Samples

So many samples

I may be aging myself but I remember the time when I used to go to Filene’s and Macy’s with my mom and when she bought perfume, I used to get so happy because she would give me some of the many samples that they would give her.

Fast forward to now and I went and bought some perfume at Macy’s and the sales clerk handed me what looked like one of those perfume samples you get in your magazines.  I was so disappointed.

Then I recently purchased some perfume for my sister at Nordstrom’s and I felt like a little girl again when I got home and went through all of my samples. Real samples in bottles. Some pretty good size I might add.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Wherever you go,

go with all

your heart.

– Confucius

 

The Blizzard of 2013

This is what greeted us at the door after the blizzard.

This is what greeted us at the door after the blizzard.

Well they said we were going to be hit with major snow and high winds and boy were they right.  Friday day wasn’t bad but as we approached night and overnight the snow came down fast and the winds were very strong.  My sister lost power and she just had it restored yesterday! We were blessed in that no trees came down and our power never went off.  The governor issued a driving ban which if you know me, I wasn’t going anywhere if you paid me.  I am a little granny when it comes to driving in the snow.

The boys had a snow day on Friday and Monday due to poor road conditions. So there was major Cabin Fever in our home over the weekend.

The first picture is of what we saw when we first opened our door on Saturday. Where to begin was my first thought.  Oh and yes, I still have my wreath on the front door.

This is what you can see from the side of our deck.

This is what you can see from the side of our deck.

 

Leao spent over 3 hours clearing the walk ways, front stairs, infront of the garage and the clearing the car in the front driveway. I spent 2 hours shoveling out our back walkway and cleaning both our cars.  Our plow guy didn’t arrive until Sunday and did a great job clearing both driveways.

 

You can't see my walkway or my retaining wall and my car was covered pretty thick with snow.

You can’t see my walkway or my retaining wall and my car was covered pretty thick with snow.

I hope all of you affected by the storm fared well.   My boys are back in school today which means I am able to actually get some work done.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

A Storm is coming…

My daffodils opened today.

My daffodils opened today.

Well I went to Trader Joe’s yesterday to restock our pantry.  I have been watching the news quite regularly to see what the predictions are of this storm and it sounds like it will be a big one.

There is that side of me that is cynical and thinks they got it wrong. But I think they might have it right and if they do, then it is going to hit us with a lot of snow.

This is how I keep spring in our home throughout winter.

This is how I keep spring in our home throughout winter.

Now I am the first one to grumble along with my friends about the cold and my not so much love for snow but deep down (shhh) I really get a thrill of waiting and witnessing the snow.  It’s beautiful.  It slows us down and lord knows I need some slowing down.  It forces us to appreciate things more and I love when you look at the untouched snow after the storm and it looks like one big blanket covering us all together.  So I  am looking forward to fun with Leao and the boys for a few days…

Then I will resume my not so much love for the snow speech.

If you are in the area please be safe throughout this storm.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

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