Yep!...This is still what my backyard looks like!!! Snow...snow trails...snow paths....footprints in the snow......and SNOW!!! UGH! And guess what we're getting tomorrow?...
You guessed it!...more snow!!! O_O 'Storm Thor' I think they're calling it. UGH!! I'm about ready to 'tap out'...'throw my hands up'...'Holler "I GIVE UP!!!" The only encouraging thing I heard about the weather lately was that Spring is suppose to be about 22 days away!!!....Uhhhh...it sure feels further away!
There's still enough ice on the back porch to go skating on!!!...
My poor little bench is back there in the sun, dreaming of warmer days and less chill on it's seat! LOL
The hibachi (small covered grill) is back there trying to stay hidden from the wind, hiding some Fall leaves, and begging profusely for some hot dog and hamburger weather!! ^_^
I'm 'INSIDE'...crocheting warm and comfy bedroom slippers! ^_^ These are the pair I finished this morning...
I also started another pair, using the mixed fiber threaded yarn I got as a gift in my pretty bag yesterday! :-) One is finished. I'm all about the other one tomorrow! I'll show them to you when they're done!
In the meantime.....Brrrrrrr!....That's all I got! ^_^ See you tomorrow! ♥
Catching Up
I see life from my perspective.
And it's always a full cup.
I rarely see the glass half empty.
I don't let much interrupt.
But now I find this needs a change.
I have some catching up to do.
I have some things that need updating.
And some family bonds to glue.
Some things have lagged unmercifully.
They need some tweaking, not too much.
Just need to get back some perspective..
Get some family lines in touch.
This catching up will be wide ranging.
Out with the old, in with the new.
But when you're catching up with people,
there's still some old when you're all through.
Catching up sometimes is tiring.
Maybe that's why I've been waiting.
And, besides, when I'm all done,
there seems there's more that needs updating!
Okay...I'm back again! ^_^ But this time I brought along my trusty side kick...'Mr. Puppy Shoe'. 'Baby Wuglyee' was finally ready to part with him, so he's now listed in my wuglyees shop for sale. :-) Since he's a one-of-a-kind creation, I decided that he'd make a cute candy or stash holder for someone!
I will not be making another one any time soon, so if you want him you better 'COME AND GET HIM' now!! LOL There must be someone out there looking for a cute place to put their tootsie rolls, jolly ranchers, or hot balls!! ^_^ Or, for pet lovers, you can keep your doggie's treats in here!...It would be a...'woof! woof!...of a great idea, don't you think?! ^_^
The truth is I'm just not about wasting stuff I make! And since I'm not making a second puppy shoe slipper, it seemed kinda useless and sad to have him just sitting around here staring at me in that "Come On....I Need A Friend" kinda way!! LOL
I did make a second slipper though! LOL It just wasn't a puppy!!...
It'll hold a lot more candy than the puppy too!...because it was made for a size 13 foot!! ^_^
Yep! That's what I've been doing with my time!...making puppy slipper holders...
...Size 13 slippers!...
{By the way, hubby loves his finished pair still! ^_^}
Oh Yeah...I've been watching more snow fall too!...
And watching ice form....then melt...and then refreeze...and then melt again!!...UGH!
Suffice it to say...I'm sure hoping that March isn't gonna show us more 'white stuff'! O_O I think I know enough about what white stuff looks like, feels like, and melts like, to fill a book of cover-to-cover, bound and filed, 'too-much-white-stuff!!', snow poems!!!
In other news, today is the last day of our vacation... :-( Tomorrow will begin another week of phoning, reading, working, crocheting, writing, etc.... :-] It's been a great vacation though...relatively speaking. In other words, some things can't be changed about our situation, but we find our way around it and find great distraction in, among other things, eating, listening to music, playing games, and watching tv! ^_^
I'll be back to making my artsy hats, and maybe a pair of slippers or two for the shop. If you want a pair, let me know what color, and what size, and I'll make those my first ones. :-) As to anything else I'll be making...doing...or talking about...stay tuned. I'm sure it'll be beautiful! ... And if not, I'll say it is anyway!! ^_^
Beauty
The sun is peeking through.
Its beam is flowing to the ground.
The Autumn at it's new peak,
and the leaves are fluttering down.
A baby girl's joyous laughing,
legs and arms kicking everywhere.
A mother, when she's nursing,
playing with her baby's hair.
The gentle rain, when falling
on a southern old tin roof.
A toddler's gap-faced grinning,
when they've lost their first front tooth.
A man with long, bow legs,
walking slowly down the street.
A colorful spring flower,
visited by a bumble bee.
A person who is kind,
and smiles at everyone they meet.
An artist's painted picture,
with the last brush stroke complete.
An "I love you" that's said
just because they wanted to;
and the person that gives hugs
when they hear an "I love you".
(And there's other beauty too.)
This is what it looks like outside my window right now...*sigh*...There's snow EVERYWHERE!!! And it's still coming down in a steady pace!!
Don't look too closely at my fuzzy pictures. I didn't really wanna get all of that 'white stuff' in focus anyway!! LOL
Hubby felt that there should be at least one good shot of the backyard though, so he took the camera from me and took the rest of them! ^_^
It's a wonder he found the time, between watching tv and baking! :-) Yes, I said baking!...but I didn't say it was 'good' baking! LOL He's experimenting again!...*blink! blink!*
He mixed some 'Bisquick' batter mix with two cans of soup...*blink! blink!*...chicken noodle soup and cream of mushroom...*blink! blink!...Uhhhhh.....yeah!! LOL He 'excitedly' brought one of his 'biscuits'...O_O...in here a couple of minutes ago for me to dry...I mean try. ^_^ I had to honestly tell him that it needed something....like ummmmm......a steak or a huge saugage wrapped around it!! LOL
Whatever! ^_^ "Experiment away, Baby!!"......*smiling until he leaves the room, and then yelling at the computer screen*..."STORM LINUS, I HATE YOU!!!!" LOL
Hopefully the snow will stop falling soon and we can shovel our way outta here!...and, as quickly as we can, find the first pizza joint, or Chinese food restaurant, or fish and chip place, and get some real food!!!! ^_^
Have a good week, Y'all!! ♥ :-]
All The Things I Love
If I listed all the things I've loved
I could rattle on forever!
Whether by 'order of importance'
or by a poeticly quick endeavor.
Right now it's Tennis...Well, all sports,
and reading informative magazines.
And crocheting, food and music.
Well..that might be in my genes!
I've loved teaching and line dancing,
So many things in my short life.
But I've never jumped from a plane,
or wittled anything with a knife!
With every passing moon
I find some other thing I love.
Whether grassy patterns on my lawn,
or phenomenal skies above.
Yes, if I listed all the things I loved
my words could fill all space,
It comes from curiosity,
and an Ooo-ing Awww-ing place!
...BUT SNOW WOULD NEVER MAKE THE LIST!!!! ^_^
Anybody want some snow?!...Come and get it!...PLEASE!!! ^_^ No worries, Y'all. I'm not gonna start this post complaining about the blizzard conditions of winter storm Juno! In fact, I've hardly noticed the fact that we're in the middle of a snow storm! LOL
Oh yes, I've seen the wind whipping around, and across, the backyard most of the day...with a few hours in between of stillness.
And I've seen the occasional 'critter' trying to get out and do a little prowling. ^_^ See the footprints?!...
I think this was the neighborhood cat. :-) He likes to prowl across my patio area, and in and out of the woods.
There was also an occasional bird flying by...very low. Struggling with the wind.
And an occasional human! ^_^ But not 'us' humans!! LOL Hubby and I aren't the least bit interested in strolling around in wet...cold...white stuff!! ^_^
We've been just enjoying our time together, watching tennis...playing Scrabble...doing laundry...crocheting (that would be me, not hubby!^_^) and eating! :-) In fact, part of what we were eating was a delicious bean salad that a new neighbor of ours walked over to us during the lull of the snow storm! :-)
It just so happens that our new neighbor is a member of our congregation. (Jehovah's Witnesses) Her and her husband recently moved into our area! :-) How nice to have them so close by...within walking distance during a storm! We can support each other through it, if need be...But so far, we're just winter storm Juno eating and sharing buddies! ^_^
As I said in the beginning of the post though, we've hardly noticed that we're in the middle of a snow storm! :-) If it wasn't for the snow piling up, we would think this was just a vacation in Florida!! LOL
Okay...maybe a reference to storm Juno feeling like Florida is going a bit too far!! ^_^
But it has been a really good day!...I've eaten Cheetos and bean salad until I'm about to pop! And I've beaten hubby...BADLY!...in a mean game of Scrabble! ^_^ In fact, so badly that I'm not sure he'll ever play with me again!! LOL...*slapping my own hand*...Bad Wug!!...I giggled my way through the Scrabble game. I couldn't help it. ^_^ Hubby was so funny trying to make up big words...only to have me come right behind him and get more points with my little words!! LOL If I get him to play with me again...which isn't at all certain at this point!...I'll explain to him more vehemently the whole double and triple letter scoring thing...instead of just taking advantage of a snowed-in victim!! Ha! Ha!
By the end of our game I think he was wishing that he had chosen to brave the storm!!...Maybe sledding would have been nice! ^_^
At the moment, while the snow is swirling again outside, we're sipping on green tea and watching a fabulous tennis match between Venus Williams and Madison Keys! They have a set a piece, and we're heading into the third! :-) The snowfall from the storm is suppose to be all over by 10 p.m. Tomorrow it'll be all about digging out!...We'll cross that bridge when we come to it! For now....GO Venus and Madison!!! ^_^ And YOU all have a good rest of the day too! ♥
Snow TRAPPED!
TRAPPED! Another snow storm!
Will this "STUFF" never end?!
We've be wolloped, punched, and socked,
and now?! Another one on the chin!
'Adding insult to the injury',
there will be an inch of ice!
I guess winter thought we needed
just a little 'SCARY' spice!
Do I sound bitter? Sick of it?
About to lose my snowed-in mind?!
Well, that would be correct!
That is, the brain cells I can find!
TRAPPED! Sick of snow,
and it's icicles everywhere!
Good thing I have crochet!
It will replace my pulled out hair!
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