Finally beginning to thaw...

Well...the snow is finally beginning to melt, slowly.

We just aren't used to having snow and having it for more than a day is unusual!

Noah's school was cancelled Tuesday when the storm hit and has continued

to be through today (Friday). There are just too many icy patches to risk it.

Noah took a few more photos for me Wednesday...

it really wasn't much at all!

Not even two inches but it PARALYZED our state.

I don't know if you've seen the news coverage but we had below freezing temps for

almost three days so all it did was freeze and then refreeze each night.

I didn't share this with you on my last post but Tuesday afternoon

after the snow fell and as it was

late afternoon and freezing to ice,

several of Noah's classmates were in a terrible accident,

hit a tree and one of his friends was killed instantly.

17 years old.

It breaks my heart and always scares me so...

Just knowing that life can change in one. simple. second.

He's had a hard time dealing with it this week.

Being home, being bored and thinking of his funny friend.

They would joke between classes and rag on one another as boys do.

I'm keeping all of those involved in my thoughts and prayers

as well as so many students who loved him.

It's just so hard to be faced with mortality when you are still so young.

One more pic of our precious angel Clara...eating snow!

She had the best time playing in it....

Thank you always for stopping by to see what's going on here ~

Wishing you a wonderful Friday and

a very happy weekend!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn

In my little corner of the world ~

Believe it or not......

we. have. SNOW!!!

Georgia doesn't get snow very often,

and when it does, believe me dear friends,

it. is. an EVENT!

Our local news has been broadcasting all day long ~

students have been stranded at schools and

even having to spend the night ~

traffic is so jammed that even after midnight

people have not been able to make it home.

I promise you...it's not pretty.

We simply do not know how to drive in it or even cope with it.

To all my Northern friends, my hat is off to you!!

You have my complete respect and admiration.

I can't wait to kiss our baby snow storm goodbye in a day or so as

it is supposed to be in the mid 60's on Saturday!

Here are a few photos that I bribed Noah to take for me

(not really bribed, he just loves me)

this was early in the day and it snowed until about 9 pm!

And guess who was SO excited about the snow???

Our little Clara!

Just look at her sweet face (photos courtesy of her mama)

And look at our little angel Murray ~ this was his first snow!

His precious expression says it all.

Happy Wednesday my dear friends ~

hugs and love,

Dawn

An angel in the snow ~

Here, my dear friends, is OUR little snow angel!!!

I can't even believe how big Clara is getting!!!

She'll be two in March....

We didn't get to see Clara today but I snagged Emily's

photo of her from Facebook ~

What a gorgeous photo of our sweet baby!!

I haven't shown you this precious old patio set my DH gave me for my birthday!!

It needs to have the glass cleaned on top

but since it was covered with snow....I thought I'd give you a peek!

Looking towards the RR track...

The old magnolia in the front yard....

Noah had a snow day and will be out of school Tuesday too!!

We're simply staying warm and relaxing around here.

I hope you are doing wonderful and staying warm as well!!

Have a great Tuesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

We interrupt our scheduled programming.....

There's nothing like Mother Nature

to bring everything around here to

a screeching halt!

I'm sure you know by now that Georgians

aren't the best in maneuvering around in snowy, icy weather ~

So instead of getting out in this yucky weather

we've started a nice fire in the fireplace....

thank goodness it works wonderfully in this ol' house!

I'm going to cuddle up with a few magazines

I've not read yet, do a little laundry and pray

that the ice doesn't make the power go out ~

I hope you're staying cozy and warm!

Please forgive me if I've not been to visit you lately....

maybe I can catch up a little on my blog hopping too!!

Have a wonderful Monday precious friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

OK, please don't laugh....

I have been creating, I promise!!
But I can't show you the finished photos of my four art pieces
that I mailed off to Pam for her new book....
but I will show you a snippet of one ~
just because I am in love with the image!!

The image is from Mary's new image collections "Beautiful Women"
and it worked PERFECTLY for one of my projects ~
You can see and purchase your own set HERE.....

About eleven years ago I had my very first antique space
in a beautiful antique mall, Antique Griffin.
The owners have always been so wonderful to me,
as I would come and go until I eventually had my own antiques store.
I still visit their antique mall and continue
to buy so many wonderful goodies there.
The owner, Phyllis sent a box home with
my husband the other day for me.
She had been making her own collages and
decided she wasn't going to be making any more
and wanted me to have all of her supplies that
she'd gathered to use in making them!!
I just had to show you have amazingly generous she was!!!!

Such WONDERFUL goodies, I felt as though Christmas had come again!!!

Get a load of this shelf in my studio....
chock full of things....
things that don't having anything to do with each other
except for the fact that they are here, together ~

A few books ~

And this is what I don't want you to laugh about.....
we had "snow" last night!!!!
Enough for school to be cancelled today for Noah ~
I know it's just a dusting (there was ice too )
but we make a big deal out of even a flake!!!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend sweet friends!!
hugs and love,
Dawn

OK, don't laugh but....WE HAVE SNOW!

I know that many of you are so ready for spring, and I guess I am too, and that you have had so much snow, even up to your mailboxes! But we finally have a taste of it here in the south!! So we've been cozied up by the fireplace today, enjoying the giant snowflakes falling and cooking a big pot of chili.....now we're waiting to hear about school tomorrow! I hope you're all cozy and warm sweet friends ~ xxoo, Dawn