Mystery Invite!

This arrived in the mail on Friday:

No return address, no name, no date, no location!!

So I'm racking my brain trying to remember if some event was going on at school, at church, etc.  I'm notorious for forgetting events---even after putting them on my calendar. 

I looked over the writing--kinda looked like my library aide's.  But she would have given the details. 

Showed it to Wayne--he was clueless.

Later that evening, my neighbors came over for a glass of wine and a visit on the porch.  I showed the invite to them.  I wondered if it was hand drawn--hard to tell as it was in black ink and so well done it was impossible to tell if it was printed or drawn.  We also noted that PICNIC was misspelled PINIC. 

None of us could figure it out.  So it was forgotten---wine can have that effect...... 

Easter Morn arrived along with our granddaughter, Hayley, waking us at 6:45 all excited because the Easter bunny had brought her a basket full of goodies.  So we started hunting for hidden eggs.  The weather had been very wet lately, so the ole Easter bunny just hid the eggs in the house.

Imagine my surprise when I opened the living room blinds and saw this:

 

Some of you might not be aware that I have a neighbor extraordinaire who loves to create displays (in my yard!) on any given holiday.  She has delighted us with many creations (although the dandelions were rather embarassing!)

This Easter creation included gnomes hidden all over my yard (better than all the beer bottles I usually find hidden in my hostas!)   along with a great looking picnic!

What's really sad is that I DIDN'T make the connection between the mystery invitation and this Easter display!!  (it was all the wine-----and I'm sticking to that excuse)  Only when Laura came out of her house did I make the connection.  SHE KNEW ALL ALONG ABOUT THE MYSTERY INVITE---she and the other neighbors were laughing hysterically behind my back as I was trying to figure out who had sent the darn invitation. 

So I tip my wine glass to Laura for her creativity and devious nature!!! 
I'm lovin it!!!

P.S.  If you look real carefully, you'll see a tiny gnome hidden in the invitation---sneaky!