told her too keep the whole quarter, that she obviously worked very hard on all those puppies and deserved the whole 25 cents!
The look on the young girls face will be with me for a long time. She had made a sale! She was proud and happy. Her smile and the look in her eyes saying it all.
I told them all to have a wonderful day and walked out to the car. My wonderful little paper puppies in my hand.
I told Rick about my bargain for the day and gave him the yellow puppy. He too smiled as I retold the story to him.

I guess the point of my blog is this: No matter how small something may seem to you, it might mean the world to someone else. I’m sure there were a few people that day who over looked the paper puppies, maybe thinking they were silly. Maybe we all need to take the time to see the simple things in life and the joy they can bring. Maybe we need to remember what it was like to see the world through a child’s eye’s or maybe we just need remember, paper or pedigree shouldn’t really matter. Take time to make someone smile today.....it will fill your heart so full of happiness and that in itself is a true blessing.

This blog was originally written in 2009. But the picture above shows that little pink paper puppy is still taped where I can see it and see it often! It's my reminder that sometimes little things mean a lot to someone and that I'm able to make someone smile everyday and that it's not that hard to do :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs & Nightmares,

Savannah Rayne

Todays Hug or Nightmare...

Interview between Hellfire Publishing Executive Editor Dawn Binkley
and
Author Savannah Rayne

Editor: Hello there Savannah, we are so excited to have you here today on our very first Hellfire Publishing’s Table Talk Tuesday, editor to writer interview.

Savannah: Thanks Dawn, it’s a pleasure to be here!

Editor: You have a short story entitled Oh, Deer. What is that about?

Savannah: It’s about a couple who experience a rather unsettling, unnatural occurrence in their yard. Later Jacob Ellis hears the telling of an Indian legend. It appears that, the worlds between people and nature collide.

Editor: How did you come up with the title?

Savannah: It was a play on words really. Jacob calls Donna ‘dear’ in the story, so Oh, Deer seemed to fit J

Editor: How did you choose your genre?

Savannah: I didn’t, it chose me.

Editor: What inspired you to be a writer?

Savannah: Well, a good friend of mine **wink-wink** told me I had a natural talent for writing. So I thought I’d try it. You’re never too old to try something new! I found I LOVE it too!

Editor: With all that you do, can we look forward to another book by Savannah Rayne?

Savannah: I certainly hope so! I have several that I am working on at the moment in different genres.

Editor: Are you currently running any contests? What are they?

Savannah: In the very near future, I will be having one. I’m still ironing out all the details, so fan’s, be sure to keep watching for the announcement on my Blog or my Facebook page.

Editor: What are you wearing?

Savannah: My blue, capri jammies! I’m afraid you caught me a little early this morning Dawn! I’m still having my first cup of coffee, LOL Thank goodness, there’s not a spy-cam around!

Editor: What does your family think about all that you do?

Savannah: They think I’m crazy, LOL. Seriously though, they support me and encourage me all that they can. I’ve even had them make suggestions regarding subjects for upcoming books.

Editor: We have a special place for unpublished writers in our hearts, here at Hellfire Publishing. So what advice would you give to an unpublished writer?

Savannah: Don’t give up! If writing is what you want to do…DO IT! You should just remember that if writing makes you happy, you should keep doing it…FOR YOU.  Whether you’re ever published or not shouldn’t be the reason, you do it. It’s not about making money selling books, it’s really about bringing something special to someone else. Even if the only people who read your written ramblings are family and friends, if you can make them smile, laugh, cry or sleep with the lights on, that’s what matters most.

Editor: Which other Hellfire novel would you recommend?

Savannah: I can honestly say I highly recommend them all! However, I do have a few personal faves, Knight of Swords by Sara Curran-Ross, The Unauthorized Autobiography of Ethan Jacobs by Dan Dillard and A Criminal Portrait by Robert Tangiers. Oh hell…can I just list them all? They’re really all so good J

Editor: What would you like to say to your fans?

Savannah: Thanks for welcoming me into your reading world!

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Today I would just like to thank everyone who took a few minutes out of your busy day to check out my page. I’m hoping that if time allows, I can post several new blogs a week. That’s my plan anyway! And by the tab title “Hug or Nightmare” you may be surprised by what you find me blogging about that day. I hope you find some of my ramblings interesting, funny or at least maybe something you can relate to.

So stop back soon and see if I’m having a day worth hugging someone for or a nightmare I want to escape from…

Thanks again for stopping by!

Hugs,

Savannah