The weather has been so cold here on the northeast Atlantic coastline... so cold that we had frost on the great room ceiling & that has been a first for us!
We've had hurricane winds this strong without the snow & windchill mixed in!
I could not believe what I was seeing on the great room ceiling, it was frost from the cold air coming in under the eaves.
Thank heavens for our firebox that was going day & night to keep up with this cold vortex that had descended upon from the north.
The whole width of the great room had deposits of frost on it!
And it would take the better part of the day for the heat to rise & dry out those spots!
Poor Bridget was not impressed that Bill had taken them outside to relieve themselves.
She was in shock & just sat there until I dried her with a towel, if this dog could talk it would not have been nice words. lol
The backyard filled up with the wind snowdrifts & the porch was now buried underneath it.
The view from the dining room window was and still is, very high & white.
Bill has been keeping the birds happy with their feeders full & homemade suet balls in the suet holders.
A squirrel is living in a house high in a tree.
The front porch is always covered with snow or a dusting of snow. It is a winter wonderland out there.
The snowdrift is usually just a the bottom of the stairs so Bill & the Bostons drive the snowplow to keep things open.
The frigid winds coated the entire house!
I'm so glad of the saying 'This too will pass' & I'm so looking forward to spring.
During the unusually warm snap we had, the pot of hyacinth bulbs started to sprout up in the unheated garage, so we brought them in for an early bloom. I'm so happy we did!
The other plant finally bloomed too so the bay window is alive with life & beautiful colour & textures!
So beautiful to view any time of the day!
Does that not leave you yearning for spring & the arrival of the bulbs?!
Our property here is called Beavermoon, as it was in November 2012 on the full moon, that we became the owners.
Bill came up with the logo that will be made into metal fencing & entrance for Beavermoon for the Hardwicke House.
Free sew along with Piecing The Past Stitchers
I'm using fabrics from my stash for this quilt too. I had this custard pin-dot yardage from 2010 & it is working nicely with the blue baskets!
This is a pillow I made yesterday from a crosstitch I had done 20+ yrs ago & wanted to make into a pillow cover & finally did!
The pink cotton velvet worked well too, it was from scraps in my stash.
I put the gold metallic thread crosses in the background as the white looked too stark. I added glass beads to the center of the heart for more texture & bling.
I'm pleased when things come together like you visioned them in your head.
I finished the Alberta kids', Mitch & Nicole's signature wedding banner & it's now at the longarm quilter being quilted in a leaf pattern.
There are more places to have signatures from friends & family that were not at the wedding due to the strict COVID rules in 2020.
I embroidered some of the words from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 & the wedding song from their wedding Beautiful Crazy by Luke Combs.
Bill & I will be spending Easter with them this year & I'll have it done to take to them.
Bill came home from his business England trip on January 28th & with him he brought COVID to us, first he became ill & 3 days later I took ill with it. We are both on the mend but not ourselves quite yet.
Thank you for stopping in virtually & not getting this virus that takes you down & out for days.
We were able to bounce back without medication or hospitalization by having our shots up to date.
Stay warm, stay safe...COVID is looking for hosts to keep it alive to thrive. I know it died as we got well & came into contact with no one once Bill's test was positive.
It is now just 40 days until spring!! Longer days & warmer sunshine are coming for us!
Hugs,
Cynthia xXx
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The front porch is always covered with snow or a dusting of snow. It is a winter wonderland out there.
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