did this last week...

changed up the china cabinet...

these were my grandma's...

cute little s&p set...

I always loved them and was so excited to find them when going through her stuff after she passed...

we kind of thought that she had tossed them...

a little lamb that I bought from a blogging friend...

and a souvenir glass, ruby flashed and etched...

Ashland, Ohio...

we lived there for a spell...

I started school there and went K-3rd grades in Ashland before we moved back to Shelby, where I was born...

I found that on ebay years ago...

DH got me the chocolate pot and cream and sugar one year for Valentine's Day...

and the sweet little cup and saucer were from my grandmother's what-not shelf...

she only had the one piece...

infuser...

love this little girl, reminds of my mother...

I have a small collection of lambs...

my sister's head stone has a lamb laying on top of it...

its how I remember her...

and there it is...

I would love to lighten up the inside...

but the cabinet is from my in laws...

and I do not want to deface it in any way...

but if it had a light background, things would look so pretty in there...

I have thought about using vintage music pages...

my father in law, along with being a minister...

used to sing in church...

I also like ceiling tile wall paper and that would look pretty, too...

so what do you think?

what would you do to brighten up the inside?

;)

just a reminder...

of springs past...

what is waiting under all the snow and ice...

all the wonder that sleeps for now...

dreaming of sunshine...

and warmed air...

and I will be here watching it grow when it happens...

happy Saturday to you...

DH is working today, but Craig has the weekend off...

so he will be my right hand guy...

got most of my house work done yesterday...

need to get a load of laundry done...

maybe two...

play with the babies a bit...

and move...

a little sore...

trying some new things...

and I am feeling better, but got to get those muscles back in shape...

and I know round is a shape...

but I would like a bit more strength...

got dirt to dig in in a couple months...

;)

hit the ground running this morning...

and we are getting more snow...

took this early this morning...

the birds were in to feed...

we are on the edge of another winter storm warning...

just a few miles north is in it...

these guys don't eat out of the feeder...

but they were singing so loud...

and there was a huge crow...

Myra and the babies...

the buffet is open...

ran out to grab some lunch...

and took some photos on the way there...

another train is in...

the elevator is sure making progress on the ground piles...

cloudy here...

kind of gloomy out...

but there is a peace to gloom...

and a calm...

this is what got me moving so fast this morning...

found her away from all the others...

worked on her for more than an hour...

she just wasn't strong enough...

so we are back to 4 babies and a mom...

God always leaves us with more than he takes...

have a blessed weekend...

;)

looking for somewhere fun to visit?

http://heretherebemusing.blogspot.com/

have I got a place for you...

her name is Tessa...

and she is a spitfire...

and so sweet...

stop by and check her out...

you will so love her and her spirit...

and her blog!

;)

the new babies...

these photos are from yesterday...

the first 3 were blonde...

so cute...

the fourth one is a muted calico...

with eye brows...

mama and I had a hard night of it...

the fifth one was stuck too long and didn't make it...

it was a russian blue and just huge...

twice the size of the others...

and right after it passed the birth canal, number six happened...

another muted calico...

they are kenneled and covered so they can all rest...

no photos today, probably...

mama is so, so tired...

and I am not sure there isn't another one...

I keep checking in there often...

I have her here in the kitchen where I can see her...

Craig is working today, so I asked him to grab a can of kitten milk just in case we lose the mama...

and we have to bottle feed them...

got her on Iams kitten food for her milk...

the little ones look healthy, strong and can suck good...

;)