From the Shadows

Hey ~ remember me

yes I am the one that has been lurking in the shadows

reading your posts

liking your IG and Facebook posts

and not doing much else

looks like I derailed right around Valentines day

so in all actuality it has only been 3 weeks

give or take

and I guess derailed is the wrong word

I just disappeared for a bit

so let's talk winter for a minute and how I am so over it

and snow and cold

I realize that Spring is just around the corner 

on the calendar

I fear we may not see our lawn until June

but I am just being overly dramatic now

mornings like this however make me thankful for 4 seasons

the fog over the river and sun doing what it does best

shine on

I have 3 Christmas cactus and all of them had blooms in the past 

couple of months.  One I have had for 5 years and had never bloomed

love a splash of colour on a cold February day

and then this happened

we have been having some issues since November

and chose to baby it ~ well someone dropped the baby!

we went laptop shopping a couple of weeks ago

honestly I am the type of person that will go to one store

see one I like ~ all the specs are there I want

sold!

yeah ~ not so much with hubby

so I am typing away on the same one tonight

we will get another ~ soon....

I am crazy for anything cable knit right now

so this pitcher and candle holder needed to come home with me

when I saw them on clearance in the grocery store

they match perfect with my little cable knit snowman I got

before Christmas when we were in Maine shopping

now I know that I have talked about my internet group here before

it is how I met Simone and Kim long before the blogging days

so every year we do a gift exchange ~ we used to do it for Christmas

like a secret santa but the last couple of years we have waited until after the holidays

and sent it out in the new year.  

I received my gift last weekend from Erin who also has a blog!

she made both the wrapped leather bracelet and the button monogram

she is one talented lady!

this is a tradition I love so much ~ I think I like buying for my recipient

picking out things I think she will like while staying true to sending out

things that are locally made.  Ironic since my gift from Erin looks a lot like

what I sent her!

last Sunday was a bridal shower for my God daughter Jillian

she got so many nice things ~ it was such a great afternoon

you may recall that we got together and made her invitations back in January

and I don't think I showed you one of the finished products

this is Mitchell ~ the bride to be's nephew

he is a-dor-a-ble

was the talk of the afternoon and learned how to wave

yes ~ I taught him how to wave ~ proud moment here.

I will be back ~ sooner than later

thanks for reading

xo