Porch with Icicles

I photographed this open porch on Monday at a real estate showing. It's really a hard time for showing properties to customers with all of this snow on the ground. It's twice as hard on the sellers. A nice slow thaw helped my icicle situation quite a bit today. I can hear the water trickling down the downspouts in spite of the frozen gutters. Tomorrow is going to be mild so the slow melt can continue here at the cottage and all over!

Dusk at My Cottage Yesterday

Webster and I had just finished working on the snow banks on both sides of our semi-circular driveway out at the road. The morning snowfall, once again, had been plowed into both entrances by the County Trucks. Just as I gathered my tools and was headed back to the house, the cutest clouds passed over the cottage. I dropped everything and reached in my pocket for my iPhone and clicked away. Webster got in the picture too. He is the best helper, always at my side. It's 18° right now and my weather app shows snow this morning turning to rain later. So far, nothing so I will eat a power breakfast of steel-cut oats and put on my working clothes and try to prepare. Webster has eaten and is napping on the sofa awaiting my next move. See you later. xo

Webster's Tuckered Out

He's dozing with his zebra right now. I'm thinking about tucking in pretty soon myself. I have things to watch on my DVR and Father Brown is on tonight too, followed by Scott and Bailey. I hope I can stay awake! What would we do without PBS?

Nice Afternoon Today @ My Cottage

Well, I'm happy to report the weather has made a turn for the better around here. It finally stopped snowing and I was able to get to the post office to pick up almost a week's worth of mail. The sun came out too and there were pretty white clouds in front of a nice blue sky. The temperature rose above freezing and it's now a balmy 37°. The snow people have flattened out in the Adirondack chairs and at this rate they will be melted soon. Hope you got some sunshine too!!! xo

Oh No to More Snow

It's snowing again but should stop soon, I hope. I feel like a broken record. Maybe I'll show you a big icicle later. How would that be for a change? Stay tuned!

PERFECT Antique Wood Stove

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I saw this amazing wood stove in an old house today. Don't you love the name? It's PERFECT.

This is a detail of the left door. The middle one is dated 1886. I can't imagine using a wood stove to cook on in the summer but it was just another day in the kitchen, back then. We have it so easy now, don't we? I say that after spending time hacking away at my driveway entrances with a pickaxe today. It was finally time to deal with the white stuff the snowplows left for me as I wait for more snow tonight. As soon as I recover from one storm, another one comes along. I haven't been to the post office since last Wednesday. Be safe and stay warm if you are getting snow too. xo

Webster is Shocked

So much is happening on Downton Abbey. How can you stand the suspense?

Life's Little Instruction Book | Volume II | Page 68

A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

742. Keep your private thoughts private. Good one.