What a nightmare we’re living in. Cuts to Medicaid? Medicare? I can only pray that it ultimately doesn’t go through. All I know is that I’m not sleeping well and I feel quite edgy this morning.

I moved the little wooden ducks that used to live on the little shelves in the den. I had the thought that they’re most likely putz animals, so they might belong upstairs with the sheep.

They seem happy.

Since I had the phone with me, I turned to my left and took a picture of the wedding cake toppers.

There are a few that are a bit hidden, but most of them are visible.

This one is for a golden wedding anniversary.

Ice update: It’s almost gone! There’s still a bit of snow and ice. Yesterday, I was actually able to walk out the door and down the driveway to get the mail. No icy patches! This has been such a slog; all the snow, the ice, being trapped in the house. It will be warmish again today, so even more snow will disappear.

I’m sorry this is short, but I really am  edgy today. Not enough sleep, worry about the state of the world, about my nephew, who absolutely needs Medicaid. I’m sickened by the evil that lives in these people and I’m hoping for a karmic payback.

More on Friday.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Finished. It’s really quite beautiful – Eurographics designs puzzles that feature famous works of art. In this case, the artist is Haruyo Morita. She is a Japanese artist who worked as a kimono painter and her primary art subjects are women in kimonos, like this one.

It was a challenge, but worth it.

It did get warmer yesterday, enough to melt some of the icy snow. We still have a lot of thick ice on the parking area above the driveway and we’re going to have to get out there with our ice chopper this afternoon. It won’t go down below freezing tonight, and that will be a big help.

What a week it has been: snow, ice, trapped in the house for days, the horrors in DC, subzero temperatures. But the sun just came out and even though it will be partly cloudy, I’ll take whatever sun there is. Hey, it’s 9:16 am and it’s 35°! It isn’t freezing!

Who is surprised that the Felon is a Russian asset? Not me. I’ve known that for years. I’m just happy I can now use his Russian name on social media. It’s all starting to unravel.

We are officially in the last week of February, which has been a brutal month here in the Hudson Valley. I’m quite happy to see it hit the road. March can be challenging, but even so, we’re that much closer to spring. And that is very good news, indeed.

Sorry there’s not more to share with you! That’s the best I can do today.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

Little Wren (on the right) received a new dress in the mail, so I had to redress both of the little ones. A friend from the Blythe feed sold her little doll like Wren and reached out to ask me if I wanted to buy some of her clothes which were made by Bonjour Cheries in France. She makes fabulous clothing for dolls, especially these small girls created by Eat Zongzi in China. I have several of her pieces. I could only afford one piece and chose this sweet pink checked dress. Lily is wearing a Blythe dress and I must say, it looks lovely on her.

Dressing these two was a good thing to do. I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately and it extends to the dolls as well. I just didn’t have much motivation to take photos of them. I’m slowly coming out of that now.

My mood will be much improved when the darn ice melts. As of now, it’s still a completely frozen landscape, but we will see a high of 37 degrees today, and it will be even warmer tomorrow. I imagine we’ll see a difference in the landscape by Monday. I hope we never have to go through this kind of thing again. It’s been a nightmare.

Speaking of which, Don made it safely home last night, but, even with parking nearer to the house, he said it was very scary out there. He had to hold on to the car. I was upstairs in bed, and when I heard the side door shut, I breathed a sigh of relief. We’re staying in for the weekend and then we’ll do clean up on Monday when the ice has begun to melt.

I cannot wait for the day when I get that ‘spring is in the air’ feeling. Oh, heavens, it will be wonderful!

The puzzle is almost finished. I might accomplish that today. Or tomorrow.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday,