Grapes and a Sunset

Just a few pictures of the grapes in my backyard and the sunset...

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!   Here’s quickly the start of our day, the princesses hair, the subway art, and the boxes for valentines goodies….  See you later!

Earrings

Just a quick post to show off my momentary brilliance… It doesn’t happen very often, so I’m not really bragging.  My daughter is allergic to regular earrings and hasn’t been able to wear them much to her chagrin.  So, my sister bought her 3 pair of sterling silver earrings for her birthday and they work great!   Here’s my brilliance:  I went to Hobby Lobby and bought more sterling silver findings, and made more earrings!  It doesn’t sound like much, but if you knew how many thoughts rambled in and out of my head.. mostly out…..you’d understand.  Turned out pretty cute eh?  I also converted some of her old earrings, so she has plenty to wear now.

The second bag I’ve ever made!

This is the second bag I’ve ever made… ha…it only took three years.  I’ve made many bags since then, and learned enough to come back and finish this one!

Pinewood Derby

 

Our big guy had his first Pinewood Derby last night.  He couldn’t have been more excited.  After all was said and done, he came away with third place!  Not bad for his first race.  He’s already planning for next year!

Here he is accepting his awards.. he also won most aerodynamic!

Something accomplished

 

I made something, just a little something, but still something.  Rainie has adopted it as her own, fortunately I have more fabric and can make me one with a zipper that matches better!   

Winter is still here

I guess my seeds are going to have to wait awhile longer. The kids and I are going to stay in and enjoy hot chocolate while we watch daddy dig us out.

Look what came in the mail!

 

I've got to admit, in the middle of a cold Utah winter, nothing makes me hope that spring will actually come more than the arrival of my seed catalogs.  I love them, I carry them around with me, looking and marking, adding the cost of this or that, and imagining how wonderful my garden will look with the lovely new additions. 

After all of my work, and all the lists are made, I invariably come to the realization that at least half of my choices are for the wrong zone.  I love warm weather flowers... I dream about waking up to the scent of jasmine coming in the window, or picking pomegranates off of a tree in my backyard. 

I’m not sure how to mix my desire for warm, tropical foliage with my desire to never, not ever, be hot.  I don’t like the heat, and don’t get me started on humidity.  I suppose if I could hold really, really still all day, every day, I could learn to tolerate it, but that makes it so much harder to get out and grow my lovely plants.  I’ll keep thinking on it, and wishing, if you have any ideas, let me know!