Good evening to all of you my dear blogging friends!

 

It seems like I have been gone for so long.  It is good to be home,

although it is definitely bittersweet. 

 

We were visiting our daughter and son-in-law in the Midwest. 

We came home last evening to the cold, snow covered countryside.

What we left was some of the same, although I must admit,

it was cold like I never experienced in my lifetime.

 

This is what our windshield looked like in the morning, when

we went to drive to our daughter and son-in-law's home, from

our hotel.  Because the car sat outdoors overnight,

we spent time scraping the windshield and warming the

car.

The brilliant sun and the blue sky, created a most beautiful scene out the side car window.

Dressed in layers, with warm gloves and hats, made this process tolerable.

The morning we left this part of the country, the temperature on the thermometer

was -21 degrees.  With the strong wind, it was -41 degrees.

But, the locals handled it all with grace and smiles.

Me, as it is I am always cold, so you can just imagine how it was for me.

 

 

 

The joy of meeting this little guy was unexplainable.

We treasured every moment and every memory.

 

 

Another first for me, making blueberry muffins for my daughter with her Sunbeam muffin maker.
Put the dough in, set the timer for 5 minutes, remove.  Delicious, hot muffins ready to eat.  That
is the way this "one time pastry chef" makes her muffins.

I liked her coffee counter vignette.  I liked her coffee even more.  Hot coffee and bitter cold weather
just seem to go perfect together.

Our times in the outdoors were limited.  I am sure you understand as to why that was true.

I am behind in visiting you all.  I have missed that privilege.  In fact, I went an entire week
without reading my emails. 

Thank you for stopping by, especially when it has been so long since you did that here.

They are calling for another snowstorm here in the east, in a few days.  Once again, we
will shovel it.  And when we are finished, we will drink some more hot coffee.  It
certainly will be a winter we remember well.