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