A contrast.......

"And when I dream, I dream of you...."

This is a beautiful song by Crystal Gayle.

So, this is what I'm dreaming of.....If you poke the pictures, they become even more beautiful!

Just another 5 or 6 months away!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Winter wonderland.....

Just another day in Paradise.....

Another 12" or so of snow!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

A Warm Welcome......

I want to extend a warm welcome to some new followers.....

They are: Brie at Enjoying Life and Losing It

Gemma at Blog-dolls-dollhouses

Maria Blanca at Lascosasde Maria Yamontino

Welcome to all and I hope you enjoy reading my blog. I always like meeting and getting to know new (to me) fellow bloggers.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Snowballs!

I guess all this snow that we've had has put me in the mood to MAKE some snowballs! These will go nicely with my snowman and snowflakes displays.....

This is how they start out.....Styrofoam balls covered with Ready-mixed Joint Compound .....After that is dry, sand all over really well.

I buy this at Wal-Mart for $3.00 for a container.....

I bought these at the craft store.....

I glued the balls to the clothespins, after they were painted.....Then I added some glitter, it really makes them sparkle.

These smaller ones (2") are Christmas tree ornaments.....

I like these because they sit up on top of the tree branches, good for filling in places on the tree. I used the similar technique on my mushrooms that I made, they worked out very well on the tree.....

These are a little larger (2 1/2") and good for displays. I have them in a basket lined with a scarf.....

I put the baseball in for size contrast.....

So, this is what we are looking at, still.....

This is the backyard, Dusty's little walkway.....The snow is about 2 ft here.....It's a lot deeper in places where it drifted from the high winds that we had.....
Today is cloudy and the temperature is about 38 degrees. The snow is melting some, but we are expecting more snow on Friday! We must remember, after all, it is winter!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Giveaway winner!!

I have a winner........ She is.....

JOANNE KENNEDY of "My Little Cottage in the Making"! Congratulations, Joanne! Please send me your address, so that I can send you the "Love is in the Air" prizes.

Thank you to everyone who participated and welcome to the new followers who have joined me in Blogland. I hope you enjoy my blog and it will be nice to get to know you. Please come by often.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Giveaway....

Just a reminder that my giveaway, "Love is in the Air", will end Saturday night at midnight..... There's still time to enter.....just go HERE to do that.
Good luck to all,
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

January Nor'easter

This was my world yesterday.....
These pictures were taken about halfway through the storm, so just double the amount of snow that you see.....
We ended up with somewhere around 20" of snow.....

24 degrees.....

It was a good day to just stay inside and work on craft projects, watch movies, cook, and do all the things that are fun!
Did you enter my giveaway yet? Only 2 days left!!!! You can do that HERE.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

A Warm Welcome.......

I have some new followers that I would like to welcome.....
Say "Hello" to:
1. Nuria at Casita Mini cm
2. Pat at Gypsy Heart & Soul
3. Joanne K. at My Little Cottage in the Making
4. Sheila at Sheila's Dot and Daisies
5. Shala Darkstone
6. Spencer at Bellamere Cottage
7. Ascension at Mis Miniaturas

I hope you will come by often and that you like my blog. Thank you to all, your friendship means so much to me.

Did you enter my giveaway yet? You can do that, HERE:
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Salute to winter............

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.....
I'm trying to make the best of winter..... by decorating for it!
See the shelf in my dining room.....

A very large snowflake.....

Lots of snowflakes "falling" from the sky.....

More snowflakes.....

My living room mantle..... (notice: little bobble head Dusty, so cute!)

And, my little "Snow people".....
These things make me smile and that makes me happy.....

Actually, I don't mind winter so much now. I am retired and I don't have to go out if I don't want to. Lol

How do you deal with winter?

Have you entered my giveaway yet? You can do that by going HERE.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Cars and Quilts............

Phew! I've had a busy time the last few days!
First, my grandson's birthday was 2 days after Christmas and we hadn't celebrated it yet! Poor kid, his birthday is always put off 'til later! Let me say that they celebrate within their immediate family, but not with all of us. So, we did the birthday party last night and it was really fun! He just got his driver's license about a month ago. So, naturally, he is saving money to buy his first car. So, I made him a "Cars" cake, got him the movie "Cars", a model kit of a '68 Mustang and some money for his bank account. He liked it all, in spite of being 17!



Then, I got a message from the sewing store that we needed 8 quilts to meet our quota of 500 quilts for this year! We just started this project in June, so it really was only 6 months. I had 2 kits to sew and I made one little baby quilt from my own materials.
I called the store to let them know I would bring 3 baby quilts to the store on Saturday. So, I was sewing up quilts like crazy! I still didn't know if 3 would be enough. Then, when I got there on Saturday, I found out that we indeed, did have 501 quilts!
Yay, us! We did it! This made me very happy! Here are the three that I made.....

Now it's time to reset the counter for this year!

Have you entered my 200th post giveaway yet? You can do that HERE.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Doggy Cookies................

I made some cookies for my little Dusty for Christmas.....
He likes them a lot.....

I'm giving you the recipe, if you want to make them for your little sweetheart.....

These are all chemical free.....

Peanut Butter Dog Biscuits

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup rolled oats

1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (preferably all natural)

1 1/4 cups water

1 egg (for egg wash)

*can also add 1/2 t. bacon fat

Mix all together to form a dough. Roll out on floured surface to 1/8" thick and cut with small cutters. These can also be rolled into little balls and flattened (crosshatch) with a fork. Brush with an egg wash (an egg beaten with a little water added). Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.

I made them thin and small, so Dusty can bite them. You may want to make larger, thicker ones, if you have a large pet. I gave some to my two daughters and my granddaughter for their dogs and their dogs all like them, too. Give them a try, it's a fun thing to do!

Have you signed up for my giveaway yet? If not, you can go HERE and do that!

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....

Here we are.....
Almost all my Christmas stuff is put away, my attic arranged and organized, and now I am ready for this nice, BIG, Giveaway. It is to commemorate my 200th post here on blogspot. I never thought I would get to this point. But, just as time flies by, so does the blogging. lol
So, here are the things that could be yours....... (sorry, I forgot to turn the picture :( ) oops...

And Romance is in the Air.....because Valentine's Day will be coming soon, I thought it would be nice to have the prizes reflect LOVE.....

Just for entering my giveaway, all this could be yours......

The Spring 2011 issue of Romantic Country magazine, because Romance is in the Air, and the magazine is my namesake for my blog. I love this magazine and pour through all my back issues often!

A beautiful red silk rose....

A little cement angel.....(suitable for indoors or out)

My favorite.....Conversation hearts.....

A "Love Always" rubber stamp and a red ink stamp pad.....

Four different chunky red glitters.....

A valentine for a male in your life.....

The inside of the card.....
So, now what do you have to do?

1. Become a follower, if you are not already. AND

2. Leave a comment on this post.

Doing this gets you ONE entry.

3. If you want another entry, announce my giveaway on your blog. Then come back and tell me that you did this, and you will be entered twice!

I would like all entries on this post, and I will post a link on future posts to bring the entrants here.

The deadline will be Saturday, January 15, Midnight EST, 2011. The drawing will be held on Sunday January 16, 2011 and I will contact the winner on that day. Please make sure you leave an email address so that I may contact you, if you don't have a blog.

GOOD LUCK to all!
'Til next time, Love ya, Jean