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Happy St. Patrick's day

I have been thinking about my grandparents lately ~ I guess it's only natural, March 17th would have been their wedding anniversary and we always gathered at their home to have Corned beef and cabbage with Irish soda bread to celebrate. I sure do miss them both as do many others.

In celebration I wanted to share this Irish Blessing with you. It hung on the kitchen wall of their home for as long as I can remember.

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick's day!!!!

I will be fixing the Corned beef this year (without the cabbage since the hubby doesn't like the smell) but there wil be pleanty of potatoes to go along side. Still thinking I might make some soda bread.....

Day trip

Another trip to NYC yesterday. A day filled with shopping, site seeing, and taking in a Broadway show.

We saw Memphis the Musical ~ which by the way is fabulous!

Not a very long post but wanted to share some images of the trip ~ Enjoy!

The Empire State Building from 5th Ave

Smiles from a successful day of shopping on 5th Avenue!

Harry Potter exhibit display

We hit the Lego store!

And the Chrysler building at night...just before leaving!

An ordinary day

Not a very exciting routine today ~ paying bills, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up kids.

Upon my return home I looked at the branches of the lilacs poking through the snow and up towards the sky. To my delight I realized the buds on the lilacs are starting to swell!

Remembering this image I captured last year, I thought I'd share it with you....

Looking forward to their heavenly scent and the chance to sit on the porch once again . 

Typical March

Eight days in and March has arrived with it's usual mix of crazy weather....

50 one day and 4 the next.

Rain, sun, snow, sleet ~ you name it we have had it....and so have I.

I am litterally dreaming of hot sunny days and of mowing the grass (hey - it beats shoveling snow!) I even found myself watching golf on television on Sunday (not something I normally do) - jealous of those enjoying the weather without the need of parkas, boots, gloves and scarves!

All in good time I guess ~ till then I'll stay busy working inside as well as outside...

In anticipation of springtime blossoms and green green grass if you hadn't noticed, I decided to change the header here

and just listed these at SimplyStatedAntiques on Etsy this morning

keeping my fingers crossed March exits like a lamb. 

Just listed this morning at Simply Stated

Trying to get back to business

Oh how I have been trying to get back to business!

I have no real desire to sit at the computer and edit images or work on inventory. 

You see ~

the hubby spoiled  me a bit last week. I was so lucky to be able to accompany him on a business trip to NYC and I/We had a wonderful time.

Not much was planned for the day of arrival so we decided to go for a walk.

The day was gorgeous most of the snow had already melted before we arrived and everyone was taking advantage of getting out to enjoy the weather.

I love Central Park with all it's natural beauty and all the architectural details!

and the views....

How lovely ~ there were even signs of buds on the tree branches when you looked closely.

On Monday we woke to snow...a bit more typical for February weather but that was perfectly fine with me. I just went to visit the MoMA where I viewed exhibitions such as

Picasso: Guitars 1912–1914

Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography

Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen

The park was still gorgeous that morning and ......

Not as many people enjoying the scenery on Tuesday but crystal blue skies brightened my walk as I meandered back to the hotel after visiting The Frick Collection .

Oh how I loved seeing the current exhibition!

 Rembrandt and His School: Masterworks from the Frick and Lugt Collections

How amazing it is to see works that have been in existence for nearly 400 years.

We saw Mamma Mia one evening and the night before we left we visited the Ziegfeld Theater to see "The King's Speech" - which I absolutely loved by they way - even before all it's Oscars! ;-)

It is great to be back home....but like I said, it's just taking me some time to get back in the swing of things..... ;-)

Good thing I got a head start before I left ( I knew it would make it easier upon my return) ! There are some really great treasures at SimplyStatedAntiques on Etsy 

And I still have more to list, which I will be sharing here as I get it posted. Stop on over to have a peak!

Have a great day...be sure to have some fun too!

Happy Valentine's Day

The table is all set...

A sprinkle of sugar for sweetening up the family...

A promise....of Love 4 Ever.

Stop by at Simply Stated Signature Cakes to see more cute conversation cookies.

 

A Valentine from the most unlikely of places

I love to take my morning stroll after everyone has left for the day and this morning is no exception. The promise of a new day, the birds are singing, the sky is blue and it is a balmy 47 degrees.

As is the case, I carry my camera with me to keep a memory of what each morning is like in my own little corner of the world. 

This morning a gift was left by Mother Nature....

A lovely little heart...left in the melting snow with a sneak peak of what promises to come.

Here's to finding little tokens of love ~ may they be a card, a hug, a kiss, some flowers, or a snowy heart shaped grass filled heart ~  a simple Valentine found in the most unlikely of places.

Wishes to you for a Happy Valentine's Day!

Timber!

How we spent most of the weekend...Well at least the hubby and our youngest.

I returned home from running errands and found them working on this

HUGE tree in the back yard!

 

Lots and lots of wood to keep us toasty warm!

Painterly

Having qualities unique to the art of painting.

Wishes for a beautiful and creative weekend.