It snowed here on Friday, and I took this picture the following Tuesday.  Some of our roads were still covered with snow and ice.  And there is still lots of snow on the ground.  So George was out on his tractor clearing what he could.  

 

We tried walking, but it was too treacherous, and I fell a couple times.  Not good!!!  I'm OK, but, just to be safe, we are staying inside until the roads are clear of ice.  

 

Overnight lows are predicted to be in the teens through next week, so we probably won't be going anywhere any time soon.  That's OK, I am happy staying home.   

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

This doesn't look like much, but I think it's pretty:  our garden in the snow.  

 

With these last few warm-ish days, the snow is melting, so I wanted to get a picture for posterity.  Don't know when we will get more snow.  I hope soon.  

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

I just stopped by to say HI!!!  Not sure how long I will last in this 45 degree weather, but I am happy now.

 

I hope you had fun in the snow.  

 

HAPPY JANUARY!!!

 

What a fun time we had in the snow!  

 

I tried to sled down our road, but it is steep, and I went way too fast, plus there is no place to slow down.  You just have to bail off the sled to stop.  So we walked over the top of our hill and sledded down that way.  We call these roads "bunny slopes."  They aren't as steep and scary.  

 

I had to navigate a few curves on this road, but I did ok, (read: no wrecks.)  I did it two or three times, and when Tom saw me he waited at the road sign and took this picture as I came down the hill.  He had just said earlier what a great road this would be for sledding.  It has a long enough downhill ride, then turns up at the road sign, so you can glide to a stop.  It is great!!!

 

WISH YOU WERE HERE!!!

 

This little one came around looking for something to eat.  She sniffed at the rosemary, moved on to the juniper, then left to find her friends.  I hope they are able to find food under the snow, but I was happy that she didn't eat my rosemary.  

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

We got our snow!!!  Just a couple inches, but enough to cover the ground and the deck.

 

We didn't go for a walk to get pictures yesterday, but I did step outside to take a few.  I'll get some more today.

 

 

HAPPY DAYS!!!!

 

I asked Betsy to send me some snow pictures from Montana, and this is what she sent me.  "Meet Nellie, she's a love."

 

It looks like Nellie loves the snow too, in her fur coat.  I bet this picture was taken from inside, through the window.  I know Betsy.  And she is smart enough to know that walking in the snow can be hazardous to mature women from warmer climates.  Even still, I'm glad they are having fun.

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!! 

 

I am trying not to get too excited about snow, but I can't help myself.  I love snow.  

 

This is what we got on Tuesday morning.  And on Wednesday morning we got 17 degrees.  The forecast is for 3-7 inches of snow on Friday.  MY fingers are crossed.  I hope we get that and more.  

 

One of my sisters (the crazy one) is in Montana for 10 days.  She loves the snow too, but I bet she is enjoying it from the living room beside the fireplace.  Maybe she's not that crazy, just more adventurous than we are.  

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

 

 

How about this for a SCRAP quilt?  The heart blocks are totally out of scraps from other projects, and the interlocking blocks are from some great yardage I acquired from a quilter friend.  

 

This is just the quilt top, less the border, but I thought you might like to see what we do for fun when it's too cold and windy to go out.  

 

I AM HAPPY!!!

 

I finally put together my log cabin blocks, and sewed on the border.  This is my favorite arrangement of these blocks.  There are 16 log cabin blocks:  each one has 8 light strips and 8 dark strips.  There are probably hundreds of different ways to put them together.  Here are a couple others for you to see, while I was still in the interviewing process.

 

 

See each individual block?

 

 

Another interesting arrangement.

 

 

Last one.  The blue is a little too prominent for me.  I like the dark fabrics better.  

 

I hope you liked seeing my thinking process.  Quilting is so much fun.  Next time I will share the sewing part.  Now that winter is here, I hope you will share some of your projects with me.  

 

 

HAPPY QUILTING!!!