Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day.

Thought I'd show you how pretty those tulips
are after a week on my windowsill. I think they
are just as pretty in their faded state.

The Scotty Dogs keep selling on my Etsy site
so I made a couple more.. will list tomorrow.

Open Windows at 35*

It was soooo beautiful here today. I scooped the snow off
my thinking bench in the garden and sat there in the sunshine
soaking it all in. Opened the windows and let the 35* breezes
blow through. Heavenly! With tulips and hyacinths in my
kitchen window, can spring be far behind?

Pink Posie Poochie Pillows

The first Scotty Dog pillows I made and listed on eBay sold quickly. I made a couple more and they sold. Here are two more! These I just listed on my Etsy site along with one more plus some little puffy pompom pillows.... just for fun! These pink pups make me "think spring" with all their flowers and pink polka dot bows. Although it has been sunny here, it is crisp and did not get UP to ten degrees today! The big Lake Michigan bays are freezing... this is good for the Cherry Trees!

Winter's Pie

We are having the third coldest January on record here! The best antidotes are either to go skiing anyway or bake a pie. I baked a pie! Found the last pint of frozen blueberries in my freezer and the next to the last pint of frozen raspberries.... the late variety that I buy throughout the fall at an "honor system" stand along side the road. I never put these two berries together in a pie before, but what a delicious combo!

And my friend knitted the sweet, brightly colored cotton dishcloth for me! I am waiting for her to share the directions so I can try something new. Stay warm!

Pandora's Many Boxes

Cleaning closets and simplifying my life have become an obsession. It took me years to accumulate all of these boxes full, so why do I think I can sort it all out in a week? When the thermometer continues to hover between zero and ten degrees, this sorting process is the perfect activity.

It's been fun rediscovering old treasures and then saying goodbye to them. For instance, I read all the congratulatory notes to my mother upon the occasion of my birth, then promptly listed them on eBay... someone should enjoy them for scrapbooking!

I purchase crocheted potholders at estate sales and garage sales, especially red and white ones, but have discovered I have many more than I can ever hope to display. Again, off to eBay for sharing. I can almost see the bottom of the first box!

Tea Party Memories

It is zero degrees or colder here all this week. Every morning we get up and look at the thermometer outside. The dogs don't even want to go out! I wear my Cuddl Duds all the time! We get a little fresh powdered sugar snow every day, then out comes the sunshine. Today I grabbed my camera and took photos out all the windows, then began looking through the camera lens inside the house and saw these china treasures with fresh eyes.

Here are teacups given to me by a dear neighbor, Peggy, and from my grandmother. They were birthday gifts to me more than 40 years ago! The pretty "chocolate pot" belonged to Peggy's mother-in-law. Peggy had a built-in corner cabinet in her dining room filled with teacups and saucers. She would invite me to pick my favorite of the day and we would have tea together. She began that tradition with me when I was about 6 yrs. old. She was a special lady!

Scotty Dogs for Valentines

Just finished these two cute Scotty Dog pillows made from a pattern a friend sent me!
I used a vintage Double Wedding Ring quilt piece, vintage chenille bedspread in red & white for the reverse sides and
a cherry print by Waverly. I listed them on eBay although I sort of want to keep them
for myself!!!