Great Blooms

Re-blooms

Visit Today"s Flowers #181 for more beautiful blooms.

Where's Winter?

Tulips and daffodils in the yard.

 

Pansies are perking up

Winter jasmine (?) only 2 blossoms, think I need to move this.

 

Down by the Rec Center.

 

and next door at the school

 

 

 

 

Note the dates on the sign?

Two days of no school here (this is a "modified calendar school", but we just had Friday off, but also have 2 half days at our school plus a full day off next week, so 16 days in class.  But wait ... the last two weeks have been all about testing so no homework or regular class time.  No wonder they wanted to start before Labor Day, a week early.  They just lost a week here.  What's wrong with this picture?
Anyway, stop by Today's Flowers #180 to see all the seasons around the world in flowers.

Kitchen Cabinets

An update on my kitchen.  I finally got the cabinets painted gray back in May!  I can't get the hang of the "roll over the picture to change it" deal so here are just stand alone then/now images.
In progress....

 

Not all doors had to come off.

 

 

 

 

Finished and back together...

I changed up the art work to hang a new print.

 and added a new chair.

Then ... before we moved in ...

Now ... new fridge.

Then

Now...new ovens.

Then

Now

 

 And an alternate table arrangement.

I have my winter look of rugs (with foam insulation underneath) on the window ledge to cut the draft.  We tried to insulate but it was impossible.  This helps some.

I love my kitchen.  (Wood floors would be the next upgrade.)

Frozen Greens

Our only shot of winter so far this year was last week.

To see some flowers in bloom from places not under snow and ice visit Today's Flowers # 179.