Little Leprechaun

I posted this picture on my Facebook page but know some of you do not have FB yet so I will post it here too.  My nephew Grant is the cutest little guy and his personality matches that smile.

Vintage floral print

I purchased a set of four of these vintage floral prints at least 15 years ago at an auction near Cyrus.  I have made so many copies of them and one time had more of them hanging up than I probably should have.  Maybe I gave you one?! And if not, and you want one let me know!  I ran across this one on another blog and it's a little different than mine but has the same style that I love.  

"Big Kitty"

If you click on this picture you will see that she is sticking her tongue out at you!

"What do you want?!!!!"

Hiding out.

She is a big lovely cat with fur as soft as a rabbit.  

She is very feisty and I'm just a little bit afraid of her!

Sunday Stuff

This room looks very spring like...

makes me want to redecorate.

Any teacher or writer will appreciate this photo.

This is actually a painting of vintage cookbooks-isn't it neat?

Shadow and Maisy napping in the sunshine in the living room today. 

Very smart cats.

Treasures from the BB on Saturday~

Some are gifts-some for me.  

That little wristlet was 50 cents-a Coach knock-off.

Eagles in our yard!

We have had eagles in our area and sometimes they fly right over the house, hunting for birds, rabbits or squirrels we presume.  Hopefully not cats! :) On Wednesday morning (day after the big storm) I was able to photograph this eagle who landed in our yard. I zoomed in as close as I could and then cropped the photo after downloading it.  I used my new Canon Rebel EOS which has 10 mega pixels.  I've had it for a couple of months but waited until this morning to download the software.  I'm hoping the 10 mp will allow me to get some better close-up shots.  I'm pretty happy with the way this photo turned out.

Thursday's Deal

I stopped at the Bargain Bazaar after school and discovered that they are starting to put spring items out.  I found this paisley summer top-I love paisley!  The pearl necklace can be doubled up but I think it might be fun long.  Total $ spent.....$3!!!  Now I just need warmer temp's.

I signed up to work again this Saturday with Shirley, it's the final 4 weekend so Dan needs to spend some quality time with his TV.  

More snow....

The table was clear before last night's snow so you can see that we got about 10-12 inches.
On Sunday, Dan and I spent about an hour shoveling snow off the deck of the cabin.  Here we are, almost finished!  We didn't clear it all, mainly the snow that was up against the wall.  We're trying to protect the paint.  It's probably full of snow again but hopefully, not on the siding.
Look at the crack in the road going all the way down the road that leads to the cabin-It was like a river a week ago.
This morning, I shoveled snow and spread out about a gallon of cracked corn for the juncos and finches.  It took the red-winged blackbirds about 10 mn to find it.  There were at least 100 of them-poor things. I was not expecting them-we've never had one in our yard before-that I've seen anyway.  Usually, they are down in the marsh.  It was kind of funny to have snow coming down like crazy and the song of spring birds right outside our window.

Monday

And if the storm arrives, I will be spending more time there on Tuesday morning.
The robins came a bit too early this year-hope they manage the storm okay.

I have a few gravy boats and never thought of using it for napkins-love this idea!

I like this look!

Gotta run, it's time for Jay Leno's Monday headlines-always hilarious!

Shoes!

These are Dansko sandals for only $7!!!!  Brand new from Marshall's-should be very comfy at school this spring, if we ever truly get spring.  Normally, these shoes are $125.00!
I really like these!  Purchased at the Fergus Goodwill on Saturday for 2.99.  Brand new, originally from JCPenny.  Fairly comfortable despite the high heel.  

Sunday/Spring

Maisy soaks up the sun on her scratch pad.

Tiny malted milk eggs look like the real thing.

Kris, do you recognize this bird?  I love it.

The basil is growing!

Candles from wax scraps

I've started saving all my candle scraps to make into new candles. Here are 4 I made today.

Here's everything you will need, jars, wicking, metal base, old pan for double boiling and candle scraps.   Tea cups would make a pretty candle holder too.  I get my supplies at Ben Franklin. (wick-metal tabs) They are very cheap.  Everything else is recycled.  If you google candle making you will get many results.   The glass pan I use is one I picked up at a thrift store and I use it only for candle making so I never have to clean it out.   I was getting tired of all the wasted candles, especially when I had over half the candle left.

Did you know...

that fresh eggs are extremely difficult to peel when boiled?  I learned this the hard way. Use your older eggs and another tip I read recently is to put a little oil in your water when boiling, just a couple tsps.   Keep that in mind when you are making your Easter eggs and deviled eggs this summer.
that the tops of celery have the most flavor?  I used to cut them off and throw them away.  Now, I wash them and chop them up with the rest of the stalk.   Don't waste the best part.

terrariums

I picked this little jar up at the Goodwill in Fergus on Saturday. I think I will make it into a tiny terrarium.
Here's a large terrarium I got at Marshalls a while back for $2.99.  The moss you see is from our oak trees and there's ivy too.  A little metal frog is sitting on a stone.  Have you noticed all the terrariums in magazines this spring?

March

Pretty neutral colors here but I wish you could hear all the birds-they know it's spring.

A little color in the sky tonight.

A soggy gravel road.

My road to work was closed for a couple of days.  They say it's good to take an alternate way to work now and then.  It's open now and Kris, don't worry, there were no cars behind me when I snapped this.  I needed Dan to see how bad it got.  

Trumpeter Swans and Flooding

This morning on the way to work I was very surprised to see that where the Golf Course Road meets 79 was totally under water.  It was about 15 feet of water not more than foot.  After driving through it a pair of trumpeter swans flew  right along side of me for 50 yards or so.  They were gorgeous and looked just like this pair that I Googled.    I suppose they could have been tundra swans as they are almost identical but I don't know if people see them around here or not.  Joel would know.

On the way home, the Golf Course Rd was closed (much more water this afternoon than am) so I had to go all the way around to the interstate and then took the gravel roads home.  It is really a mess out there and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that we're late tomorrow due to flooding.  Our gravel road on Sandy Point is not in good condition but still very passable.  Going down the point there is a 1 foot wide/deep gorge going down the side of the road. It looks like a waterfall. Unfortunately, most of the sand and gravel is going right down the hill into Jan and Gary's back yard.  I walked down there earlier this evening.  More thunder and lightening here for about an hour this evening.  So, that's the weather report in our neck of the woods.  Not good at all.  Drive carefully.