One of my favorite things to see in Winter are my Snowdrops getting ready to bloom. It lets me know that Spring is coming. The promise of spring's arrival is enough to get anyone through a bitter winter. ~Jen Selinsky … [Read more...]
Sunday Bliss – January 20th
This week we had a quick little winter storm blow by. It lightly snowed one afternoon and then the next morning, there was a light coating of ice and snow on the branches of the trees and shrubs everywhere. I am always fascinated about how ice forms around and on branches of trees and other plants … [Read more...]
Sunday Bliss – January 13th
This weekend we received a little bit of snow from Winter Storm Gia. It was very pretty and not as crippling as the storm in December where we got over 15 inches of snow. Even though we only got a smidge of snow, we did get some ice so we basically just stayed in and enjoyed the … [Read more...]
One Little Word – 2019
Every year since 2014 I have participated in an exercise started many years ago by Ali Edwards where you choose One Little Word for your focus each year, usually in January and usually in place of setting resolutions or goals. At least that is how I interpret it. That first year I chose … [Read more...]
Sunday Bliss – January 6th
Cats are great nappers. They sleep probably more than they are awake. And our kitty kids are great at finding the sunbeams, too. That seems to be a preferred place to nap on most any day, if they are not napping in our lap or in a basket. Pixie loves her sunbeams. And she is doing so much … [Read more...]
Sunday Bliss – December 30th
On Christmas Day we went to our favorite local walking trail to get out of the house and unwind with a quick walk on the wetlands trail. We always see wildlife and on that day the birds were abundant and so were the deer. We saw three of them, including this single doe that was almost hidden in … [Read more...]