Sunday, February 19, 2012

our first real snowfall!



it snowed today!!
yippie skippie!
as we watched the rain turn into big fat snowflakes...
my excitement began to build...
and when the snow began to stick to the ground,
well, i knew we were goin on a little field trip!

mr. dan and i threw on some clothes,
skipped brushing our teeth...ew...
and headed for our favorite country road for a few photos
 (make that a few hundred)

i have been anxiously awaiting this first snowfall all winter.

i was as giddy as a young school girl.
(try that sentence with a german accent...it is much funnier)

i love snow!


the snow was soooo wet i had to carry an umbrella to keep my camera from getting wet.
i finally understand why someone invented those stupid looking hats with the umbrella attached...it would have come in handy.



as we returned back to the old homestead...
this is my house with snow on the roof....
it was still coming down,
 in big wet flakes...

some of them even look like little white hearts!
do you see the hearts?










snow covered angels and floating white hearts falling from the sky...
a little piece of
heaven
 on
earth!

a couple of hours later the snow was completely gone
 and then mr. sunshine even came out.
i am so glad we rushed out to take pictures when we did!
p.s.  i know how to add a snow effect in photoshop but did not use it on any of these photos...nature took care of that for me.

have a good week!
erin

this is my first attempt at the new google way of blogging...ha...so new (to me, anyway) that i can not even recall the name for it!  anyhoo, i hope i did it right...learning something new is good for us, right?

i have also installed the new linky followers button on my sidebar...i have been reading all sorts of rumors ("rumor has it", i love that song by adele) about google discontinuing the google friend connect button as of march 1st....i hope this does not happen as i love my followers and i don't want to loose a single one of you!!  you can sign up to follow me in the new linky follower gadget if you care too....i am a little confused by the whole darn thing, but feel sure it will work itself out....fingers crossed here.

Monday, February 13, 2012

happy valentines day!











sorry ladies, he's taken.
~i love you~
xxoo

Friday, February 10, 2012

daffs a bloomin in february...

this mild winter,
has forced some of my daffodils
to bloom a whole month earlier than usual....
with impending frost this weekend,
i gathered some of these early buttercups and brought them inside to enjoy.
cheerful bouquets set in pretty glass, alongside my paper weight from the....ahem.... 1970's....
an unexpected and delightful vignette for this ordinary corner of my kitchen...
sitting below this newly acquired vintage clothes pin bag...
which cleaned up ever so nicely after a soak in Biz and Bleach.....
and hung in the window by chance to dry...
anything with sweet little tweets on it is welcome in my home....
lately, i have been hearing the birdies outside cheerfully singing away.
vintage coffee cups on quirky hooks...
old prints of a squirrel and of woods (bought for super cheap and later , after researching the artist on-line, worth $500.!!) weeeee.....


a heart for valentines....
the daffodil bouquets moved to the kitchen table...
with the warm glow of the afternoon sun streaming through...
it feels as though...
spring
is
not
far.
are there daffs bloomin where you are?

Thursday, February 2, 2012

like sleeping under fluffy clouds.....

















how delighted i was,
to find these lovely and white
Pottery Barn Canopies,
while at an estate sale recently...
just perfect!!
i just love them hanging over the twin beds in one of my guest rooms!!
~like sleeping under fluffy clouds~