Tuesday, February 19, 2013

pretty piece of cake

it's icky out
what's a girl to do..
a girl who just finished a 
cake decorating class ?

bake

decorate

take lovely photos

so I can remember
that amazing look
simple
elegant
and delicious
so I sent it off to church with the family
I stayed home with Little Man and his sniffles 

The family  & our church LOVE
that it's gluten free
casein free
peanut free
soy free…
it is not sugar free
or fat free
it's FULL OF SUGAR
AND FAT
but it's so so lovely
what are you doing during the dreary month?

Sunday, February 17, 2013

cakes.. baking extravagance

remember a few weeks ago
when I mentioned the boys birthday..
I posted the cake I had made..
THAT was the one 
JUST
for us…
THESE are the cakes we made …
for the PARTIES!

Little Man wanted a Rainbow..
he learned all about the rainbow in his Sunday School class
he says they are happy
So Princess decorated that for him!
Isn't she talented??? 

THIS one is the Sailboat on the Ocean
that Buddy wanted..
I had the honor of making this one 
what do you think?
fun right?


Wednesday, February 13, 2013

shoveling...


this is the drive
that my van got stuck on
only thanks to Mr. T & Mr M 
and the grace of God 
did get me up
and around the bend

past the garage to park..here

next to the mural

then.. there was..
more shoveling to do
to get thing INTO 
the house..
and the east coast got 3 feet?
praying for those left in the aftermath of
NEMO

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

It's a beautiful morning…. la la law

morning peace, 
thank you God…
for peace in my heart...

for
light streaming over the hills...

and 
dancing upon the drifts of white clean snow…
Thank you for
the colors the light makes...
grays
blues
pink
golden...

oh light
beautiful light
Jesus said
"I am the light of the world"

so pretty,
it could be..
a painting

so so lovely
so peaceful
so quiet
sharing a feeling of 
contentment…

just waiting to see what the day will unfold
as the sun rises higher in the sky

love to see the foot prints of children
my blessings from the Lord

thankful for
the driveway, that they slide upon
and leads up up to

the home we adore so...

Tree beard
basking in the morning light

the barn
standing before the light...

the wonderful
heaps of snow
piled high

the snow upon the hills
ready to be played upon...


what a blissful morning
wonder what the day..
might unfold

Monday, February 11, 2013

the ducks first winter

So with all this crazy weather
all this amazing snow fall..
You are probably wondering how
Daisy, Poppy & Lily 
are fairing...

Well.. I won't lie …
They are as happy as can be.. 
we have to shovel snow out of their zone
now and again
but they are quite quacky 
i mean 
quite happy
camera friendly 
EVEN at chow time!

isn't Daisy a HOOT?
check out her head tilt!
EVER the comic
and Poppy ever the quacker
puffing out his chest
and Lilly..
quiet…
patient and calm 
always 



Sunday, February 10, 2013

feeling like.. dressing up

Little Man was having
a day..
a SPECIAL sort of day..
and now that he is a a 
WHOPPING
3 years old
He's entered
a SPECIAL sort of play
Howdy Mama

I am a cowboy
YEE HAW

a few minutes later…
at the very same tack shop...

Yah hey der friends
now he's almost Amish
which gave Mr. T
and Mrs M (our Amish friend)
a real laugh!

he about melted Mrs. M's heart
and she told him he'd make a 
FINE Amish boy!
he giggled and blushed…
Later that night
He came in to snuggle
and say night night

but Little Man did not give me kisses..
SUPER MAN did!
Ta dah!

Please note he added to his new jambes
with his new big boy 
underpants
because it looks MORE like 
SUPER MAN
with… than without

so so so darlin'

check out the cape!

Friday, February 8, 2013

driving by shooting...

Mr. T took us on a bit of a drive…
we were adventuring
hunting for horse stuff
when I looked out the window and saw THIS

he was kind enough to STOP..
so I could snap this shot

and this one.
I LOVE the starkness of the Red RED barn
the whites of the snow
the land so vast
the forest so deep
the sky so enveloping
I couldn't help but shoot this!

he stopped for this one too..
I think it's a good shot!
he's great at stopping 
for me & my camera!
hope you enjoy the view
as much as I do 
!!!
it's the ONLY sort of drive by shooting
I like..
what about you?