Winter Wonderland....

The snow is just beautiful.....love it when it collects on all the sleepy garden things.

Jingle Bells..........

We love the magazine "Create and Decorate".....some great ideas and patterns in it.  This is one of the patterns we copied onto some old barn board.  The weathered board was salvaged from our Grandfather's barn which is now a pile of rubble.   We also salvaged some hinges and a few other treasures.  Grandpa Wilbur saved everthing......I guess a little of Wilbur lives on within us.

The Family Sleigh

This is the sleigh that my Mom rode in when she was young.  My cousin has it on his front lawn for the holiday season. It is hard to believe that the family would bundle up with buffalo robes and head out for a ride to the neighbours or to church.  Last year Mom and her two sisters had a family photo in the old sleigh....must have brought back some wonderful memories.  Mom just turned 80 and enjoys travelling in the warmth of her Chevy.   I wonder what she thinks about when she drives by the old sleigh..........