Snow Day 2012

We finally got a snow day here in our little corner of the Garden State.It was far too cold outside for me to enjoy playing, so I made donuts and hot apple cider

Farmer Dad took our Princess outside to play while he shoveled the driveway.

We stayed in for the rest of the day,watching movies on Netflix and eating
 Croque Monsieur and homemade New England Clam Chowder.

Snuggled under blankets keeping warm, taking turns picking our favorite movies.
How did you spend your snow day? Didn't have snow? How was the weather in your little corner of the world? I must admit, I had a pile of seed catalogs tucked next to me to flip thru as we hung out.
I am excited for spring..big dreams of big changes here..how about you?

Winner!

We put your names in our hat and out came....SHANA!!

Congrats! If you had fun...send me a pic of you enjoying the show.


We missed it, snow in October...who expected that???

But the worst part was trees were falling down everywhere!

Spring

Does it feel like Spring to you? Here in our little corner of the Garden State you can feel it in the air.

The trees are budding up.

The bulbs are coming up all over the place.

The Ground Hog has made an appearance.

And yes...

we got a bit more snow....

It's ok, we brought a few branches inside after pruning the plum trees this past weekend

and so even with some snow on the ground...it's Spring here.

I hope you are feeling it too!

Happy New Year

It feels like it has been snowing all 2011.

It has been cold,cold,cold.

The hope of Spring is in the air ...

the seeds have begun to arrive.

Did you order anything new this year?

Snow

You know how I love my trees... Farmer Dad and Princess built an igloo

and they have expanded it every single day since..I have to admit, I spent most of the time watching the snow from inside

Princess and her friends helped clear the fallen limbs

Farmer Dad keeps making the igloo bigger....

We ordered seeds, they came in..I promise to post about it all soon.

Winter

Happy New Year !! ((hugs)) KateinNJ

First Day of Spring

It's the first day of spring.

My plan was to bring my hot cup

of tea outside and watch the birdies.

It is snowing.

So I am sitting inside watching the squirrels eat

the bird's food instead.

Life, as they say, is what happens when you make plans!

Ode To Spring

It snowed today

Again

Like yesterday

And once more

Snow tomorrow

A harsh winter

That's what they say

Colder than it's ever been

Snow like we've never seen

Spring... it will be late

But I will wait,

for like fate

Spring always follows

Spring always comes

Spring has never failed me

Even under 6 feet of sorrow

No matter how long I burrow

Spring somehow always finds me

by Sonya Florentino

Seedlings and snow

Farmer Dad picked up a new light for the seedlings.

we thinned some

watched the resident Cardinal visit the new birdfeeder

Spring was in the air, although it got much colder Sunday than Saturday.

Then it snowed.

Schools and businesses closed on Monday. We had a snow day with Farmer Dad

as his business was closed for the day. Too fluffy to build, but fun to play in.

Rednesday is another Snow Day

in little corner of the Garden State.
Isn't it lovely?

According to my friend Sue

so I am going to join in. Here are two of my favorite

"red" things in my house. Both are in my kitchen.

The first is a painting of a barn in Freehold New Jersey, painted

by my Grandfather.

The second item, is a vintage pitcher I found right before the holidays
in a little shop on a rare "Mom's only" outing with my girlfriend.I'm still excited about finding it, it was on my "wish list" for a long time,
but I had only seen it in books.
Here is where we will be today...
it's one of those glorious days that just beg for a walk outside and a mug of hot cocoa!