A sun-shiny day and a day off, all at the same time. Does it get any better?
The view from underneath the little snowdrop is so pretty. Pretend for just a moment that you are a garden fairy. This is your umbrella, your sky, your home. Do you feel happy?
There are little tiny blooms on the rosemary right now. I’ve talked about rosemary before. It is a lovely herb. Good for cooking and has a strong, rich scent. I especially love it because it stays green through the winter here and blooms — like now — even in January.
Yes, that’s Cookie trying to get into the picture I took of the daffodils. The daffodils are getting taller and taller. I love how you can see the yellow just waiting to burst forth and sing a song of spring.
I think this is my Star of Bethlehem poking through the ground. It’s so bright, I don’t really care what it is. If it says spring is on the way, which it does, it’s fine by me.
Snowdrops in bloom. They surely do like to look at the snow, even though we don’t have any on the ground here; they point their little faces downward.
In other happenings, I have been wanting to share a week of feminine and frugal dress, and lo and behold I visited the blog of friend Hannah over the weekend and found she was thinking the same thing. I am having way too much fun following her week right now, so I’ll do mine soon.
Also, my friend Jenn asked about the contact paper counters I mentioned in my post last Wednesday, so I wanted to answer her question here. Unfortuntely, yes, contact paper does sort of ruin the counters. One you’ve left a layer on for a long time, the counter surface is very sticky when you take it off. To me, this was not an issue because we own the house and the counters were so yucky to begin with, I definitely prefer contact paper to what was there. Also, my carpenter husband will hopefully put in new counters one day, which I will not have to cover. 
Here’s the original post about the contact paper counters if you’re interested.
Michaela and I are working with clay right now. We just took a break for her to make cheese toast and cinnamon toast for her brothers and herself. It’s a nice slow day with sun shining in the windows. I have a cup of hot tea in hand. Mmmmmm.
Enjoy this day.
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Dear Lynn,
Sunshine? I think I can remember what that is
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It sounds like you’re having lots of crafty fun today; I can’t wait to see the results! Oh yes, and to see your week of feminine, frugal dress.
Love,
Marqueta
Thank you, Lynn. I appreciate your contact advise and will not worry about it since we are renting. I am amazed that you have such growth in your garden in Jan. What is the average high and low in your area? We are getting more snow and it is in the 20′s today.
Jenn
Hi Lynn,
There is something to remarkable about the artistry of nature. The snowdrop is beautiful. Have fun crafting. I look forward to seeing
what you have created. Also, I visited Hannah’s blog and found her posts Feminine and Frugal style charming. Looking forward to your fashion pages as well.
Have a great day,
Diane
Oh Lynn, Thank you for showing us Spring!
I know that it is coming…:)
Blessings,
Maria
I love the “Almost Spring” pictures!
Janet (in a dreary, cold Illinois)
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Yes, I am a happy little fairy after seeing those photos. We’re just ordering our spring bulbs here. Bit hard to imagine spring in midsummer, but your post has helped there!
So beautiful! My rosemary plant is a riot of blue right now. I have some recent pictures on my blog. I love love love your little fairy people with the sweet potatoes and mushrooms! You are so talented!
Jenn, I’m sorry to be so slow in answering. The weekend gets here and my work schedule with it, and I find myself barely able to slow down until my days off come around again! I am not sure of the average highs and lows. We have had a few really cold weeks for us here with temps hanging around 20. Then it got warm and now we have snow again. The cold in winter here is not a constant though. It hangs around the 30s and 40s I’d say and then Jan. and Feb. are usually cold (30s) and then all of a sudden the freezing days are gone with the exception of maybe one or two frosts and then spring is here! As you can plainly see, I am not a professional weather-woman.
Thanks everyone for your comments! And thank you Shonda for pointing the way to your rosemary. It is LOVELY!
Shonda’s rosemary
http://hollyhock-hill.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-can-see-clearly-now-rain-is-gone.html