Many years ago I thought it would be a great idea to have a tablecloth for each month. I never quite realized that goal, but I did make a February tablecloth. I always enjoy being able to put it on the table. It is much brighter than what I would usually pick, but it's a nice change. My Pampered Chef "From the Heart" trivets are also on the table.
We had Eric, Katherine, Owen and Adelaide for dinner. I made Olive Garden Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo and brownies as my contribution for dinner. After dinner Owen and Adelaide took turns playing the piano. Adelaide danced while Owen was playing.
For Christmas I received a couple of framed prints for our dining area wall. They are both by Heather Greene, an artist who lives at Lake Almanor. I had seen the snowy trees and really liked it. It really wasn't big enough to fill up the space on the wall so I needed something else. We found the sunset on the lake print, which I think I like even more than the other. We still need some other things for this grouping, but this is a good start.
In our living room we have a grouping of family photos. In the center frame is a family photo from many years ago. Catherine was just a very little girl then. From the upper left corner going in a "U" shape are Fred and Ruth Ann, Eric and Katherine, Karen and Brent, Kate, Clare, and Catherine and Jay. I just recently got around to updating a couple of the photos.
It was very cold in the night with just the right amount of moisture in the air for making ice crystals on the windshield. This is a view from inside my car. You are probably thinking that I neglected to set the defroster yesterday, but I did. It was so cold and the ice so thick that it didn't melt easily. This is the view of the portion of the windshield above what defrosted. If you look closely, you can see a little spot in the lower right corner where it has been melted. I thought the ice crystals were beautiful. I didn't have to scrape very much and my seat was warm.
Another snow day and this shows one of the features of my car that I love - if I remember to do the appropriate things the day before! Maggie has remote start. I can stand at the window in my studio and push the right combination of buttons to start her. If I've left the defroster and seat heater on, I don't have to scrape windows or sit on a cold seat! Of course there is a price to pay for this - the mpg goes way down just sitting in the driveway with the engine on.
