Snowy days make me feel thankful

We had a bit of snow today.  It made everything look just like a winter wonderland.

Walking in a winter wonderland...

 This winter has been quite mild here in Massachusetts.  So the snow was a welcome sight.

I had put my little outdoor pillow of my Let it snow design on my bench outside.  My snowman looked right at home out there.

 For Valentine's Day decorations I decorated the tree outside with hearts and lights.

The snow makes it almost look like it's Christmas again.  When it snows, I love being home, making soup and feeling cozy at home.

Now that we have turned the snow on, I hear that next Monday and Tuesday we are going to have lots more.  Sarah and Mike are on their way to Florida to visit Disney World.

The boys will be sledding and snowboarding now that they are finally feeling better.  They had the worst virus that just wouldn't go away.

I have been spending time lately reading the Bible and listening to sermons.  Remembering to be thankful for all of God's blessings.

I read the other morning that God has given us the spirit of thankfulness to be the solution to feelings of despair.  God has given us the Joy of the Lord as our strength.  The cloak of praise is the best armor we can put on every morning before we start our day.

I am thankful for so many blessings, and especially thankful for you.

Spring Daydreams and a little nesting in North Carolina

So, here we are in North Carolina and enjoying warmer weather than back home….WHAAAAt.  Snow?  Yes it snowed here and gave me all the more reason to nest at home.  I find it impossible to believe I was posting recently when the weather was 60 degrees.

I love Michael Feinstein, I could listen to him all day.  Let me share the link to him singing My Funny Valentine.

Don't hate me, but I really loved seeing the snow.  Views I typically have back in Massachusetts.   I have this wonderful window in my art room above my desk.  When I looked up this morning I could see the snowflakes falling against the gray sky.

Snowy days always make me want to bake something so, I went downstairs to cook a little.  Just in case we lost power later.  I lit the fire and headed for the kitchen to make a wonderful recipe I found on-line from the Pioneer Woman.  

I have a bouquet of tulips on my kitchen counter.  Here is the view of my window from my kitchen in our cute little house.

These pretty tulips gave me the inspiration to put my vase on the patio for some pretty pictures.  Snowy views, tulips and Spring daydreams.

So far so good, we haven't lost power yet.  Dinner is made and I am ready to nest some more.

Hope your day is filled with Spring Daydreams. Whether you are enjoying Spring temperatures or lost in snowy days like me, I hope that you have the loveliest Valentine's Day.

Alice in Virtual Land

Well, I feel a bit starry eyed like Alice in Wonderland today.  When that happens, I put on some dreamy music, like Diana Krall.  I just follow where my creative muse might take me.

Like today, I was feeling a bit starry eyed.  So, I clicked on a link, which led me to a wonderful blog called Bloom.  Which led me to her post about the Australian magazine Australian Homespun.

Now that really got my attention because for some reason my fabrics are popular in Australia.  I have more customers from there than anywhere else.

I am always looking for Australian fabric and quilting magazines to keep up with the fabric trends there.  They are pricey with the magazine postage, of course.

Sooooo, getting back to my story.  I clicked on Bloom's suggestion called Zinio.  I was able to purchase the magazine edition I wanted for just $3.66.

It's not sitting with stacks and stacks of magazines, which I promise to purge, but never do.  No no, my new magazine is sitting in my favorite place, my virtual world.

So, when I want to look at my copy of Australian Homespun and read about Wombat World fabric in this issue of the magazine, I can go to Zinio wearing my pj's and sipping a nice cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea.

Today is Mosaic Monday and I would like to add my mosaic of snowy dreams to Mary's inspiration from Little Red House.