January

Winter in Florida

The DC area (where I lived for many years) is expecting 15 inches of snow or more this weekend - predicted to be one of their biggest snowstorms in years. The last snow total that large in DC was 17 inches in the famous blizzard of January of 2016. I remember my late husband heard on the news after that storm that you should clear the snow off of your heat pump and he suggested we do so. We did not have a heat pump but rather a gas furnace in the basement and we had been living in the house for 16 years - LOL.

A White Christmas Florida Style

Siesta Key

As the Northeast braces for a major winter storm reaching from D.C. north, I do not miss the snow AT ALL. Having grown up in Chicago, the closest I ever want to get to a White Christmas again is the white sands of our beautiful beaches.

The white sands of Florida's Gulf Coast are mostly made up of microscopic quartz crystals that have been washed down into rivers, out into the Gulf of Mexico, and then up onto the shores of the Sunshine State.

Stay safe if you are in the storm's path.

Snow Day

Chinese Snow Painting

Snow day here in DC - everyone stay safe and warm.

Snow Day

Kawase Hasui - 1922

A rare November snow day here in DC.

Snow Week Shopping Finds

Despite the snow and frigid temperatures in DC this week, I found two lovely treasures for my home.

Ages ago I posted on this gorgeous Dana Gibson ikat ginger jar above that I saw on One Kings Lane. By the time I found it, it was sold out. Then the other night on One Kings Lane, this ikat ginger jar below appeared and I promptly ordered one. It is being delivered today. The colors will be beautiful in my living room. Not exactly the same, the one above is painted metal and the one below is ceramic, but close enough for me.

I popped into one of my thrift store haunts yesterday after getting dug out from the snow and found this darling vintage wicker torso for $10.00. Wicker breasts. ;-) I thought it would be fun in my laundry room adorned with necklaces.

For me, a bit of shopping, online or in person, is just the cure for cabin fever. Hope any of you hit by this snow storm are safe and warm. My Tibetan Spaniel Izzy can't get enough of the snow.

Snow Day

Please excuse my absence today. We lost power last evening after our first major snow of the season here in DC and it was just restored. Back tomorrow after a hot shower, hot meal, and warm bed.

Chinoiserie Snowman

As we dig out from about 30 inches of snow here in the DC area, the snowman I would love to see.

Snow Day

D.C. is in the midst of its biggest December snowfall in seventy years with twenty inches predicted to fall. Christmas activities will have to be put on hold for a day or two to dig out, hopefully before cabin fever sets in. Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

(Photo courtesy of Rodney Smith)