Come on. Really? Haven’t we had enough already?
Just having spotted robins frolicking in my yard, along with bluejays and woodpeckers and all sorts of wee little birds, plus a bunny or two, you might excuse me for my disbelief and, let’s be frank here, disgust at what awaited me when I woke this morning.
I am over it.
And it’s wet, icy, sleety snow. Oh joy. What fun it will be to shovel the drive yet again! And I really do have to help Don this time. This stuff isn’t easy.
Even Scout looked stunned.
Those of you who have been complaining about the “cold” temperatures in your neck of the woods, i.e., my sister and my father, to name but two, can shut up now. Truly. I don’t want to hear another word.
Pardon me while I scream.
The fabric eggs in yesterday’s post were made from a pattern I found on Retro Mama. Click here.
And now for some splashes of color on a dull day. First, I’m going to hang one of my Springtime Crochet Flower Garlands somewhere in the house (there are new ones in the shop.)
And for more color, today’s egg cups:
With our focus now on chicks and ducks, we have two little chicks on a teeter-totter on the left, a sweet chick hatching in the center and a mama and her babies on the right. The egg cups on the left and right were made in Japan. The one in the center was made in Portugal.
Whimsical: lightly fanciful. That’s what my sweet little egg cups are. Whimsical.
There are many whimsical touches in my cottage. Do you have a touch of whimsy in your home?
Happy Tuesday.
I read the news this morning and immediately thought of you, and sighed a big heavy huff of displeasure. I’m sending warm thoughts your way.
Mary
Thank you, Mary – it’s a bit depressing here!
Snow! How awful! We have freezing weather this morning, but no snow. (I’m near Seattle.) Let’s hope for sunshine and warmth soon. I love your egg cups and have a few sitting around myself, but mine aren’t vintage but like you, they make me happy. And thank you for the link to the fabric eggs. I am going to make a few later today. So cute.
I’m feeling like making some more myself, Tana.
Hi, Claudia. Yes, I have touches of whimsy throughout my house–those little things with a sentimental attachment or memory that brightens my day and make me smile. I also have five inches of new snow in my driveway. I am so sick of winter!!! I’m finding the theme of my blog this week a little difficult…act happy week. With windchills of minus twenty?? Bah humbug!
5 inches here, too, Martha. YUCK. And wind tomorrow. Just got in from shoveling heavy, wet snow.
I am so sorry. I won’t even tell you what the weather is like here this week. Hope it melts quickly.
These are the times that I miss San Diego.
We got a couple of inches of snow overnight yesterday, but it is (mercifully) almost all melted now. The ground is totally squishy, though. I imagine that it will dry out just in time for the annual summer drought. :)
I know. It’s either snowy and frigid or muddy.
I hear ya on the snow, we’re supposed to have 4 days of sleet rain yucky stuff. LOVIN’ the adorable egg cups!!
Thanks, Debra!
OK Claudia, I’m going to need you to calm down! (lol) I understand about the snow BELIEVE Me I do.
But it is spring snow and the earth has already started it’s warming transition and it will be soon gone and the process will continue. Was that helpful? Probably not,BUT you have that beautiful Necco jar that will help you feel better and Spring is really truly just around the corner. Love Love Love your blog.Your sure make my days better. -Judy A-
I know you’re trying, Judy, but after shoveling the heavy wet stuff for an hour, I’m not too happy!
You go right ahead and scream…I’ll be right there with you! I am so sick and tired of winter, and it just keeps hanging on. Our cranes came back, about a week ago, they usually are in a field across from our home….wonder where they went when the snow came? As to your egg cups…they are so cute, fun, amd dare I say springy? I love the one in the middle! ;)
Oh boy, I am really sick of it, too, Donna!
The weather reports from the east are truly dismal. But winter simply cannot last forever. Here things are blooming, but there was frost last night. Winter seems to be lingering as long as he can.
Whimsy. I love that word. Yes, there are bits of whimsy in my house – a collection of feathers from the beach, a fun pillow or two, and other things I can’t think of at the moment. Whimsy makes a home personal. Love your egg cups and those fabric eggs. Thanks for the link to the project.
You’re welcome, Lorrie.
So sorry for the yucky weather. I heard the weather last night and thought – oh no!! It’s cool here but no snow. At least Don is home. As for the touch of whimsy in my home – his name is John. LOL
Judy
Love that, Judy. Don is a touch of whimsy, too.
I feel your pain. We had 5 inches yesterday and AFTER THAT had additional Winter Weather Advisories for blowing and drifting. Unreal. A year ago today it was 81*. I would take 41* at this point. Our wind chills are below zero and to continue for the next 3-5 days. The weather forecasters this AM said that looking out 10 days there are no temps near 40* to be seen. And I am afraid what we get here blows on through towards you. In July, when it is nearing 100*, we will all have to remind each other of the spring that (possibly) never came and how we complained about the cold. We currently still have about 14 inches of snow on the ground, and that makes it really hard for the temps to rise much. And, after saying all of that, if this is the biggest complaint / problem that I have for today…. it possibly is a pretty good day after all.
Same thing here, Chris. 5 inches and wind tomorrow. Yikes, I am sick of it.
UGH!!! This is the winter that just won’t quit. It is going to remain colder than normal here for at least the next ten days. March came in like a lion and it looks like it is going out the same way. UGH!!! Hope your snow melts quickly.
Hugs,
Laura
I want Spring, Laura! All I can think about is playing and digging in the garden.
Oh Claudia~~~the snow in your driveway looks worse than the last picture you posted! I love winter, but enough is enough. The egg cup with momma & babies is my favorite of today’s grouping. I have a touch of whimsy around my house & he’s a good kisser! ( Sorry~~~couldn’t help myself ) Actually I have sweet little birds tucked here & there & my favorite is my vintage tin toy stove in the kitchen.
XO, Linda
It IS worse, Linda! My whimsical husband is a good kisser, too, Linda!!
Last night it was ice storm. Today it is white out conditions. I went into winter intending to enjoy the season, but enough is enough!
I feel the same way. My patience has left the room!
More egg cups yo make Mr smile. The center one is my favorite, but they are all darling. I love chicks.
Sorry about the snow. Hopefully this will be the last, but it is still kind of early.
I’m crossing my fingers, Beverly. This is a heavy, wet mess!
What absolutely darling egg cups! And your backyard looks a lot like ours. wah. If we could just get a few days in the 40s with a good south breeze, we could get rid of this unwelcome heavy blanket and snowbanks of white!
It’s supposed to be 41 tomorrow but windy – so the wind chill will probably take the temps down to the 30s.
We got the snow here in Pennsylvania too Claudia..I am also sick of it..Fortunately we have a snow blower to do our long driveway..I love touches of whimsy around the house..especially vintage whimsy for the holidays!
Sorry you are being socked in with white stuff again – we just saw that Bob’s hometown (Manchester, NH) may get 12″ today – crazy!!!
Hate to brag, but I will anyway, and tell you the sun is out, the birds are singing, squirrels digging for acorns, and it’s going to reach the 70’s again today. I AM trying my best to send some your way to prevent all that digging out ——-blowing hard!!!
Whimsy? Currently my white rabbits who escaped from the attic a few days ago and are sitting here on the table waiting for Easter!
Hugs – take care of your backs when shoveling –
Mary X
I’m resting now, Mary, from shoveling that heavy wet stuff. Some hot chocolate is in order.
I’m so sorry you’re having another go-round Claudia! I heard the weather forecast yesterday and thought of all my midwest and east coast blogging pals and feel so sad you’re being hit again. We are having the silliest of weather in So. Cal. up and down but its just tedious and a minor annoyance.
Hoping Spring arrives faster than fast for you!
Your egg cups are the absolute cutest. And you’ve started something – I immediately went to Etsy to see what was for sale. Now I want my own collection, you naughty encourager hahahaha. I am in a very weakened state — struggling over tax paperwork — and I’d better hide the plastic. Yesterday (due to my tax induced malaise teehee) I ordered things for my niece who is getting married – today may be chicks and bunnies!
I think I have more whimsical, cute knick knacks than “grown up” ones? I love sweet little things, so charming.
Do you ever do custom colors for your spring garlands? (I would love a dusty sage green and soft pink.)
Happy week to you!
I will do custom orders, Sally, but I’d have to source a sage green and soft pink. Let me see what I can find.
Hi Claudia,
I was thinking after I commented that just a soft pink by itself would be the best — then I can use it for springtime and Easter and Valentines day, etc.
Thanks so much, I’ll look forward to hearing back from you.
I do have some pale pink, but I’m not sure if there’s enough for a garland – I have some green which is lovely, too – a soft celadon. I’ll see how many flowers the pink will make up and we can go from there.
Sounds good! Thank you!
I REALLY do know what you mean! I am so sick of snow. We received over 3 1/2 inches again yesterday. We still have over 2 feet of it in our front yard. Backyard has gone down some due to the dog running around on it. Windchills are below zero today. It is really whipping the snow around. Tomorrow is spring…REALLY? But at least the sun is out today. Guess we will be glad for the moisture when all this snow melts. That should help with last years drought a little bit. O.k. enough of a rant. Slap me in aug when I am complaining about the heat!
I know – soon enough we will be complaining about heat and humidity!
You have my sympathies. Yesterday it was really beautiful here. (the current photo on my blog was from yesterday afternoon.) BUT, It started snowing about an hour ago. Big fat flakes. Luckily the ground is too warm and they are melting as soon as they touch down. But still, tomorrow is the first day of spring… I think we need to be done with snow for this year.
I agree!
Complaining? I think I merely mentioned we were having an abnormally cool March, and it is, but now it is warming up so I will stop mentioning it. Sorry about the snow, March always is like that.
Yuck!
Meredith
Oh, I don’t know, sister of mine, I’ve heard quite a few little comments from you and Dad about cold weather – in the 40s, I think! Of course, it’s all relative. March sort of sucks, if you know what I mean. Love you.
Hi Claudia. Well, I can’t believe this weather either!!!! I’m ready to drive to the airport and fly off to the 1st warm location available. At least my daffodil leaves a peeking out of the snow. Please let this be the last snow fall.
OK-enough complaining. Cute egg cups! :)
-Lynn
I don’t think our daffodils have broken through the ground yet, Lynn. Probably because they are in a colder area near the woods.
When will this winter stuff end? Just got home from visiting friends in Houston last night – it was around 80 degrees all weekend. I almost caught myself complaining about being “hot” – but wised up and stopped myself. And today, back in KC, it is currently snowing. Oh smiles! It’s not sticking, but still! Our forecast for the weekend calls for snow as well. This weekend was to be my son’s first baseball tourney of the season – and the coach has thankfully pulled us out of the tourney due to unbearable cold for baseball players and spectators alike! Here’s hoping Claudia that this was your last shovel of the year!
My “doggies in the window” are my whimsy. I have a collection of small vintage ceramic doggies in my laundry room window. They smile at me when I do the laundry and I smile back! Your egg cups are adorable!
How much is that doggy in the window? is now going through my head! Love the idea of doggies in the window.
Ah, we have the same snow, but since it’s hitting in the 40s this afternoon, and will be warmer tomorrow, I’m going to let Mother Nature shovel this mess. My husband hates when I do that, but tough noogies… I’ll wait it out till it melts. Less than 2 inches of snow doesn’t need shoveling — not when you can walk thru it.
So consider my method — believe me, in 2 days it will all be gone!
And you won’t have sore muscles.
Cheers — Cass
Well, I would, but we got over 5 inches, Cass! We’re just that much north of you that we were hit harder. So, we bit the bullet and shoveled.
I’m all for whimsy! I really don’t think I ever grew up, I have Easter eggs and bunnies and flowers and polka dotted candles gracing our dining table. Our mantel is in our living room which is shaded by our old farmhouse porch so it never gets much light in there. Our dining table is always flooded with light, so that is where I display my treasures. I’m sorry about your snow.. that’s just mean of mother nature. We’re off to look at the Featherweight in an hour or so.. I’m excited!! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
It IS mean, Teresa! Can’t wait to hear about the Featherweights!
On my scroll down to leave a comment I happened to notice your mention of ’41 tomorrow’ and I thought how can it be that hot after snow – the I remembered you mean not 41F not 41C! There have been a few 41C (105F) days down here this summer, too darned hot but I’ll take it over 41F anyday.
While that snow is pretty too look at I don’t envy the shovelling involved. I hope you reward yourself with some delicious hot choc (with marshmallows!) afterwards.
Love your fabric eggs by the way, and they look so great all together in the jar.
I did have some hot chocolate, Norma!
If I lived where you do, I’d be apt to get me some real chickens.
Brenda
Too many predators around here. I wouldn’t be able to handle losing one. No can do.
Oh no~~I know you are so over the snow! I adore your little figural egg cups…oh my a new obsession! I love the garland’s they are so springy, be sure you hang one so you can enjoy it!!
hugs,
Linda
Oh an I forgot to say how much I love Whimsy and it’s a must in my home! It feeds my soul and my imagination!
Just have to figure out where I want to hang it, Linda!
It’s not spring yet! :) Not here and not there :)
But it shouldn’t be winter anymore!
Sorry Claudia. -Judy A-
Why, Judy? Oh, because I had to shovel? Thank goodness, Don was here, so we did it together!
xoxo
The egg cups are darling. I have some touches of whimsy around here. xo, olive
Crappy weather here too, Claudia – if that makes you feel any better. Bitter cold temps (below zero wind chill factor this morning!) and snow flurries yesterday. High of 21 tomorrow. What the heck, ya know?! I thought March would bring some relief from winter, but nope, not yet. Oh well…your egg cups are really cute!
OH you and I are on the same page with our posts, Claudia…I feel your pain! Your egg cups are SO wonderful…brought a smile to my face!
no snow here but it’s cold cold cold. Too cold to play outside so I have been spending time sprucing up my blog. Your egg cups are adorable.
I have a few bits of whimsy in our house. My favorite is a bunny with his front paws up in the air and shrugging his shoulders…..as if to say…”whatever” I usually display him beside photos of my family.
Try to stay warm
I’m with you girl … so so tired of this snow business! I guess being here in Maine, I should expect it, but when look at last year’s images for the same time, it was much milder! Love you egg cup collection!
Keep up your endurance awhile longer. It will get better. Thanks so much for posting your cups today! There is just something about these charming vintage chick and duck cups that makes me smile and happy! It must be the whimsy and the gentle vintage colors.
We almost had spring! But then a snowstorm blew into town last week. 30 cms of snow, blowing, drifting and making life miserable. We stayed home, stayed warm and waited it out. The sun came out and the melt began. Today, the news reported that another major storm will hit tomorrow night with more snow than last night.
Sigh!