Sunday, December 19, 2010

Some of this and some of that....

One chilly afternoon BuddyTheElf and I took a nice, long walk behind the house. We walked through the woods and along the marsh. It felt nice to be outside, even though the temperature was only in the 20s. As we were heading home I spotted this heart in the snow.
I love this little tree. I've watched it grow over the years and it is so pretty now. I bet the birds would love to find pine cones covered with peanut butter and seeds hanging on it. That would be a nice "Mommy and Me" project to do with Ashton since her fall semester is done now and she doesn't have to go back to school until January 18th.
Do you see the mossy heart on the tree? I think Mother Nature likes to surprise us with hearts in unusual places.
After a recent "dusting" of snow I headed out for a walk and spotted this snowy heart in the driveway!
The two chairs will have to keep each other company from now to spring.
I have wanted a "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" forever...and found this little beauty on-line for a bargain....$7.99, shipping and tax included. I love it! It brings back memories of looking forward to watching Charlie Brown's Christmas Special when I was younger.
Ashton has been working at the YMCA's Day Care Center part-time and brought me her snowman from a project she worked on with the little children. Never too old to bring your mom artwork and hang it on the refrigerator!
What a pleasant find! I stepped outside and spotted this heart on the damp step, with just a "touch" of Buddy's pawprint on it. I hope you have enjoyed the different hearts I have spotted!

16 comments:

Lois Evensen said...

Oh, I especially like your metal chairs in the snow. I had some of those from my parents. They got "accidentally thrown away" when someone helped me clean out my garage one time. I really miss them.

Have a wonderful Merry Christmas!

Lois

DUTA said...

Ashton's snowman is lovely! It looks like she's a very gifted young lady.
As for your heart finds, it makes me think of the name 'momheart' for you.

Linda Reeder said...

I thought of you this morning when we were out walking in the sunshine, and we found a heart shaped puddle.
I love your love of nature.

Carol Blackburn said...

Hey Cheryl, great shots and so many hearts. Love the Charlie Brown tree. We went to a Chinese auction at the high school last night and my grandson tried to win one of those. He also tried for the 6 ft. light up moose yard decoration. He didn't win either and was quite disappointed.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Deb said...

looks cold...love the chairs covered with snow...just glad its there with you and not here in Texas...Merry Christmas Cheryl....so happy I found your blog...

Reanaclaire said...

Love to see your new profound heartshapes, Cheryl.. yes, i agree with you, that was a good buy too (i mean the tree)

grammie g said...

Hi Cheryl You never cease to amaze me with the hearts you see, and when I spot one I always think of you!!!
Love your Charlie Brown tree.
I love the theme song to the Charlie Brown's Christmas to!!
I find myself humming it sometimes!!
Enjoy this week before Christmas!!

Gary's third pottery blog said...

my goodness you have the sweetest blog around, and you are the sweetest woman for sure!

yonca said...

Ashton's snowman is beautiful! I still keep some projects/arts Aria made in kindergarten. Also one special ornament for our tree:)

George said...

It's always nice to see the hearts you find. You find such a neat variety of them. I like your Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas.

Kay said...

My granddaughter noticed that the tree outside our house had the shape of a heart. She was so excited. It truly made me think of you! I love the hearts you found.

LifeRamblings said...

great find. i like the different hearts you've spotted too. the chairs covered with snow is magical. hope you've a wonderful Christmas.

Patty said...

Love all the hearts you find. I to was surprised about the Rudolph story and I checked it out, says it's a true story. It was nice that Montgomery and Ward gave the rights back to the family. In this day an age, a big corporation wouldn't do that.

Inger-M said...

What an amazing amount of heart you find! You certainly have a good eye for them :-) I especially love the last one in this post <3

Happy Christmas!

Dani said...

such a great post. Love all these hearts.

Dani, your 100th follower.

Cheryl said...

Wow Dani! I cannot believe I have reached 100 followers! Thank you for being the 100th! Please come back again.

To all my dear blogger friends, I wish you and yours a Merry, Magical Christmas and a very Happy New Year! I have delighted in all of your blogs and look forward to reading many more in the new year.