Heroes

I saw this plastic toy medic bag at the grocery store, and the title on the package touched my heart.

Medical workers are always heroes to me, but especially during this pandemic.

 

Snow on Sunday

It's been lightly snowing outside most of the day, and I must say . . .

. . . there's something soothing about a gentle Sunday snowstorm.  Nowhere to go, no pressing tasks, no need to shovel just yet.  I just get to spend a quiet day with my family, and admire a picturesque winter scene every time I glance out the window.  I'm sure we'll all be out clearing the driveway early tomorrow morning, but for today, winter is a beautiful and peaceful thing.

 

Succulents and a Spiderwort

Through most of December, I kept a potted poinsetta sitting on Susan in our dining room.  I loved having something beautiful and alive on our plain brown table when we weren't using it.  Christmas is long past now, and the poinsetta is looking a bit spent, but I wasn't ready to go back to having a boring table again . . .

. . . until I walked into Trader Joe's today and saw these little guys.  AWWW!  I don't think I'll keep the pink heart past Valentine's Day, but I love these cute little succulents in their shiny, gold pot.

I also bought this little plant for my nightstand.  The photo doesn't do its coloring justice (it's got beautiful, iridescent leaves, streaked with deep purple).  I had no clue what it was, so I Googled "sparkly purple plant" and immediately found a bunch of webpages about my new little friend.  According to this page, my plant is a tradescantia zebrina, commonly known as Wandering Jew.  It's a member of the spiderwort family, so I've decided to call it "Spidey."  The webpage also said it's "very tough and will thrive in almost any conditions indoors."  My kinda plant!

Zombies Have Lousy Aim

The kids have been asking to go sledding ever since the storm dumped a bunch of snow on our area the other day . . .

. . . so we headed to the slopes after ELA this morning.  The nor'easter's strong winds blew most of the snow off the top of our favorite hill, so starting our runs was a little tough . . .

. . . until we switched to the other side of the hill, where the snow was thicker.

Joy decided to climb a tree shortly after our arrival, then realized she was cold and shouldn't have taken off her mittens before beginning her ascent.  Daniel tried to hurl them up to her, but that didn't work out very well.

I guess zombies have lousy aim.

After a few trips down the snowy side of the hill, the kids discovered that someone had built a snow jump halfway down.  It was just a little jump . . .

. . . but we had a lot of fun with it. :)

Prime!

It's easy to tell when a package arrives for us . . .

 

. . . because any of our children within sight of a window immediately yell whatever name is printed on the delivery vehicle ("Prime!" in this case).  I wonder which is more exciting for them: curiosity about what's in the box, or the novelty of seeing another human approach our house these days?

Easy Chairs

Anyone wanna have a seat . . .

. . . in those comfy white easy chairs on our deck?  Really?  Nobody?  OK.

I guess you can help us shovel the driveway instead.

A Cozy Snowy Day

February has definitely arrived.

There's a heart-covered tablecloth on our table . . .

. . . and a nor'easter is flinging snow against our house . . .

. . . but our pellet stove is keeping us cozy and warm.