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| Richland township barn |
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| another view of the gazebo and pond. |
bucks county
farm field
Monday, January 31, 2011
monday , the last day of january, 2011
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| our neighbors on the road behind us. |
Once the camera batter recharges i will post more.
wrapping up the end of the month
As i note, it is not always the road that causes the driving problem but more often, it is the treacherous walk from the kitchen door, down the back steps and walk. Then getting to the car and from the driveway to the highway. Add the fact that everyone of us is getting older, making slippery walks and driveways more serious than when we were young. ...Country living....what can ya do!
Well, this last day of the month of January 2011 is mostly over. while it was cold, only in the 20's, the enclosed front porch was a cozy 74+. i sat outside with the dogs and did a little sewing while i waited for a friend. Finally had to come in as i had a black sweat shirt on, and was getting overheated.
The bad weather is about to return, but first, some photo's from around the house.
Well, this last day of the month of January 2011 is mostly over. while it was cold, only in the 20's, the enclosed front porch was a cozy 74+. i sat outside with the dogs and did a little sewing while i waited for a friend. Finally had to come in as i had a black sweat shirt on, and was getting overheated.
The bad weather is about to return, but first, some photo's from around the house.
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| stalactite ice cycles |
Sunday, January 30, 2011
January 30, 2011... the month is almost at an end
Saturday, the 29th was my monthly sewing bee meeting. By mid week we had talked back and forth several times about canceling because of the weather. The predicted light snow fall started way after noon. By 4 p.m. the ground had a light coating but nothing more alarming. Just a cold, cloudy day in a warm home with friends.
Since Carol allows us to use her sewing studio, we have been trying to take turns bringing lunch. I picked up fabulous hoagies from the Italian deli, and a nice macaroni salad. we had chips, fruit juice, coffee & tea and carol baked a wonderful Baily's Irish cream cheese cake. Yum-O! as Rachael Ray would say. We do a lot of eating and laughing at these get-togethers. some even do sewing.
This meeting, there was lots of talk about our upcoming sewing retreat. 3 days of sewing, eating, sewing, talking, and more sewing. i LOVE spending so much time with girlfriends. no phone calls to take, or wash to do, or anything to distract from the sharing that women enjoy. This is the 2nd year we are staying at camp ONAS, in the Ottsville area, which is probably central bucks. camp onas is a quaker summer camp. 73 acres of quiet and fabulous views. and if you need a break from sewing, there is always hiking and checking out the resident farm animals, the pig and the donkey. it is just a nice break from everyday, and for some of us our only vacation. There are 11 of us attending this year. 8 from last year and three new campers. Should be fun.
We are all soooooo looking forward to our weekend away in the country.
Since Carol allows us to use her sewing studio, we have been trying to take turns bringing lunch. I picked up fabulous hoagies from the Italian deli, and a nice macaroni salad. we had chips, fruit juice, coffee & tea and carol baked a wonderful Baily's Irish cream cheese cake. Yum-O! as Rachael Ray would say. We do a lot of eating and laughing at these get-togethers. some even do sewing.
This meeting, there was lots of talk about our upcoming sewing retreat. 3 days of sewing, eating, sewing, talking, and more sewing. i LOVE spending so much time with girlfriends. no phone calls to take, or wash to do, or anything to distract from the sharing that women enjoy. This is the 2nd year we are staying at camp ONAS, in the Ottsville area, which is probably central bucks. camp onas is a quaker summer camp. 73 acres of quiet and fabulous views. and if you need a break from sewing, there is always hiking and checking out the resident farm animals, the pig and the donkey. it is just a nice break from everyday, and for some of us our only vacation. There are 11 of us attending this year. 8 from last year and three new campers. Should be fun.
We are all soooooo looking forward to our weekend away in the country.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
January 29th 2011. the last saturday.
Friday i took an impromptu trip to a sewing center in New Britain, which is just outside of Doylestown, Maybe a dozen miles from here. It was unplanned but enjoyable. Getting out of the house, not having to drive and having some gal pal company made for a nice change.
It's been awhile since i have been to this particular store. while I love the owner and enjoy the store I have been working hard NOT to add anything more to my overstocked sewing supplies and i had an issue with one of her employees. I left in a quiet snit, which has lasted at least some 4 years now. anyway...... the store has been reorganized, and while there was some new and interesting fabrics and kits it was basically the same. The owner came out to say Hi and it was nice to see her again. My friend who was shopping for the first time enjoyed the store and will probably become a repeat customer.
New Britain and Doylestown is located in central bucks to my Upper bucks location. The road signs say 13 miles to Doylestown, so we are not talking about hours of driving to get there. BUT the difference in the landscape was surprising to me.
I did not notice it till we were on the way home and my friend mentioned how much less snow was on the roadsides and farm fields. Must have been a lot of melting in the 2 1/2 hours we were in the store. As we drove up hill and down dale, i could see West as far as Ridge road, a high point on the state highway. It looked suspiciously gray and foggy. It was snowing lightly, just as it had been when we started our trek. The weak sun, in evidence east of the ridge was no where to be seen west of it. Once we crossed Ridge road, the landscape was very different. the amount of snow was as we left.. high along the road sides, lawns and fields. Driveways peeking out between walls of snow way over a foot high. The accumulated snow here is 15 inches and what has been plowed or shoveled adds even more height to the walls of snow.
Flurries all day & evening Friday. Flurries Saturday afternoon. Now a break for a few days. more accumulating snow on Tuesday Wednesday.
What?!?
again??!!
Bad enough we have to watch reruns on tv, now... re runs of the weather!
Sheesh
It's been awhile since i have been to this particular store. while I love the owner and enjoy the store I have been working hard NOT to add anything more to my overstocked sewing supplies and i had an issue with one of her employees. I left in a quiet snit, which has lasted at least some 4 years now. anyway...... the store has been reorganized, and while there was some new and interesting fabrics and kits it was basically the same. The owner came out to say Hi and it was nice to see her again. My friend who was shopping for the first time enjoyed the store and will probably become a repeat customer.
New Britain and Doylestown is located in central bucks to my Upper bucks location. The road signs say 13 miles to Doylestown, so we are not talking about hours of driving to get there. BUT the difference in the landscape was surprising to me.
I did not notice it till we were on the way home and my friend mentioned how much less snow was on the roadsides and farm fields. Must have been a lot of melting in the 2 1/2 hours we were in the store. As we drove up hill and down dale, i could see West as far as Ridge road, a high point on the state highway. It looked suspiciously gray and foggy. It was snowing lightly, just as it had been when we started our trek. The weak sun, in evidence east of the ridge was no where to be seen west of it. Once we crossed Ridge road, the landscape was very different. the amount of snow was as we left.. high along the road sides, lawns and fields. Driveways peeking out between walls of snow way over a foot high. The accumulated snow here is 15 inches and what has been plowed or shoveled adds even more height to the walls of snow.
Flurries all day & evening Friday. Flurries Saturday afternoon. Now a break for a few days. more accumulating snow on Tuesday Wednesday.
What?!?
again??!!
Bad enough we have to watch reruns on tv, now... re runs of the weather!
Sheesh
Thursday, January 27, 2011
jan 27th, 2011....... snow is over..... for now
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| side yard, bird feeder |
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| side yard more bird feeders |
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| hummingbird feeders used for decoration on magnolia tree |
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| temperature on the front porch |
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