It truly is a beautiful sight to behold. Glad it’s Saturday as we could stay in and watch the snow fall from about 3 pm on. It’s sticking to all the bushes around the house and really looks like the cotton growing down south. Hopefully I can go out tomorrow and take a few photos. (And I get to wear my new boots-finally! Thanks ma!)
Didn’t do too much today. Brian carried two big boxes down the basement and I cringed upon seeing the piles and piles of magazines all over the place down there. I grabbed a big armful (after choking on the dust) and went through most of them. I need to repeat that activity about 100 more times so I can work my way over to several boxes that I need.
Filling up three boxes didn’t even make a dent in the kitchen. The one box contains my copper molds and other knick knackie things. I have a long way to go.
I just placed an order with Silkweaver. Only my second order in about 4 yrs. I know some of my stitching friends are fainting as they read this. I got the Ocean Fantasy mixed color for my little Cape May design that finally arrived. And I asked for a couple of samples from this grouping. I hope they send me a couple of funky colors. I would like the challenge of finding the perfect pattern to go with the colors.
I made spaghetti and meatballs, but was in the mood not to cook. But I just didn’t know what I wanted to eat. I had clipped a recipe for oven fried chicken earlier, but I didn’t have the pieces of chicken called for. A picnic on a snowy afternoon would have been awesome.
Don’t think I’m not counting the days until I have a new oven, etc.!

Yippee! The lady from the bank called a few hours ago and said we had great credit and we got the home equity loan. I was so happy that I went and cleaned out two cabinets! You sure find some interesting things in cabinets. The first cabinet I cleared out had my nice mixer on a stand that’s almost 22 yrs old ( I’d love to splurge and get a KitchenAid).
I have a daunting task ahead of me, and about 10+ more big boxes to fill. Why do I have so many jars of pickled stuff? It’s mostly Brian’s and he said to toss it. I better tell my mom not to give him anything else that’s pickled or in a jar. I’m not crazy about smelling oils and stuff and wondering if they are still edible. ‘When in doubt’, throw it out’ is a great motto.

We are expecting our second snow event of the season tomorrow-maybe from 5-10″! I’m just happy it’s over the weekend and the guys don’t have to drive to work and school in it. Hopefully that will be it for the winter. I am getting itchy to see if any of the bulbs I planted made it. They weren’t easy for me to plant last year. I have some giant red tulips that I really want to see along with new irises and lilies.
Cosmo my cat was so cute this morning. When I wasn’t getting up, he came into the room, got up on the bed and stretched the whole length of his body right next to me. He wanted me to get up! I got him some Cosmic catnip in a bag as a treat and he has it almost destroyed. I got my $2 of entertainment watching him bat and chew that toy!
I’ve learned some sad things in the last few weeks. The guy that was a freshman with Sean who got killed, was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Seems an automotive school in that area likes to drag race along this long stretch on road and Colin happened to be turning right when the gang there was at it.
Then I read in Mindy’s blog about Laura, a fellow stitcher that passed away suddenly last Friday. Not sure what happened.
My sister-in-law had a customer who recently was murdered where she worked at a catering business. All these people were so young and probably had many more years ahead of them. God bless them and their families.

I am sorry I called my fellow stitcher’s square ‘a red blob’. I rarely make comments like that. I was just so surprised that after myself and others offered anyone in the group our books and leaflets, that she chose the one she did. I hope it fits in well with the other more complicated designs. But I am happy she did a square. And doobie-you must like my blog, you looked at it 24 times! I have two counters so I know.

Describe your “perfect” project. (Include the designer or specific pattern, the fabric, the floss, and anything else that would make that project “perfect” for you.)
My perfect project? I would have to say doing one of Van Gogh’s designs in cross stitch like ‘Sunflowers’ (I have the chart). That’s a favorite of mine because I love the golds, oranges and yellow and the flowers appeal to me. Wouldn’t it be nice to do this one in silks? Wouldn’t a pale blue background be nice?

That was more like a wild concert than an awards show. I was watching for James Taylor who read along with Bonnie Raitt, the album of the year nominees. He looks damn good as did Bonnie and Sir Paul McCartney.
Now I would like to kick both Madonna and Terri Hatcher in the butts for overexposure and not acting like dignified 40-something ladies. At least think of your kids gals! Madonna was strutting around in a gymastic style leotard. We get it, you are flexible for an old broad of 47! And Terri came out in a black filmy number with black hot pants underneath. Lots of smudgey and slutty looking eye make-up too. Even Mariah looked nicer by keep her girls tucked in tonight.
The last number with all the jazzy/folky singers was good-Bonnie sang along. Someday I will get to see her in person.
Speaking of concerts-Hall & Oates are coming home to the Philly area (Tower Theatre) in March. I’ll have to see if Brian would want to see them, but the neighborhood is not a nice one where the theatre is located.