and a bit of party fun!
For Today...
19 and snowing.. we have about 7 inches at this time
with 3-5 on the way
Outside my window...
from the dining room
from the living room
from the library
it was a fine snow this morning, then it poured in huge flakes, but now it may be bit of sleet.. a messy day all around.. a good day to stay all tucked up inside!!!!
this is a great day to put away the reds of valentine's and start planning the greens of March.. along that line while the table is clear I can get the sewing machine out and do a bit of sewing!
that the meds the ENT prescribed are working and I am feeling so much better.. that post holiday virus really threw me for a loop! Thankfully, prednisone puts a lilt in my step and I get more done around the house than usual... I intend to take advantage of that!!!
and probably will wear my pj's and terry robe all day.... it is my winter retirement garb!!!!
I still have that lovely winter material that I purchased to make cute matching aprons for my sweet girls... but, also, I bought some great green Celtic fabric to make an Irish table runner which is really my inspiration for actually getting that machine out today..
I am going...
to put all the reds of valentines away and start pulling out the greens of spring.... that will chase away the winter doldrums and it marks one step closer to the glories of spring
if my new purchase will arrive tomorrow as promised ....
I must confess to my huge weakness in transfer ware. It does me no good to peruse the Replacements site for when I find a bargain I cant help myself
2 sets of 4 salad plates in Johnson Brothers
due to arrive tomorrow in the post... well, I am Irish, after all!
Ok, they were only 19.99 for each set of 4.. now who could pass that up! Now to find storage space... oh, my!
not much except my Bible Study work
to get my new crock pot this week.. maybe today... this seems like a great time to make a lovely chicken stew... yummy for a cold miserable icy day!!!
to try to make the most of each realm of my existence each day..
physical... mental... spiritual!
I was inspired by the new lovely porch and garden magazine I bought at the market this weekend... such beautiful outdoor spaces... I want to do some sprucing up this spring! More on that at a later day!
Since the prednisone is sending my blood sugar levels into the stratosphere I am trying to eat less and less carbs so for brunch today I have a lovely crustless quiche in the oven.... yum.. it smells so tasty!!!!
A favorite quote/scripture for today...
A word from our timeless and never irrelevant Scriptures
1 Cor. 2
6 We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.9 However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—
10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,
“Who has known the mind of the Lord
so as to instruct him?”
But we have the mind of Christ.
A peek into one of my days...
Let's peek in at our past Saturday... Hubs took my out for dinner to one of my favorite Valentine restaurants..
Carrabas
Love their fresh baked bread and dipping sauce
what is it about men that they can't see that it might be a nice idea to say, " Honey... you might look better if you'd adjust your jacket.. you know for the photo!"
I ordered the Tuscan tenderloin with Marsala.... doesn't get any better than that!!
One of my favorite things...
I know I shared about doing this wall a few weeks ago... it finished up the main decor in our new kitchen... but I really do love displaying plates on the wall. I didn't get my hangers until I got my Christmas order from Amazon... I didn't know where else to get the hangers... but now all I can think of is where else can I hang a plate! HEHEHE
but I am also loving the "Eucharisteo" plaque Amanda had made for my Christmas present.. hanging it here is a great reminder to me to praise the Lord for all his benefits and blessings... Ann Voskamp coined the word in her book, One Thousands Gifts... a highly recommended read!!!!
for a bit of Irish inspiration visit
Farmette. You will find amazing recipes and other Irish goodies here!
A tidbit!
I am just ecstatic to have valentine's behind me.. time to move ahead and enjoy the thrill of coming things.... for one thing... my cousin, Pam is coming in early March to spend a couple of days digging into our ancestry... and share about our last years separate
adventures to Ireland
So thus you see my ambition to celebrate my Celtic roots..
I am also sharing on
Bernideen's Tea Time, Cottage and Garden Blog Party
