Happy New Year to One and All

Best Wishes

to all of you

in the coming year

Love Always

Kim

The Day After

It is the day after Christmas, the meal has been eaten and the gifts are unwrapped. It happens so fast. It takes hours, days and weeks even to prepare for this one day. When I was a child I was excited and found it hard to sleep on Christmas Eve. There were no worries about food or family. We had food and family was always around. 

Then I moved out on my own and made my first turkey. I wanted everything to be perfect. Children came into my life and I made Christmas for them. What a delight to watch their eyes light up when they saw the tree on Christmas morning with its sparkle and lights and shining ornaments. They knew that there was a present under that tree with their name on it. It was their turn to feel the excitement. 

At the end of the day we have our memories. I cherish my memories. I am grateful for those in my life today and very grateful for those in my memories.

Love Always

Kim

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Love Always

Kim

Pink Pictures for a Grey Day

 

I hope that you enjoyed the pictures and that they brightened your day.

Love Always,

Kim

Christmas Kittens

Eva had her babies on Friday night. I knew on Friday morning that she was acting different. On Friday evening she hopped up on the couch and cuddled with Rudy. She was trying to burrow under the pillows. It was not long after that when she went into the box that we prepared for her. She has 7 beautiful kittens. She is a very gentle and caring mother. Mother nature is incredible. It will be easier to take better pictures as they get a little older. We have Christmas kittens.

Love Always,

Kim

Winter Colours

We took a trip to Southampton on Monday. You can see my hubby digging out the car. He had to do a bit of shoveling before we could get the car out. The roads were not very nice. It was cold and very windy. While he was busy I drove down to the lake to take a look. I held fast to the door as I got out of the car to take the second picture. The lake was icy green and the sky was a lonesome grey. The waves were lashing the shore. I wanted to take a walk but it was just too windy. We did our chores as quickly as possible so that we could get back home to the warmth and a pot of tea. 

Rudy was sitting on the printer inside the door waiting for us. He is just like a puppy. He follows me everywhere I go. He sits in the room where we are. He loves to talk and these days he says it is much to cold to venture into the backyard. I don't blame him. 

Our little one is not so little these days. She is pregnant and judging by the size of her stomach she will give birth any day. "Christmas kittens", how wonderful.

Eva doesn't look very small in this picture. She was curled up in the chair beside the window. She sleeps on a blanket we gave to her last Christmas. It is black fleece with  white paw prints all over it. I took the picture looking down at her, I must admit it looks a little strange.

I am thankful to be inside where it is warm and dry.

Love Always,

Kim

Things that I Love

 

I Love

Holding my  husband's hand when we go for a walk 

a pot of Darjeeling tea

listening to Mozart

making bread

hot chocolate topped with whipped cream

putting up the Christmas tree

talking to my best girlfriend on the phone

skating on a frozen pond

watching the snowflakes gently fall

having warm boots on my feet when it is cold outside

relaxing in the Jacuzzi

having my cats beside me

being complimented by my husband

Christmas dinner with family

lights on all the neighbours' homes

setting the table for a meal

sharing a steaming bowl of soup

watching the stars twinkle in the sky

giving tea parties

writing letters

candles everywhere

the smell of roses

warm wood floors

shortbread cookies

down comforters and feather pillows

baked squash

the lake even when it is cold and green

pretty dishes

teacups with roses on them

flannel sheets

long winter coats and silk scarves

the sound of the church bells on Sunday morning

vintage hankerchiefs

Chandeliers with crystals

Victoria Magazine

Catherine Klein's Rose Paintings

shopping at second hand stores

manners and respect

vintage table linens

Edwardian clothing

pink

Love Always,

Kim