A Little Day Trip

My family and I took a little day trip on Sunday to go check out an indoor flea market that sounded like it would be fun. You never know what you will find at a flea market.......Unfortunately I didn't find anything that I couldn't live without. Oh well. But we continued our ride and after stopping for a bite to eat we headed for a park where we saw some frozen waterfalls.

It is hard to tell how tall these falls were in this picture. I took it with my little cell phone camera. But the next one

shows the stairs that go along the falls all the way up to the top. I am putting this park on our summertime hiking fun list for sure.

And we will have to remember to bring our bathing suits with us because this picture shows a circular stone steps leading into what is a swimming hole at the bottom of the falls. How fun and refreshing that will be after hiking the hills around the falls and in the park. Then eating a picnic lunch at one of the picnic tables we saw there. Oh, I can't wait!

And even though it was very cold we had smiles on our faces because we were having a good time together as a family. Even though my two sons didn't want to get in the pictures they were there enjoying themselves. We also stopped at a very nice shop that sold handmade wooden furniture and collectibles. Here are some shots I took inside.

As you can see the store was nicely decorated and very full of such lovely treasures.

Pottery

Ready for Easter

The back porch was chocked full of wonderful benches, stools, tables, cupboards, and signs. Beautiful wood pieces.

We just loved this table and bench.

And isn't this such a unique chess set.

And on our way out I spotted this trio. When I was a little girl we heated with wood stoves and we had one similar to this one. And I hope you can see that old cash register behind the chair. Well we had a wonderful time on our day trip today and I hope you enjoy looking at the photos I took. Thanks for visiting. Have an awesome day.

Shoveling and Snow Blowing

We had quite a snow storm here in the Northeast last week. It looks so pretty coming down, then the reality of having to deal with it sets in and though it is still pretty you really wish there wasn't so much pretty. So we got all dressed warmly and grabbed the shovels,

And gassed up the snow blower, and started moving the 12 inches of pretty off the vehicles and out of the driveway.

And you know how the snowplow likes to fill in the very end of the driveway with that heavy wet packed snow from the road? Well my son tackled that with our little snow blower that I bought at a yard sale 2 summers ago for $10. What a job he did with it too.

And sometimes the snow that collects in between the two vehicles may be the hardest to remove. You have to scoop, walk over to the other side, and throw the shovel full on to the pile.

What a complainer! Sorry about that. I really am very grateful that we are blessed to have so many strong arms to shovel and snow blow, and what a blessing to have that little snowblower too. And now that I think about it, all this snow is going to be beneficial this Spring when we start our gardens. So I will stop my complaining and wish you all an awesome day. P.S. As I was typing this it is snowing and the snowplow went by and filled in the end of our driveway again. :o)

A Sad Christmas

Hi to anyone who may read this blog.  This is the other twin, CindyKay.  SallyAnn and her family had somewhat of a sad Christmas this year.  Unfortunately, her father-in-law who has been ill for a while now has gone to be with the Lord on Christmas morning.
It has been a hard Christmas I think for a lot of people this year and my heart goes out to SallyAnn, Bill, Robbie and Ryan, and all of those whose Christmas was a bit different from other Christmas' in the past.
My prayer for the new year is for people to have a more peaceful and prosperous 2014.
May God Richly Bless You All.