WILL WE TAKE A WALK IN THE SNOW OR BUILD A SNOWMAN?

THE BEAUTY OF THE WINTER SEASON SHOWED UP SUNDAY MORNING.  So beautiful.  

This part of the world was getting icy on Saturday afternoon as I waited for the heavy snow that we had been warned about from a few days ago.   Stepping outside on Saturday I could feel the misty moisture spitting on my face.  Bitter cold.  On Sunday morning around 4:40 AM, I stepped outside to a fresh smell in the air and moisture slapping me on the face.  Still no heavy snow though.  I went back to bed.  

By 9 it was a WINTER WONDERLAND that I actually got GIDDY about as I opened up the front door again to stand on the porch.  Beautiful fluffy snow.  

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In an instant, my MOOD changed from not wanting Winter to arrive to YOU ARE FINALLY HERE all dressed in the finest, white garment you could think of with Snowflakes galore.  Like someone flipped a switch I was transformed.  I will delight in this Winter Season for now.  

I stood outside in amazement that it is so gorgeous with newly fallen SNOW.  I won't be out in it yet, but will admire it from inside my HOME.  Occasionally, I'll peek outside to see the snow falling.  

The bay windows in our HOME allows a great deal of light to come inside where I can also see the activity going on outside.  I can hear the wind howling some. We may move into BLIZZARD conditions.  Traveling is discouraged.  

I don't plan on going anywhere today in the car. HOME is where I will be and thankful to be here.

Our little front porch and yard.

Will there be a snowman built later?

Maybe.

Hubby mentioned taking a walk in the snow.  Haha.  Will we do it?  Not today.

Thanks for stopping by.  

God bless, 

~d

I'D LIKE SOME SNOW WITH IT

CHILLY AND GREY MORNING.  In the distance, a train whistle blows as its rumbling sound goes through town vibrating my home environment in the room I'm in.  With the weather conditions the way they are I suppose contributes to hearing the rumbling.  After the train passes, it's so quiet inside.  

The curtains are open letting visions of the grey encase the Kansas sky.  It looks like a true wintery day this Monday.  The rain is dripping from the windows making dinging sounds.  Perhaps it will actually snow as predicted.

Sitting here I wonder what I should attempt to do within the house.  A couple loads of laundry, papers to file, run the vacuum in the dining room, appointment in the shower sometime today.  Very lenient with the time.  A Longaberger basket sits to the side of my recliner holding papers to go through.  It could be lots worse.  Larger baskets do exist in the universe.  Thankfully, not on my watch.  I must be productive so I'll thumb through the paperwork and call it good.

The Christmas decor is gone.  That took a month of Sundays to make happen, but I'm alright with the decor on the door holding out for as long as it did.  It disappeared just in time for missing future snow storms. 

PAUSE

It has begun to snow some.  Lovely fluffy white flakes falling.  My heart is singing a HAPPY SONG.  For a moment I witnessed snowflakes of the real kind.  No references toward people being  snowflakes, but nature's way of taking care of WINTER drought.  It stopped about as fast as it started.  Daytime thrill.  

I so hope that there's more from where that came from.  So hope.  We may not get much snow this year.  I would be very disappointed.  If it's going to be cold, I'd like some snow with it.

x♡x♡ d

 

Snowball Fight in Lyon, France 1896 - [ 60 FPS - Color - 4K ] - Old foot...

Snowy January

FLUFFY SNOW fell 

and settled across the landscape. 

We enjoyed seeing this while driving the area.  Seldom does the snow stay so pretty for so long before it begins to melt away.

Love this Winter WONDER-LAND,

d

I'm Getting My Wish.....

SATURDAY MORNING arrived and I'm sitting in my sea foam green colored chair by the lace covered window, wearing my pink housecoat while sipping hot coffee out of my THRIFT purchased coffee cup.  

ADMIRING the shape and size of the coffee cup holding my coffee.  Especially like the coffee.

THERE'S Cream in my coffee as snow sprinkles downward covering 'the everything' outside.  My wish was for one more deep snow. 

I had wished earlier in the month for another snow before SPRING comes to where I can stay indoors drinking coffee while watching it snow.  WARM environment.  WARM thoughts.

Coffee happened.  Snow is happening.  Deep hasn't HAPPENED yet.  I have time to go to the local store to purchase toilet paper, paper towels, 
coffee pods.  
Maybe a few more things that I see fit to get.

A quick trip to the Post Office then to our Booth to deliver some more goodies to share with the public.  Yes.  A beautiful and slow paced Saturday.

We did the Utility room shuffle.  Hooray.  It HAPPENED. Loading the Baker's racks with smaller Kitchen appliances that will eventually go to the cellar on muscles racks.  Mercy....it's morphing along when becoming a more functional Kitchen.  The Kitchen in my Dreams has a Butler's Pantry to hold these things, but my reality is what I have to live with.  This Cottage Kitchen has no Butler's Pantry other than the one we are making in the Utility room with Baker's Racks instead.  


As I stacked the THINGS on the racks, 
I took note that I still have quite a lot of extras.  Every warm blooded American HOME KEEPER needs a little extra something.  When the time comes to being a Julia Child impersonator, I'll fit the bill.  I looked up info about Julia.  Her Kitchen that she used was built by her Husband to suit her 6' 2" frame of a woman.  She was taller than I.  I come in at a close 5' 10" heavy weight champion.  

Julia's Kitchen is in the Smithsonian.  I would like to go visit the Smithsonian again.  BUT first I'd like to study up on what is there to streamline the visit and go directly to what I would like to see.  I can no more tell you what I saw when I was there before umpteen years ago.  We only stumbled into a small section of it as we didn't know we were going to be in the neighborhood when we first visited a friend in New JARsey.

On our way HOME we drove to Washington D.C. and drove past the WHITE HOUSE.  This was when I faced reality that the WHITE HOUSE is only so big.  I questioned, "That's the White House???"  It appeared so much smaller to me than what I had originally thought it was.

When reality hits you between the eyes, it sometimes seems unreal.  Takes some time to soak in.

Anywhoo...Julia Child's Kitchen is in the Smithsonian.  I don't suppose the Smithsonian has a room where snow falls as you sit in your comfy chair that you consider to be your Institution of Higher Education.  Or do they?  Can you help me out here?

In the middle of KANSAS in the Flint Hills sits a middle aged over weight House Wife that enjoys sipping coffee with cream in it while she sits by a laced covered window typing on a laptop computer that bares an apple on it.  Some days, this apple is the only fruit I consume.  A apple a day keeps the doctor away.  Good health is important to me.  grins.  

It's sprinkling snowflakes outside my window.
I'm getting my wish,
d

No Snow

No snow for us in this corner of our small town world.  SNOW will eventually arrive...just don't know when.  The temps are freezing outside as I stay indoors tweaking about what brings me joy.  When there's no deadlines or pressure to get things done, I free up and get things accomplished.

Must be that I know I'm my own Boss and can go at a pleasing pace.

Yesterday, I placed fresh sheets on the Guest room bed and fluffed up the pillows so the bed looks inviting.  An hour before going to pick Lil Miss up from school, I started rearranging the Guest room.  It was a tight fit as I crawled back and forth over the bed.  I thought, Oh if only my children could see their 60 year old Mother doing acrobats to make a bed and rearrange the room it would cause gawking of disbelief.  I think my Husband would be surprised that I am still very flexible after hearing me complain I am sore.  SORE.  STIFF.  Amazed.  Oh... I hurt.  A good HOT soaking bath will help ease the complaints.

It surprised me as I turned red in the face due to activity that I really wanted to complete this task before the sun went down.  Who needs a gym when you can balance on your head to clean a room.

My Grand daughter liked the Teddy Bears on the dresser.  I like my 'ole Teddy Bears.  They were what I bought when we lived in Jenks, Oklahoma.  I'd walk to the Grocery Store that had a high dollar Gift Shop and purchase a Teddy or two when I wanted to cheer myself up because LIFE was hard.

When I get the other Bedroom tidied, the dolls will go in there until this room becomes a old fashioned Bathroom.  Constant morphing what the rooms will become or be.  If I could just get fired up and get it all together then I would enjoy admiring the room as is.

Truthfully, if this is the most difficult adventure I take on then I am a very BLESSED WOMAN.

The Christmas Tree is now in a vinyl storage box.  I undressed her on Friday and Hubby took her apart on Saturday.  The snowflakes and ornaments are safely stashed in storage boxes.  I rolled the snowflake garland around cardboard so they won't tangle as badly.  The lights stay on the flocked tree.

I am a new fan of shatter proof ornaments that look like glass, but can bump about as plastic pretties shining like glass.  Some things were just meant to be hardy plastic.

The many pieces of the Nativity Scene were placed in the storage boxes.  I sigh as I make these things disappear from the Parlour.  SIGH.  I will get over it.  Sooner than later.  I am feeling the HAPPY come over my face as I realize the CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS are put away for now and we can move onto VALENTINES. 

When there's a dry, warmer snap in the weather the Christmas lights will be taken down from the outside of our HOME.  The storage boxes will be hauled to the Garage for safe keeping.

Already, I can see my Dining room Tree for next Christmas.  We HOPE to start earlier in the year.  HOPE we can do this.  HOPE and plan.

I have left out a standing Snowman wishing I had more of them sitting about for the month of January.  If I cannot have the real thing then Snowmen will help me remember it's WINTER.

Husband returns to his second full week of work after having some Holiday time off.  We are on the mend from a very rough December full of health issues that didn't want to leave us.  Feeling much better.  Pray it stays this way.

BLESSINGS to you in blogland,
d

Granny Nanny and Snow

~Let It Snow~

Let it snow.

Let it snow.

Let it snow.

Grandpa helped me out with this chronicle.

He was da man.

Hugs,

Granny d Nanny

Snow Storm In Small Town America

Snow was blowing in small Town AMERICA.

Stayed warm as the power stayed on.

Middle of the week DRAMA.

Hope you are well,

d

Snow To Remember

Bundle up.  It's cold outside.
Snow is on her way according to the weatherman.

Blessings to you,
d

(all images are from the internet)