The snow is all gone, but look what we got yesterday.  The trees were flocked!!!  

 

It was still only 27 degrees at noon, and it was like a fairyland.  Beautiful!!!

 

OK, enough of this,  I'm ready for spring. 

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

Do you recognize my beautiful rosemary?  I know, she looks a bit different.  

 

Rosemary can only tolerate a low temperature of 10 degrees.  So when the prediction is for 15 or lower, Jon goes into "Dad mode" and covers her with a blanket and a tarp.  He was out there at 7 am on Saturday to make sure she survives the snow and the cold.  Fingers crossed she makes it through the winter.  

 

Rosemary and I are grateful to our hero.  

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

I wonder if Mr. Groundhog saw his shadow today.  I bet:  NOT.  It is cold and cloudy everywhere.  So, according to the legend;  if he doesn't see his shadow, winter will end, and spring should arrive in 6 weeks.  Which it will do anyway.  So.......

 

Violet sent me this picture that she took of a finch just outside her window.  Winter moves into spring:  we get it when we get it.  

 

HAPPY FEBRUARY!!!

 

 

This is our beautiful landscape, (ie. our driveway.)  It was WAY too cold to go out today, but we did manage a couple ventures.  Of course, Jon had to fill the bird feeders.  And I took a couple pix, but 12 degrees is just a little too cold for sledding, or anything else.  So we just stayed inside.

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

 

 

And Gizmo helped.  He hung out by the fireplace all day.  Better than underfoot, right?

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

 

 

 

The Ice Storm flew right by us;  all we got was cold and rain.  But Sunday was definitely an inside day around here.

 

So we made our own fun.  We took tomatoes that we froze last summer and made a big pot of tomato sauce.  I thought it was about 3 or 4 quarts worth, so we got busy canning it.  It was a fun project for a wintery day.  

 

Turns out we had 16 pints!!!  We had to set up the canner twice, as it only holds 9 pint jars.  That's OK, it was nice to work in a warm kitchen.  And we have lots of lovely seasoned tomato sauce.  We added garlic, oregano, thyme, basil, pink celery leaves, and peppers that we grew last summer in the garden.  

 

I hope you did something fun.

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

The Big Storm of 2026 missed us.  There was a lot of build up, and predictions for a real mess;  but we live in a "bowl" here in the mountains, and the storm slid right past us.

 

This is what we got this morning:  a little snow.  It is cold, though.  Not supposed to get up to freezing today.  So I guess it will be another inside day for us.  That's OK, we love it.

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

It was kinda warm on Wednesday, so we walked the loop.  As we were getting down to the creek, I couldn't believe how beautiful these trees looked against the winter blue sky.  

 

I hope you are getting out when it's warm, because it appears that this weekend is going to be back to cold.  I'm hoping for snow, myself, but not holding my breath.

 

 

HAPPY WINTER!!!

 

We were out for a walk on Monday, and saw Tom and Sky out on their golf cart.  Jon noticed how gray her muzzle is getting and Tom told us that she will soon be ready for "senior food."  Wow, where did the time go?

 

I just looked it up in the archives, and I introduced y'all to Sky back in April, 2019.  She was just a puppy then.  Here is her picture to refresh your memory.  Or you can go back and read the entry for April 24, 2019.

 

 

It is so fun seeing the kids grow up.  

 

HAPPY 2026!!!

 

HAPPY 2026!!!