snow storm 4-7/8-08

okay, okay, i know this sort of looks like more of the same but...the bottom picture was taken on Sunday...see how the snow has melted. the middle one was taken from same spot this a.m. and also the one looking out door. i am trying to be very patient about this whole snow thing but i really want to start planting some flowers and see the miracle of spring here. it is very pretty, covered up all the ugly dirty snow but now we have to go thru the remelt again. i still love it here no matter what! will post some quilty photos a bit later.

irish beaner?!!

when we were in clearlake, iowa this past february for the buddy holly fest we cracked up when we saw this. we wanted to eat here to check it out but never got the chance. i had this friend whose mom was mexican and her dad was german and he always said they were "beaner-schnitzels" which always made me laugh.

wow! the sun is out, it is 42!!!! and i am going to go sit on the back porch for a little bit...then i will go back upstairs and sew. but it is so beautiful outside with the sun.........

storm of 3-31-08

well, i've been told you can get 4' of snow in the spring but, well, i was kinda thinking it was over. the snow was melting, very slowly, but it was melting and all the walk ways were clear and huge areas of grass under the trees. the photo below was taken around 2 p.m. on monday and the photo above was taken this a.m. the porch is at least three feet above the walkway. poor mark, had to go out in this about 6:30 a.m. and it was really snowing hard and the road has about a foot of snow (or more) which makes for very poor traction going uphill...but he made it cause he isnt here now! :-) i guess the daffodils will NOT be blooming the first week of may like last year. now it is upstairs to sew some more. our guild quilt show is the 19th so i have so much to do. sometime this week i need to dye a whole lot of fabric.....