First off ..."Good-bye 2015."
It's been a year of ups and too many heartbreaking downs so I am glad to bid you, "farewell".
I have written on my chalkboard "Here's to a better year."
And I mean it.
I do find beauty and little miracles around me if I look hard enough. And I do look.
We are now in a winter wonderland and the new snow is quite beautiful to see. I love to look at the fields where snow has fallen and not a track or foot-print in sight. It looks so peaceful and serene. A fresh start.
The feeders have been a place of fit and furry lately. And, a place to calm one's soul. I can barely keep up with the numbers of birds that need food. I also put out suet for them and go through blocks of it a week. So, it's time to make my own.
Bird Suet
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup lard
2 c corn meal
1 c flour
1/3 c sugar
2 c rolled oats
peanuts and seeds
Line muffin tins with plastic wrap. Pop pan in freezer. Pop in bags when frozen.
They prefer this suet to the commercial brands.
"Thank you to my friend, Susan at http://readymadecosmos.blogspot.ca/ for the recipe."
How these birds give me comfort just watching them fill their little bellies with nuts and seed.
(Chickadee)
And this face...I don't just smile at this face, I laugh. She is so delightful to be around; always into something and prancing around demanding attention. She is either giving me the stink-eye or whipping things off the kitchen counter. That's right...she's a little hellian. But, she.makes.my.day.
I hug her a lot whether she likes it or not.
And Annie...how I love this cat. She has got me through the last few days just being herself.
She likes the Himalayan salt lamp. And the birdies. She's a master at cuddlin' and keeping you warm and cozy.
I want to share this photo with you. Sierra loved to greet our mailman every morning without fail at our older home. She would wait on this bench and when he'd arrive he would give her a hug and get a big kiss in return. Yep...she was a little floozy.
Everyone knew this about her and found it endearing.
Oh, I have hundreds of favorite memories of this loved cat. I'll be showing them off in the days ahead. :)
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness, your kind words and your love.
So...let's go 2016. I'm good and ready.
hugs, Deb
It's been a year of ups and too many heartbreaking downs so I am glad to bid you, "farewell".
I have written on my chalkboard "Here's to a better year."
And I mean it.
I do find beauty and little miracles around me if I look hard enough. And I do look.
The feeders have been a place of fit and furry lately. And, a place to calm one's soul. I can barely keep up with the numbers of birds that need food. I also put out suet for them and go through blocks of it a week. So, it's time to make my own.
Bird Suet
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup lard
2 c corn meal
1 c flour
1/3 c sugar
2 c rolled oats
peanuts and seeds
Line muffin tins with plastic wrap. Pop pan in freezer. Pop in bags when frozen.
They prefer this suet to the commercial brands.
"Thank you to my friend, Susan at http://readymadecosmos.blogspot.ca/ for the recipe."
How these birds give me comfort just watching them fill their little bellies with nuts and seed.
(Chickadee)
(Red-breasted Nuthatch)
And this face...I don't just smile at this face, I laugh. She is so delightful to be around; always into something and prancing around demanding attention. She is either giving me the stink-eye or whipping things off the kitchen counter. That's right...she's a little hellian. But, she.makes.my.day.
I hug her a lot whether she likes it or not.
"I don't like it."
And Annie...how I love this cat. She has got me through the last few days just being herself.
Sharing the heater on Kane's blanket.
Of course, Audrey hogs it.
I want to share this photo with you. Sierra loved to greet our mailman every morning without fail at our older home. She would wait on this bench and when he'd arrive he would give her a hug and get a big kiss in return. Yep...she was a little floozy.
Everyone knew this about her and found it endearing.
Thank you again for your thoughtfulness, your kind words and your love.
So...let's go 2016. I'm good and ready.
hugs, Deb