Digging Out and Preparing for the Wearing O' the Green . . .

 

All I can say is God bless the inventor of the snow blower (I say the same thing about the inventor of central air conditioning in the summer!!)!!  Twenty two inches of snow is not easily shoveled.  We actually heard about a man only in his 30's in the town over from us that suffered a fatal heart attack after shoveling his driveway.  So sad.  When the snow is wet and heavy like it was it's great for snowballs and snowmen but not so great for the heart and back.  : (   Trevor and Brendan were out a total of three times to clear the driveway and walkway.  The poor dogs have been doing their business in the same six square foot spot outside the back door since Monday.  The little guy, Sparky, actually ventured into the deeper snow this morning and did a pretty good job of making a path for the big guy, Brady.  He's 11 now and his legs aren't as strong as they used to be but that doesn't stop him at all.  : )

Miss Meggie Mack went out to help her brothers shovel but didn't get very far.  She has never seen this much snow before and couldn't believe how deep it was.  I love how colorful she is against the snow!!

 In other news . . .

Our fireplace mantle.  I used only things that I had around the house to decorate it.  : )

tonight Jim and I shop for the fixings for his world famous (almost) corned beef, cabbage and potatoes for tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day feast.  We've invited some family and friends over to help us celebrate.  I'll be visiting my favorite little farm in Cornwall for their homemade Irish soda bread and somebody will be bringing a pistachio cake (keeping with the green theme!).  It should be a nice gathering.  I think we all need it after being snowed in for a few days!!

Now I'm off to pack up some Etsy packages that need to be mailed out.  I think I'll take along my camera when I head to the farm and post office.  It's a beautiful day out today.  The wind is blowing but the skies are blue and the sun is shining.  There's another chance for a bit of snow this weekend but I'm crossing my fingers that Mother Nature is done with it for this winter.  Bring on spring!!  xo


~ Wendy

Welcome October!!! . . .

Jim and I ran a bunch of errands today.  I'm wearing jeans, socks and clogs for the first time since April.  This will be my uniform most days until probably next April and I LOVE it because it means . . .

HURRAY!!!!  It's going to be such a busy October for us.  I realized the other day that most of my fall/Halloween decorations are packed away in the pod for our move later this month but I had to at least have an autumnal (love that word!!!) wreath on the front door.  I hated spending the money knowing there was a beautiful one in the pod but I couldn't resist.

I found it in The Christmas Tree Store.  Nothing too fancy or too expensive.  I did find a crow in the garage that hadn't yet been packed so I stuck him by the front walkway with a little pumpkin that I picked up at the grocery store.

 

This is my favorite time of the year and Halloween is my favorite holiday.  Right now it looks like we'll be moving either the third or fourth week in October which means I won't be able to decorate the way I like to for this time of the year but I'm going to make the most of it.  The good news is that we should be settled in our new house in time for Christmas decorating. I have so many things that I've collected throughout the years and from when I used to do in-home decorating parties.  I'll have a lot more space to decorate so I'll finally be able to use things that have been packed away in bins in the garage for years.  We also have a fireplace in our new house which means I'll have a mantel to decorate.  : )  I was on Pinterest looking at mantel decorating ideas.  I thought I'd share a few of my favorites for the fall. 

I think I'd use Bittersweet on the mantel instead of the ivy.  Ivy isn't really my taste anymore.

I love this with candles.

LOVE!!!!

Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with this gorgeous mantel decor!!!

I love the chalkboard idea!!

A lantern on either side of the mantel with the bucket in the middle surrounded by lots of little pumpkins.  Adorable!!

I could go on and on with all of these Pinterest pins!!!  They are just so darn addictive, aren't they???


Happy and safe weekend to you all.  We've dodged a bullet named Hurricane Joaquin here in New York.  There's still rain and wind but nothing like it would've been in the next few days if the storm hadn't taken a different turn.  I guess the weather goddesses are shining down upon us!!!  : )


~ Wendy