Is this snow hanging around waiting for another one?

The snow started last Wednesday night. The back yard today...

Rarely does snow stay around here this long...

I said to Poppy, imagine going outside wearing short sleeves and feeling the sun on bare skin. Imagine a clear blue sky. Kinda hard to do. We woke up to freezing rain this morning. 

The temperature finally climbed above freezing. Our snowman friend is still out front but has lost weight and is looking a little sickly. Tomorrow I  will give him eyes and a smile again and adjust his scarf. I noticed one of our neighbors slowing down as she drove past earlier today so her two year old granddaughter could see Mr. Snowman. She needs to see a happy snowman.

Oh, update on the TV/VCR on Craigslist. I got a call back from the lady saying she could meet me at a mall in Raleigh on Saturday (yesterday) at 1:30. With the animals taken care of, Eli settled in, the house straightened up, and myself ready to go...I trudged through the ice to my car, which had not been moved since the snow fell on Wednesday. Well, the car would not budge. I got out of the car and shoveled the ice and snow from under the tires enough so the tires would be touching the gravel and get enough of a grip to back into the grooves made by Poppy's truck. Making it up the half frozen half muddy path to the highway I was on my way.  Seems then I felt the car skip, then again...probably my imagination. About fifteen miles down the road the 'check engine' lights came on. Needless to say, I was afraid to continue on toward Raleigh. After calling the lady and explaining the situation, I turned the car around at the first clear driveway, stopped at Walmart and bought groceries and came home. The lady promised to hold the TV for me. Hopefully, we can meet this week.

Better finish up supper. Another day gone. Hey, it's March 1st. Spring is getting closer. Hope to be back soon.

Love,
Henny

These strange tracks in the snow went all through the back yard...

A man and his dog...and his dog's teddybear

Had to laugh. Just who is this big dog loyal to. His master or his teddy bear? Poppy looks like he is not sure either. Poppy looks tired after his first day back to work.

I've been shopping for a big colorful ball to throw over into the goat lot for Eli to play with. So far I haven't found a ball that looks sturdy enough. This cheap Frisbee lasted about five minutes. As soon as it was out of the shopping bag and tossed into the living room  Eli bit two holes in it...

This is Friday night, salad night, and Poppy's night to work til 7:00. Everything is ready and in the frig for the salads.

By the way...I may soon be watching Jane Eyre and those other VCR movies. Look at this nice little TV/VCR listed for sale on Craigslist. If nothing happens, I plan to pick it up tomorrow. It supposedly is in excellent condition and does look to be...

It has Henny Penny written all over it! Perfect for the sewing room. 

This cold cold weather needs go away. My hands are so very rough and dry and chapped. Why, the chickens feet don't look as dry and cracked as my hands do right now.

Hope we all have some warm sunny days soon. I also hope to be back soon.

Love,
Henny

My Happy Room

So far so good with the frozen pond. Look who is sleeping comfortably on the bed next to the computer...

Late yesterday I looked out the bedroom window and saw two hungry ducks waddling across the frozen pond toward home. However, early this morning both were back in the same cold, shady, frozen spot across the pond. I have a sneaking suspicion that it's a young gray tom cat scaring them away.

I've been busy in the little sewing room, my happy room, working on bonnets, but I've also finished an apron and bonnet set...

It's hard to get motivated lately. February has always been a depressing month for me. Lots of times just going in the sewing room changes my mood. Old fashioned things make me happy... 

These VCR movies were in a thrift shop in Henderson for five dollars...for the set! I'm watching Craigslist for a small TV/VCR for the sewing room. These are my favorite type movies. Why I've watched Jane Eyre ten times or more. Jane Eyre is a VCR movie too so I haven't been able to watch it for quite some time now. How perfect would that be...watching Jane Eyre while stitching up a bonnet.

The sewing machine sits in front of this window with a bit of a view of the front yard. There used to be a big rose bush that bloomed just outside the window...I've set out another one that hopefully will bloom this summer

and the bed in the sewing room sits by this window where Bickett enjoys the late afternoon sun...

Better finish up here. Poppy is waiting for the computer. I promised not to be here too long. Thank you for visiting. Hope to be back soon.

Love,
Henny