IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK....

 .. a lot like Christmas 🎜🎝.  The Christmas Cactus is getting it's decorative flowers and looking mighty festive.

That white stuff is falling from the sky and does look pretty from inside the house.  A view from the front of the house looking toward the central meadow of the development.  My long driveway needs repaving which will be rather costly at some point.

Here are the tracks of a squirrel who visited my porch, probably to chew on some of my furniture.

And a backyard view toward the woods.

Wish I had some hot chocolate, that would be great to enjoy while hooking this afternoon looking out at the snow.  Will pick some up next trip.  Happy handiwork everyone.

Saundra

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What a Difference a Day Makes

Yesterday this time it was 65 degrees F outside.   Right now it is 31 degrees and temps are to drop to 12 tonight.  Here are a few photos from the front porch.  Just in front of the house shows the weight of the snow on the pine tree has caused it to bend.

Right end of the porch another taller pine bending as well.

A view of the driveway toward the meadow and snow coming down so fast and thick you can't see thru the blanket of snow.

Now to the backyard ~ The spruce limbs have totally collapsed and caused it to look like a teepee.  That bent limb to the right of it is the River Birch trunk bent as are the other trunks of the clump of birch.  Several limbs have broken due to the weight of the snow and I'll have lots of cleanup once this snow melts.

In the photo below is my Bald Cypress which has lost its seasonal leaves.

We just might get those 12" predicted and to think my neighbor and I laughed at that comment yesterday during the walk.  Schools, banks and many businesses have closed.  Plus I received a call cancelling the oil change today and is rescheduled for Friday.  If they hadn't called to cancel I would have.  

I've drawn out my Granny Donaldson choice to hook the middle of this month as Winter Buddies should be all done by then.   This is the one I've chosen as it isn't as busy as some of the other designs.  When enlarged it printed out 18.5 x 22 which is good for me.  I might have to use #8 in the feet and flowers but confident the rest can be hooked in #8.5.

If you would be interested in hooking your own adaptation of a Granny Donaldson cow blanket you can check her work out on a pervious blog post HERE.  I know Lauren (Rugs and Pugs) is going to join me and she says she's got it on linen; perhaps Sheila and Nancy?  So think about it as there are almost two weeks for you to ponder which rug, get it drawn and play along with us.

I'll NOT be walking today and not sure I'll get out tomorrow so the mail can wait and I've got black eyed peas, salad making and good supply of food.  Guess I'll hunker down and do some hooking.

Saundra

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