Winter at Beacon House…

is finished. I started on Sept. 6, 2011 and finished on July 18, 2013.

Behold:

Happy Birthday!

Someone turned 21 today:

She wants her own phone for a present

Giveaway Alert!

Barbara, of To Stitch or Not to Stitch, is having a great giveaway- the newest Kathy Barrick design (I'm so glad she's designing again!) and a piece of linen to stitch it on, plus the black silk floss required. Here's the link: click here

Beacon House Update!

Into the home stretch:

Still lots of snow to do, but at the moment, I’m tired of snow. We got about 16” yesterday. Today it’s close to 50 degrees, so it’s melting.

I also found my cribbage board from the old days, before Blogger:

This was handmade by an old friend almost 20 years ago who has since moved to Maine.

Sweet!

Blizzard 0f 2013…

 

Driveway:

18 inches on the picnic table:

A wider shot of the ruler in the snow:

Side view of car. I only had energy to dig a narrow walkway to driveway:

My arborvitae next to my patio  does not look happy at all. Normally you wouldn’t see the yellow corner of my house:

Opposite view of arborvitae and front corner snow bank:

Corner snow bank looking up the street":

Looking down the street:

Are you craving French Toast?