A Cold Good-bye

January is going out in a frigid sort of way. On my thermometer, it’s five degrees this morning!But, February we think of as the last winter month, so there is hope! Even though winter sometimes hangs on into March, we won’t think of that this morning when everything outside is frozen and still. I remember […]

Oatmeal Muffins and Coffee

I had a sudden yen for oatmeal muffins this morning, so I found a recipe and whisked some up. They are now baking. Along with bacon, coffee, and orange juice, that’ll be my Wednesday breakfast. Not sure what brought on this sudden yearning for oatmeal muffins, but it must have been the snow. Snow still […]

Thoughts on a Cold, Snowy Morning

Thoughts on a Cold, Snowy Morning

Sunshine on snow is blinding. It’s beautiful, but very bright. And, this morning, it’s really,really cold. The temperature doesn’t often fall below zero in Arkansas, but that’s where it is this morning. The cat food on my front porch was only partly eaten this morning. I don’t know if it’s a homeless cat or a […]

Happy New Year

A sincere Happy New Year to all of you readers! May this be the best year yet. It’s a chilly, clear morning here in NWArkansas; no breeze, sunny sky, the promise of a good day. Happy birth month to all you January babies. The garnet, a lovely, deep red stone is your birthstone and your […]

Keeping Out the Cold

January can be a bleak month. It’s winter.  It’s cold. Trees are bare. Grass looks like it has forgotten the word green. We’ve had a few days of comparative warmth and sunshine but now, a polar vortex is aimed squarely at us and is barrelling this way. Blah. Nemo and I are blessed with a […]

Ring Out, Wild Bells!

Ring Out, Wild Bells!

Ring Out, Wild Bells Alfred, Lord Tennyson Ring out the old, ring in the new,    Ring, happy bells, across the snow:    The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Happy New Year! And, happy birth month to all you wonderful people who were born in January. Your birthstone […]