Buried!

The snow started falling...


























The branches of the old dogwood trees are bent to the ground...







Will we ever get out?
...making some more hot chocolate for Santa Baby...
:)

Last Chance to Enter 52 FLEA's First Year Anniversary Give-Back!

I wanted to share this special gift that sweet girlfriend Paula gave me last week...



Do you see this set of three white vellum covered books on Paula's mantle?
... photo courtesy of Carole...



Well, now they are mine! Or at least three others, similarly covered are mine!
We girls have been admiring stacks of these beautifully covered books at one of our favorite stores...Taken For Granite...
The last time Paula visited...they were on sale...
...she scored big!
...and of course, being Paula....she shared with Evi and me!
I just love them!




It was such a beautiful weekend...the sun shone both days...all day long.
I'm a different person when the sun shines!



We had a lovely evening ...



... and I hope you did too!



Here is my Lisa Leonard original....the captured heart necklace....



I am so pleased with this piece...it is meaningful...
...yet casual and fun...just like my Dan and Kate!

Don't forget Monday at 6 pm EST is the deadline for entering
52 FLEA's first anniversary Give-Back!

You've got to be in it to win it! Wouldn't a $50 gift certificate to Lisa's online shop be wonderful?
...and don't forget....also included in this Give-Back is a copy of the new Jeanne D'Arc Living Magazine and that ever so special edition of Somerset Life!

Good Luck my friends!
Good night!
:)

Sand Colors and Cookies

It was a quiet day...cold and crisp with lots of sunshine.
We visited dear family friends to celebrate a 93rd birthday!
I didn't get Kate's room cleaned out as planned nor all the laundry done...
...but spent an hour outside in the fresh air...
... it felt really, really good...

I am so ready for spring...
...dreaming of the sand and sea...
...hope your Saturday was sunny too!

What are you dreaming of this weekend?

Still time to get in on the 52 Flea 1st Anniversary Give-Back!
Just click HERE to leave a comment and have a chance to win!

Good Luck and Good night!
:)

Snow Day!

Well, looking out my kitchen window...
...it's a beautiful world!
....still in my pj's...no office today!



Santa Baby is doing his thing....shoveling and snow blowing our long and winding driveway...
...at 3 pm we had just under a foot...as measured with the yardstick on the table.
...still snowing!



Yes! Yes! A sight for sore eyes...
I took these snapshots at the market yesterday!
... Calla lilies are daughter Kate's favorite flower...



6 more weeks of winter...



And then we will have beautiful, glorious spring!

I am getting excited with Valentine's Day coming up on Sunday...
... and Evi's Valentine's Day Luncheon on Monday!

Guess what else Monday is?

Unbelievably, incredibly....
...Monday will be the one year anniversary of the birth of
52 FLEA!

It will be time for me to Give-Back....
...to all of you who have been so kind to me...
...stay tuned for details!

Meanwhile....I must make something warm and delicious for Santa Baby who is about to come in from the cold and snow.

...Poor guy...
...feeling just a tad guilty as I let him "play" outside all day.
...I just may have to throw in a back rub!
:)

Pink Christmas Boots

It's hard to believe Christmas day has come and gone!



We had a relaxing day, visited good friends with their three very excited little girls (ages six, four and one) and then had a wonderful Christmas dinner at my sister's home...



Just wanted to share these pepto bismal pink cowboy boots that I found at the thrift store a few weeks ago...they were a perfect fit for the 4 year old and a big hit when I gave them to her today!



Last call to enter the 300th Post Give-Back!
If you have not entered yet.....
...you have until high noon (EST) tomorrow!
Click HERE to enter!
Winners will be announced tomorrow night...GOOD LUCK!




Hope your day was happy and that the week ahead brings more joy as we countdown the days to the end of 2009 and the beginning of a New Year!
:) Merry Christmas!

This is such a pink post that I thought I would join the other participants in Beverly's Pink Saturday....

Peace and Joy

Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas!

There is still time to leave a comment and enter to win my 300th post Give-Back!
The winners will be announced the day after Christmas... on December 26th! Good Luck!
Click Here!