Storm #6 part 1

driving to work this morning.....

Snow Storm Number 5

The morning after #5.......

Fairfield, CT High School Football Team

This is a picture of my dad (front row 2nd in from lft), with his highschool football team. I'm guessing he was anywhere from 16 to 18 years old. He was born in 1901, so i would guess this was taken around 1917 or so.

Seymour, CT late 1800's

This is not my 'home town', but it is my town right now. I love seeing pictures of how things used to be...I would have loved to have lived in those times!

Coyote

I know it's hard to see the coyote, but he was just beautiful :) This was taken on my way home from work. If my camera wasn't buried in my bag, i could have gotten a much closer picture.
Behind that barn are acres and acres of beautiful fields where I walk my dog...I love it there...it's so peaceful.

Little Red Fox

This little guy was right outside our office window!
SO CUTE!

Snowstorm number 3!

Red Jammies

2nd snow of 2011

Cupboard Styles

I'm in research mode to find a cupboard for my kitchen, (to replace my old hoosier that I gave to little Lil) ...

these are pics of some styles I like.

The blue one was for sale on Craigslist...but the others are pics I found online.

I love love love, the style of the white and green one, and I would scoff it up in a heartbeat if I could only find one like it!

I also really like the look/feel of the pine hutch with glass doors....I think I really need to have doors up top.

Out with the old....

time for me to say goodbye to my lovely old Hoosier...
No matter where I moved, this piece of furniture
immediately made my new surroundings feel like
home!
Although it's no longer in my kitchen, it has a very prominent spot
in little lentil's new home!
For now, my glasses & linens are living in the cabinet below.

The hunt for a new, 'old' kitchen cupboard is on..how fun!

Making Stromboli

Dec 26th, 1st snow

Decking the halls.....

Sparrow's new Nest!

Flea Market Find for this years vintage theme

Waiting for my Mamma

My little Magpie :)

Pepperoni & Funghi for John, on Whole Wheat

Making Apizza

Afternoon wine

September

I wish I had a screened porch...

Cooper Ross, born August 16 2010

Sparrow Pie

Summerlily & Sparrow Fae

Gypsy has her eye on Sparrow

Meet Sparrow Fae..my perfect new Granddaughter

My Kitchen...as uncluttered as it gets, considering I have NO counter space

I'm posting this picture, not because I'm in love with my kitchen...more so that I'm not. It is actually a really big room, but poorly laid out. Anyway, I'm hoping that this will be the 'before' picture, and sometime soon, I'll be able to post an after shot. It really needs to be totally redesigned, but that is not in the budget, so it will more likely be a sprucing up. What I have in mind is some wainscoting on the island and fridge surround, also take the raised panels out of the cabinets and replace with flat panels or bead board (which I'm thinking would be too busy) and then paint them. Definately need new counter tops,and my first choice would be concrete, but butcher block is more economical, and I have no objection to it, because I am totally utilitarian at heart. Wood floors are a must, but may have to wait. And then there the question of lighting. I have some very cool lights, that I bought off of Craigslist, but they are not working as kitchen lighting. Anywho, hopefully putting it down in writing will help motivate me to motivate my husband...a carpenter by trade...and it's true what they say...I'll leave it at that.

Winter afternoon...