Snow Days

 Well, kind of...

It snowed on Sunday, 

later in the day and I thought there would be plenty of time to 

frolic and take pictures on Monday.

But it rained Monday, 

an icy sleety type of rain, that washed away some of the snow.

It's Tuesday as I type and it is snowing again.

- do you see the squirrel running about in the snow -

I made this Beef Bourguignon yesterday, it was delicious but a lot of work for me.

My friend Liz had made it, and she encouraged me to make it,

she thought it was easy.

Her text to me was so funny...

"I just browned the bacon, browned the meat, sautéed the veggies real quick.

Threw the meat back in, flour, wine, broth, paste, onions, got it hot, and threw it in the oven".

She's 30, I'm 62...I viewed it differently and that's why I love her.

It was a Julia Child recipe, need I say more.

It was outrageous, the depth of the flavors was really good!

The hubs made us Hot Chocolate,

I was unable to move off the couch...

I was using toothpicks to keep my eyes open.

We have been playing some games.

Bananagrames and Racko.

Racko, we win equally, but the hubs cannot beat me in Bananagrames.

I received this beautiful card from my blogging friend 

Connie

her hand made cards are gorgeous and her hand written notes always warm my heart.

I Finally Got My Snow

I love the look and sound of a fire, roaring in a working fireplace...

We have 2 fireplaces in our house but not in our home office.

As much as I love the look, 

the heat is often too much for me and would definitely be overwhelming while I am trying to work.

Our cable company has a feature whereas you just have to say "fireplace" in to the remote...

and you get this, it's really lovely to look at.

I have these DVD's from years ago, both are wonderful for setting the stage.

I still use the Winter Wonderland DVD as our cable provider does not offer snow scenes.

I have been playing it almost every day and today it happened!

The front yard...

the back yard.

I only took a few pictures before it got dark...

and this one after the sun set.

It is still snowing and we are suppose to get more today!

I finally got my snow!