woke up, got out of bed.....

Monday, 27 January 2014

From early sun......

Took these this morning....

Almost makes it look......

Bearable!

So beautiful....

More snow to come....

Hope you are all enjoying this sunny day..

Cheers!   :o)
     linda

This will pretty much be the new format....

Are we all onboard?         tee hee hee....

Saturday, 25 January 2014

Modelling A New Accessory.......

Well....

Here we are on Saturday....

Snowed and blowed all night...

Lots of drifting going on....

Miss V slept like a dream...

We got up at 8am....pretty decent!

But....

The day before....

We had some fun...

Modelling a few new accessories...

To go with her Leopard coat....a Christmas gift from me and my boyfriend!

I think the brown cowl...

And the brown earwarmer...with the orange flower..

Look awesome....Now....If I can just get her to try them on...

We headed for my bathroom...

She loves to sit on the counter...

Admiring herself in the big mirror!

I also have a magnifying mirror...

Which we both look into and make silly faces!

I think this ensemble suits her sweet face to a T!

She liked it at first....

She also applied my blush brush to her cheeks!

But....

Very shortly afterwards...

Her attention turned to other things!

Geesh......I like that on her ♥️♥️♥️

Getting blurry now...

Love the side view!

Kris...over at "Simplify" in my sidebar, makes beautiful earwarmers....and sells them!
Perhaps you should take a look!!
I stole her idea...but it was ok with her♥️

No pattern...

Just inside my head...

But...I do think...

It came out...

Pretty...

Darn...

Cute.....{but....not nearly as cute as the model}

Ok...she is getting fed up...

Off comes the cowl....

And the earwarmer....

Now...the staticy hair!!!!!!

Awwwwww....Miss V....

You do make your old Granny laugh!!!

And smile....

And giggle....

And dream........

Hope you are all having a great Saturday....

Lots of snow falling....blustery winds.....making the snow into drifts....

My windows are covered in snow on the outside....

Must take a few pictures of that....hopefully the last for a while :o)

Going to friends for dinner this evening....so...no KP for me! YAY!

Enjoy the rest of your day.....

Cheers! :o)

linda

Friday, 24 January 2014

Taking In The Afternoon Sun........

Captured this lovely gal from the kitchen the other day...

She was basking in the afternoon sun....

She is one of those 7 Cardinals who frequent my yard....almost daily...♥️

No snow left in these cedars....

But....still lots on the ground...

Here is the one Male...he is under the feeders....

Grabbing all the seeds that Red knocks out!

And...of course....a few cute little Juncos...

The sun was putting on a great display that day...

Shining thru the grasses....and lighting them up....

The lid of one of the feeders looks very dramatic with the addition of some warm sunlight....

And....in the dining room....

The Alstroemeria's are just about ready to fall...

enjoying the afternoon sun!

Hope you are all having a great Friday...

We are snug and warm again....thanks for all your kind thoughts!

We have Miss V with us today...

This will be our last sleepover for a while...:o(

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On the menu this fine Friday...

           Easy peasy.....Spaghetti and Meat Sauce....Ceasar salad...parmesan crusty bread...

                        Perhaps some bruschetta... as an appetizer.....

                                                  If I am not too lazy!! hahaha!

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Hard to believe...by this time next week....my boyfriend and I will be "On the road again"...

           Making our way to the sunny south....I know it hasn't been really warm down there

           this year....but....I am sure....most of you will agree...

                        ANYTHING BEATS THE WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING!!!!!

   Looking forward to walking the sandy beach...

   Meeting up with some friends....

   Getting furry hair......hahaha!

   And.....watching that glorious sunset....from these awesome beach chairs!!

   Took this shot last year...we stayed next door....but this year....these chairs...

ARE ALL OURS!!!!!

   Enjoy the rest of your day....

Cheers! :o)
   linda

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Thrifty...and chilly.... Thursday.....

As I write this post...

I have 2 sweaters on...

A scarf....

Big thick socks...

Slippers...

Cup of tea steeping♥️

Our furnace fan died yesterday morning...

And...we are...still waiting...for them...

To come...and install...a new fan!

The temp inside is 12*c...

Not bad...if it were Spring or Fall...

With a warm breeze blowing...

And a sun shiny sky...

Oh well...they also called..and said they were "running late"....running late???

What a silly expression that is...if you were running...perhaps you might be early!! hahaha!

Fire is on....small heater going...I am up here in my chilly office....just long enough to add some text to these photos...and then....back doen to the kitchen...where it is sunny....and warm at the table....

*****UPDATE......HEAT BACK ON AT 4PM...THANKS FOR ALL YOUR CONCERNS*****

When thrifting last week....I found a few delightful things...like this wicker tray....$2...

Put it on the living room table for now...with a few candles....and knick knacks.......looking good!

My next treasure is a tablecloth...

48"x48"....perfect size...

Love all the embroidery....

This will be perfect for my table at the cottage...

Or....right here in the kitchen....$3...

The next purchase...is so cute...

I have been looking at these guys since September...at one particular Sally Ann...

I wanted them for the cottage garden..

But...stingy me....thought that they were a bit too pricey....haha!

They wanted $5 for the biggest one...

And...$2 each for the others...

I approached the gal, as she was putting more stuff on the shelves...

I explained that they had been there for a while...

She agreed...

I offered her $5 for the whole gaggle...

And....she agreed....YAY!!!!

I love these guys...and one is a planter...perfect spot for a wee African Violet...next summer...

Aren't they adorable???

They aren't all the same...I especially like the one with the painted webbed feet....he is the planter!

Is that not a happy little face?♥️♥️♥️

Next up....

A cute little pyrex casserole...

Not large....not inbetween...small!

Perfect size for leftovers...

Heating soup...

Love this!

I have never seen this pattern before..

I have several others with the flat lids...

This actually had the last of my chicken soup in it....

Just the right size for "one"... $1...

Not sure if I have ever shared my passion for finding small shoes, before....

They are beocming harder and harder to find these days...

Most of them are at the cottage...

And they were found years ago...

Perhaps I will feature a few of those this summer....

Some of them are quite a giggle....

These ones cracked me up...

With their polka dots...

And platforms....

Kinda look like Witches shoes! $1/pr!

Ever since Miss V was born....I look for small china figurines....

The latest is the small mouse on the left....the bunnies with the umberellas was a while ago...

I hope when she gets bigger....she will enjoy playing wiht all the small characters....

We have a lot of Doggies and kitty kats here at home...

And she always wants to give them a kiss ♥️

And......yes.....that is the boyfriend and I... a VERY LONG TIME AGO!!!

So.....these are the latest thrifty purchases....what do you think?

Pretty good I'd say! hahaha!

Did you know you could barter at the thrift stores???

Oh yes..I jsut remembered...when the nice lady at the cash, was wrapping up the ducks...

She sid..."Good....I don't have to dust them anymore"!!!

And...she gave me a card...stamped that I had spent $10...I said I didn't spend $10...

She said..."That's ok...just happy to see those darn ducks go"!

There were several other ducks, that I left behind...If they are still there in March...

I will try and make a deal for the rest!!!!

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Ok...down I go to the sunny kitchen...

Hope you are all enjoying your day...

Thanks for all your lovely comments on yesterdays post...♥️

Much appreciated....

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On the menu this chilly {inside and out!} Thursday...

Crispy roasted chicken thighs....roasted potatoes....zucchini and parmesan...

At least the oven will warm us up.........hahaha!

Cheers! :o)

linda

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Who's Hungry?

Happy Wednesday to you all...

Miss V got a haircut...

Isn't that just adorable?

She even has a few bangs...

If the hair falls..just so!

When she was here on Monday...

Her Grampa and I, helped her with her lunch...

Some of my homemade chicken soup...

this time I added a handful of small macaroni...

We found our kids old silver spoon...

Grampa polished it up...

And.....

Away she went!

Her Mom has been working with her...with the spoon and fork...and she is coming along pretty darn well..♥️