Saturday This & That

Early Saturday morning and it is cold! I'm loving it! I'm a cold weather gal! It's going to warm up a little tomorrow and then on Monday the temps will drop to the coldest we have had yet for the season. Bundle up!

Here's a little photo of my valentine tree in front of my big kitchen window. That little wire shelf has been so handy in my kitchen! Out in the yard you can see my log pile--or what's left of it. I still have a lot but it has gone down substantially! :)

I've been enjoying this time of year for tweaking things around the house now that the Christmas stuff is packed up. I love all my things! I can even remember as a little girl liking to dust my room just so I would rearrange things!  A friend of mine who is sadly in the process of divorce is emptying her house as it has been sold :( and  she has been parting with many things she loves since she can't take a house full of stuff with her. She's been giving me some of her treasures. I will show you some in a future post but for now I have been re arranging some of my things like my little chair shelf. It gives them a fresh start! Everyone needs that in January for the new year!

When I was in Target Christmas shopping, I was surprised and thrilled to see they reissued the original Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate box! Did anyone else happen to see that? I was so excited! I always remembered the commercial when I was a child and the Swiss Miss who sang the song. I had to buy it! And her little yodel is on the back of the box  :)  You can watch the original commercials from the 70's on you tube. I did! I smiled! and I sang!

This box brings back so many happy memories for me! Like I always say..."...it's the little things in life that put a smile on your face." Yodelay Hee Hoo! and....all that yodeling brings yet another Happy feeling over me cause my favorite song from the Sound Of Music was the Lonely Goatherd! (I think that is the spelling). and Edelweiss of course. The little girl who lives behind us plays Edelweiss on her flute and she enjoys playing her flute on the back porch. So nice to hear it, and I yell from my yard "Thank you Genny! That's my song!" .... I even have Eldelweiss planted in my backyard. 

I bought my little squirrel friends some jumbo peanuts this week. JUMBO! They are going nuts for them--no pun intended. Good thing we all get along so well around here  (cats and squirrels included) because my little friends have no hesitation to come to the door and spy or beg or plead for more. I can't resist.

Here is Robin with one of our little friends. The squirrels will literally lay down on their flat bellys to wait RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAT! Robin is a very good boy and knows they are our friends.He's a wildlife friendly pussycat. He's also a Momma's boy but that's another story. :)
 Between my raccoons and squirrel friends, we've got quite a friendly neighborhood!





Spying through my one of my rear doors waiting for me to pass by so he can signal me that he has already eaten the first bunch I gave him!
What a cutie pie!






I have been mapping out my first fabric picture. It's going to be sun bonnet kids. Found and printed and traced some good patterns, then off to the fabric store I go! I will show you my progress!

Yesterday, my Brownie troop went to the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Organization to complete their first aid badge. What a great trip it was. The volunteers showed the girls basic first aid, told them all about 911 and how to prepare if you ever need to call for someone, they demonstrated how to put on a splint, treat a burn or a bloody wound, and they even had one of the girls lay down on a stretcher and immobilized to show how they have nothing to fear if they ever have to call for help! We also got to go into the ambulance!

An exciting afternoon! We have now earned our Painting Badge and Community Outreach badge. So far for community service we have collected over 300 pairs of pajamas and 500 books for Hurricane Sandy victims AND we are now collecting breakfast foods for a food bank called Food from the Heart! We are a hard working Brownie troop!

Well, it's about that time I have another cup of coffee and start my day! Have a great day!