it broke the freezing mark

 

just for a little while today..

we rushed out to get a few supplies

as it's going back down again

 and

 I wouldn't want to be caught without

certain items that make me glad to be alive

coffee

 tea

and

 chocolate

without those I am not worth knowing

we did get a couple of other essentials that will hold us together

but those were first on the list

 

so let Jack Frost return

I will lift my cups o' hot steaming liquid

 and

 toast him with a square of

chocolate

and when I smell the

hyacinths

 that suddenly bloomed here in the warmth

and stunk up the place

 I will tell him that soon he will have to leave

....because Spring is soon here

 

 

 

 

Please let Spring

 be soon here?!?!

 

:)

 

 

thumbnail thursday??!!!

in case you hadn't noticed

I got a new camera

(the old one froze in zoom mode, so it was returned!!)

I put my right hand up and swore I would "case" the thing 

when it's not being used...

:p

so....

it rained   it snowed   it blew a gale 

and

 I was forced to take shots from behind glass 

and hanging out the door

with the zoom lens fully extended

 once again...

(so far   so good)

and instead of making you scroll down the page 

I collage-d  some for you

the birds on the feeder

(do not judge us by our feeder

it is very very old

but it still serves them well

and with all the squirrels around we have yet to find a better one

it is cleaned and stocked regularly!!!!!)

they could hear the camera clicking but they could not see me for the reflection on the window

and I hope by now they know we will not harm them

so they flew in and snacked

and I got tired of clicking!!!!!

I'll figure some other better way of shooting them I hope

double glazed windows

suck

for taking pictures!!!!

(sorry)

the violet buds caught my eye

so I shot them too

always nice to see the proper blue violets begin to sprout

and of course

the 

choice

de

jour

the swan

and for an added bonus today

the baffle head duck

taken very quickly before he dove and went

POOF

!!!!

which is what I will now do......

POOF!!!

pretty posies...

bringing colour inside

was a must...

more of this

 this year 

for sure!!!

it's that day again..

 Friday

the end of another week

this week went by quickly

nothing of any interest or consequence happened

I continue on the doily quest

this one is olive in colour and it's almost done

just a few more stitches to go

so... I started an edging piece

just because

 I found a piece I had started a while ago 

and it's easy to do

 and if you want to do it

it's found on

mypicot.com

http://www.mypicot.com/beta/crochet_patterns_edgings.html

there are lots of lovely patterns there

all for the taking

I bought TWO bunches of flowers this week

these are just a few of them

and 

the weather is grey and wet and dull

but you can see how neon green it is outside!!!!!!!

and it's about to storm again and we're under another flash flood warning

so I'll say 

adieu

and 

have a good weekend

and 

now I'll  go and finish the olive green doily and wonder what there is for dinner

see excitement to the nth degree

:)

see ya!

hello...

from the roomontheleft

all's well...mostly!!!

we had an anniversary

husband is back to fixing old watches

 and I nabbed this one as my own

and 

I bought some absolutely beautiful cotton thread from Knit Picks

so I'll be going now

as I have a list as long as my arm to get done

hope all of you are well

see you around the interwebs's

xx