Happy Late Valentine's Day to All
Well it's 3:15 AM. Hubby can't sleep and though he trys really hard not to wake me up, it still happens. Oh well, I can try to get some things caught up here in my blog that I haven't had time to do lately. It's been a while since I wrote anything in here, and this month has been a busy one. I for one am glad that it's a short month. Look forward to spring with all my heart. Spring and Fall are my favorite seasons, Even though I really love the crisp days of winter and the sparkly white snow, as well as the lazy, hazy summer days. These season do not compare to the beautiful spring when all nature awakens, spreads its arms and new life begins again, or the wondrous colors of the autumn trees and the crunch of crispy leaves underfoot, or the arid smell of wood smoke hanging in the crisp air as mother nature yawns and prepares herself for her winter's nap.
Speaking of snow, we all woke up to a white blanket of the cold stuff on all the mountains around us, Monday morning the 11th. Not the powered sugared dusting, but a good heavy froth of sparkly white frosting. Joni and Aaron took their girls up to Oracle, as they are at a higher elevation than we are, and let them play in the snow. They brought back a surprise......
Snow in Oracle 2-11-2013
"BANG!, BANG!, BANG!" Hubby jumped up to answer the door since no one replied to his, "it's open" call. As he opened the door WHOP! Aaron smacked him with a soft snowball. Amid the giggles and laughs, I heard Joni call out, "Mom, man-up! Get out here and get yours!" I stepped out onto our little porch to see Joni at the back of her car trying to hide the snowball in her hand. One of my granddaughters was holding a snowball and I snatched it and let it fly. Smack! Thud! Her snowball hit me, as mine hit her. Trust me! I couldn't believe my luck. I can't throw! I couldn't hit a big red barn, with both it's doors shut and me right on top of it! More gales of laughter and giggles. What fun! For a few short precious minutes I was a child again!
For the last few days, I have been out back most of the day sitting in the sun or under a canopy tent, just enjoying the taste of spring and the soft sounds of our little place by the wash. The soft call of the flock of fat quail that come clear up to our retaining wall to feed, the stealthy white shadow of a neighbors cat, a soft background sound of a child playing or one of the neighbor's Mexican music.
I work on knitting, writing letters or coloring. Yes, I color! It's very therapeutic for me and I really enjoy it. This is one of my recent creations at the start of this particular blog. I have been doing this for years, I have collected enough pictures off the Internet in about 9 years or longer to make my own color books At present I have 4. I like designs, horses, fairies, flowers, animals, my family that I have changed a close up pictures of into ones I can color. I use all mediums, and incorporate, glitter, fake snow, tiny rindstones, etc. As well as use different mediums in each painting, chalks, color pencils, watercolor pencils, pens, markers, crayons and regular paints (Apple Barrel brand!)
I also have been trying to do crafts and repairs on things I have just layed it down and forgot about, or got busy and didn't have time to finish for the past several years. I've already did about 15 of them and still have about 15 more left to do. Just finished making an Eternity scarf for a dear friend and her husband earwarmers. those headbands of knit or crochet to keep your ears warm. I've recovered books, both with material, (I had to have the oldest daughter help me on that one) Needlepointed some and covered the rest with contact paper. Repaired some jewelry, and made a western styled ankle-boot bracelet for my really comfortable black cowboy boots that I wear every where. Even to church.
Right cowboy boot. My favorite shoe.
This is the same boot just the other side of it.
The other things on my list take more time, like sweaters, etc. I also want to update you on the doll house. It's kinda went lacking too lately as hubby has a few other things he too is catching up on. But we have the living room, although not finished yet, will give you an idea. We had to turn the whole house around to work on the rooms. Went hunting some miniature china for the china cupboard that we're working on. We have several furniture pieces that we're making or repainting or just remolding. Anyhow, couldn't find anything I wanted and Hobby Lobby isn't in Tucson yet. But It'll be there sometime in April. Only thing I've ordered by mail, is lumber that we couldn't find anywhere else..I might try making my own little dishes, from a tutorial I found on Penterest.
Backside of doll house with additions on each side
Living room facing left, with front door and
door out to the Conservatory
Living room facing right with the partial wall
and the staircase in the dinning room that
goes up to second floor, the kitchen is beyond.
Well that's enough for now, I guess. Out to the back patio, to work on re doing a couple of rows of knitting on Joni's scarf she been making. She messed up last night trying to knit and watch A movie at the same time. Until later my friends, God bless and as they use to say on the radio, may the good news be with you!
Love updates on this miniature house, it looks so real!!! <3 I am about 3 birthday presents behind now...ugh! I have yours and Joni's just waiting for me to make a trip down...will be coming down this weekend btw... :) See you soon! Love you!
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