Let it Snow....and Bloom

Well I couldn't let this post go by...I like to have it in my blog for when I make it into a book....which is also my journal.

Not too long ago, my granddaughter was visiting from Atlanta....where they get no snow. And what 7 year old doesn't love snow...

As luck would have it and a surprise to me, we had snow....not a lot but enough to go sledding.

You can see the house across the Cul du Sac from ours....

and the nice hill that leads down to the street....no cars ever except for the 3 families that live here so also very safe.

It was magical...

 and Audrey, her friend Mia and my daughter went sledding all day. Their hands were freezing and their gloves too wet so I ran inside to find long heavy wool Christmas socks...worked perfectly and brought back lots of memories of when my kiddos were small....Below is my hubby, daughter Jill, Mia on left and Audrey on right

and a view off our back deck...wish it could have been more but I'll take it...and then a very short time later....

some beautiful spring flowers...I love spring and the birth of new things but it does lead into summer

which has become way too hot for me...guess you can't have one without the other...Happy Spring everyone...

Anticipation

Happy New Year and may the new decade bring lots of good things. As we enter January, I have to admit, I have a fondness for winter which many people view as WHAT...!!!!!  I've always loved cold weather - not extreme cold, but cold which suggests fires in the fireplace, comfy pjs and slippers, winter soups and lots of studio time. 

When one wakes up to this and wishing it were snow.....well maybe next time.

But it is pretty and cold.....so I'll take it.

Now mind you, I grew up in New York where snow frequently visited my town. We had many snow days off from school and when I became a teacher and had to drive to school in snow....I was not happy.

So I guess it's all in your point of view or stage in life....so it's off to my studio today...too cold to venture out. My PTA group (Professional Textile Arts) is meeting here on thurs...lots to do and hopefully a great show and tell for inspiration. Will report back.