Snow for Thanksgiving

So, this is what happens to  a panorama photo - be sure to enlarge it so that you can really see it.  The weatherman was correct - it did snow during the night - The sundial measured about 6 inches - no wind, so everything came straight down.  The disadvantage?  Ron had so shovel and use the snow blower.  Starting to melt this afternoon, although temp was below freezing all day.  Last year, he only used the snow blower once - maybe this will be a different winter.  We were thankful for many things today, especially that we live in this peaceful place for now.

Flowers from Julia and Mike to Celebrate Thanksgiving

My pictures didn't emphasize the red roses in this bouquet - just love the sunflower, now that winter is here.  These flowers really cheered up our week.

The First Snowmen of the Season

About a week and a half ago, we had our first mini-snowstorm.  Our neighbor's children go to school very early - leaving home around 7:45 am (in the almost-dark), but somehow they managed to make snowmen out of the available snow.  The smallest one represents the brothers' little sister, who is around five.  Enlarge the pictures so that you can see details.  We look forward to winter with some dread, not liking to think of snow removal and bitter cold.  These kids look forward with zest to a different season and all of the activities available.

March Block for My Calendar Quilt

At Last!  I finally finished the March block for my Piecemaker's calendar quilt.  The tree is called "Liquid Ambler", or, Ron tells me, a sweet gum tree, which is not native to Idaho.  I like doing the center blocks, but the most fun comes whenI work on the creative corners, which are done in crazy quilting.  I've begun work on the April block, which will be a cherry tree in bloom.
   These blocks are big (17" x 17"), so I'm trying to decide whether to finish each block to hang individually for the appropriate month, or to go all out and make a huge quilt.  Still working on that idea, but at this rate, I'll have a long time to make that decision.