Lovely Snow!

We are certainly having a strange winter this year, here in my homestate of Alabama. It's been more like Spring than Winter...which is great...lot's of days in the 60's! But, you just have the "feeling" that any minute now...it's going to be one REALLY HUGE SNOW STORM! I mean, weather just is not supposed to be this nice in January! And, while snow is pretty...it is really bad for us, we just don't have the equipment to clean the streets...So, as I'm thinking about snow...thought I'd doodle a little CQ Snowman.He is in color so that you can easily omit any part you don't need.An embroidery snowman is the best kind...no melting!Think I'll omit the flowers...and bead the seams on mine!Hope you have fun with him...and send me a photo of your project, I'd love to see it..and of course, will blog about it too!

Snow Anyone?

It has gotten a little cooler these past couple of days, and I'm in serious denial! I refuse to turn the heat on yet! So, I'm in socks and sweaters! Thank goodness it's supposed to be back up in the low 80's the next couple of days so I can thaw out! But, the mornings are so good...while I'm still in bed anyway! The covers are piled high and the bed is toasty warm...and the room has a chill in the air. Perfect sleeping!

But I can't escape thoughts of winter around the corner. And that got me to thinking of snow, snowmen, hot cocoa...so I went hunting for beads. Here are little scissor fobs..snowman and teapot/cup. 

 I'm really happy with them and am putting them on the Etsy Shop.The little snowmen are easy if you have the right beads...here's what you need, and they are in the order of the beading too.

Ya'll stay warm!

No School Today!

In the south, if it snows this much...nothing moves!

That's the view from my kitchen window this morning. Here's the one from my front porch.

If you note the mailbox...you can see that the street is completely covered in snow. And, there's a thin sheet of ice below the snow. All you folks that routinely get snow...will think "so what". But, here in the south...we don't have snow plows because we don't get this much snow but every 5 years or so. Everything is quiet...still...and no vehicles on the road. That will change later today...but for now everyone is safely tucked inside.
Here is a view of my steps...as this is a garage apartment.

See how nice and clean they are! I just swept off the snow. My daughter laughed at me last night, when she saw I had gone to the grocery store...not for milk or bread...but for rock salt! Before the storm hit I covered my porch and steps with it! Made cleanup so easy!
Here's a view of how close I am to my Mom's house...which is why I'm in this little apartment in the first place. It's great to have her (and my brother and SIL) right next door!

And lastly, all these little foot prints...are actually paw prints. And Buddy loves the snow, here he sits...after I have called him upstairs twice. He wants to stay and chase the blackbirds in the snow! Perhaps later today...