All Things Home and Family
This is for my girls. It's midwinter. The days are lengthening, the cold strengthening... It's been "twenty below" each morning. By evening we're chilled and the stove fires are important. Snow fell straight down all the afternoon today. I've been finding little ways to give myself a boost. Yesterday I sorted and organized my desk… Continue reading February Lift
Listening to Monty Don's podcast, Gardeners World, today got me outside to see my own garden. What's it like out there in January anyway? It's beautiful! The apple trees are snug and safe in their fences. Aha, the rabbits are thwarted. The chickadees and nuthatches were so happy and noisy in the sunshine. My pet… Continue reading The Garden In January
Another evening by the fire is ahead of us. We will likely read and play Scrabble. But first, Elv is running up and down the stairs on a quest to stop a dripping faucet that has been clogging my washer drain with an ice dam. Apparently, it has become a snowmobile by now. Which is… Continue reading Monday Evening
It was a fine first day of the year, cold and snowy, with a bitter but refreshing breeze freezing our faces as we crunched over frozen swamp at Elv's woods job. I took off my mittens holding them between my knees to rewrap my scarf to cover my face better. Grandkids scattered on ahead crashing… Continue reading Cedars and Grandkids
It's bitterly cold tonight. The dry maple I found on the wood pile outside the door will hold fire all night in the stove. Scrabble and knitting ensues here in the living room. The lakes are freezing over. This is good news for Hayward Wisconsin. There will be ice fishing and snowmobiling when the ice… Continue reading Cold Snap
A bouquet of tulips in February definitely helps to ward off the typical blahs of mid-winter. I recommend this for every family's table. The benefits outweigh the expense easily. Choosing fresh flowers at our Hayward Wal-mart can take a minute. I think we must get the last of the supply up here and some of… Continue reading Winter Flowers
We are not feeling bluesy really. I am just thinking about the inconveniences of sub-zero weather. There are small annoyances that happen only in mid-winter when the temperatures drop. One of those things is static electricity. I walk across the carpet in our bedroom and listen to the snapping. I can feel it grab my… Continue reading Winter Blues and Thankyous
We now have 14 inches of new snow. I guess we won't be having a picnic for a day or two. The benches and the fireplace table are both quite snowed under. The table looks like a giant marshmallow.
Here's Lake Superior in one of its many moods. We had a snowstorm that kept some of us at home all day Sunday instead of going to church while others of our church group fled home to Wiscsonsin. Still others were stranded at the rec center where we were to meet for church and fellowship… Continue reading Sugar on Snow Snowstorm
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