We are blessed to have the beautiful Wintersmith Park here in our little town. Even without leaves on the trees it was gorgeous today.
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 11 “Green”
Red and green are the traditional Christmas colors and I’m pretty traditional when it comes to Christmas. I do, however, use more of a burgundy rather than bright red, in part because I have burgundy velvet drapes in the family room. And we have dark green carpet so the room is well-suited for Christmas. I…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 10 “Wrapping Paper”
I haven’t bought wrapping paper in a few years but still seem to have plenty. I also end up with more gift bags after every holiday which I happily reuse. And speaking of reusing, I wrote a blog post for Retro Housewife Goes Green‘s “Green Holiday Blog Carnival” which you can read here. Do…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 9 “Something You’re Reading”
This is one of the books currently on my bedside table. After watching the PBS special, The Dust Bowl, I was eager to read more about it. I well remember my grandmother’s stories about that time – wish I had asked even more questions. My parents are going to come watch it with me and…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 8 “Ornament(s)”
Every year each of us gets a new Christmas ornament in our stocking, usually something from Hallmark. We’ve been married 31 years so that’s a LOT of ornaments. Lisa took hers with her when she got married but we still have a LOT. Several years ago I also started collecting glass ornaments from the Old…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 7 “Bright”
The bright glow of fire. I’ve been wanting to toast marshmallows and make s’mores for weeks and we just never seemed to get around to it. Our temperatures are supposed to take a nose-dive later this weekend so I figured now was our chance. We have a burn pit where David tosses wood and branches….
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 6 “Shopping”
The topic for today’s photo challenge is “shopping”. At first I wasn’t sure what to photograph since I didn’t do any shopping today. But then I remembered I had indeed shopped. I ordered a couple of Christmas gifts online which is actually my favorite way to shop. No crowds and I can sip hot tea…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 5 “Today’s Temperature”
Today’s photo assignment is “Today’s Temperature”. This morning started out chilly but it turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day in the 60s. It’s currently down to 48 degrees but it’s very still so it doesn’t seem all that chilly. Tomorrow looks to be another nice day and I’m trying to ignore what’s headed…
Photo-A-Day Challenge: Day 4 “Joyous”
I was trying to figure out how to portray today’s photo challenge, “joyous”, while walking Shiloh a bit ago. And then it came to me. One of the most joyous things in life is music, don’t you agree?