Clothes for Carys.

A tiny package was dropped off at the

little cottage in the big woods for Carys.

Her hands weren't quite big enough to

open all the layers of plastic and paper.

But look what was inside .... a sweet

hat for on top of her curly hair, a pair

of runners, undies and a very soft, pink

sweater for our long Winter's nights. I

love all these items, though the shoes

were advertised as for Blythe dolls but

there is no way they will fit her feet. I

am not going to send them back but will

order another pair from a different seller.

I love the flowers on them but too big!

~ Chy

Dh's Surprise.

I managed to pull off the "party of the year"

for Dh's 60th. He had no idea as we did

it a week after his original birthday. While

I stayed home to do some "work", he did

meet up with dear friends at our little guys

hockey game. When they came home to

have dinner here, I had them go down to

the theatre room to set up a movie for later.

While they did that, all our guests arrived

and hid. I called dh and friends up for our

dinner and "SURPRISE!!" And he truly was!

The rest of the evening was full of laughter,

music, drinks, food, chatter and so many

new memories were created. The picture

above shows how relaxed it was to have

our friends and family over. The best kind

of party are those where guests gather on

the floor in the kitchen, or around the island,

or on the floor in front of the fire. I was so

happy that it all worked and  he loved it!

Have you ever put on a surprise party?

If you did, was it a big success?

~ Chy

Surprise Snow.

 

 

  

We woke up to pretty blue skies yesterday that lasted a good part of the day. There was a weather prediction, with a low probability of rain late in the day. But what took place was totally unexpected. We had a surprise snowstorm! The clouds moved in and they were black, like a rainstorm. Next there were some flakes, thunder, lightening, some areas received hail and then suddenly, the sky opened up and from about 4 until early this morning, the wind howled and the snow fell. You can see the progress in my pictures above. It was crazy that we were outside without coats in the morning and last night we were turning the furnace back on and making tea! We made the best of our Hygge day.

Today, we are working on the board and batten, I have some art to finish up and then we have a board meeting at 4. Our girls have driven in to town to feed the ducks at our preschool and should be home soon. This afternoon the warmth will begin to return and I'm sure by tomorrow our snow will be but a memory. I'm off to sand and paint. 

Namaste my friends!

~ Chy

Snow Surprise.

We went to bed last night with mud all

around our landscape. Rain lightly fell.

But look what we woke up to this morning!

Yup, snow. It was almost all gone with our

very warm, sunny days. At some point

overnight though, winter came back ....

Waiting ....

.... still waiting. We moved in to our

just over 16 months ago. And from

the beginning, I knew what I wanted

this kitchen nook corner to look like.

But between packing and unpacking,

settling in, theater work, hospice work,

centre work, trying to landscape, and

spending time with our family ....

.... this little corner has sat and sat. No

life to it, just a spot for items to be.

This weekend, my beloved dh helped me

finally change this corner from nothing

to something. I'll do the reveal a little later

in the week. For now, you'll have to wait ....

Windows!!

Hi everyone!

Simple surprises make me the happiest. I love the thrill of not knowing something is going to happen, and then it does, and I'm giggly for days! Today was a great example and tonight, I'm still in awe. We went out to "visit" the house today and look what we found: 

Windows peeking at us thru the trees!

In the front gables ....

.... and in the back ones too!

Inside the Art Studio.

Even inside our walk in closet!

Lots letting in light in the turret.

And creating light for B walking down the hall.

Not a window pic but my favorite one 

of the day showcasing the arches. 

Do you find wonder in the simplest things?