Project 365 - Day Three

Why hello there March 31, 2011.  What have you done with SPRING?

Cabin Fever

Lack of posts lately is solely due to my CABIN FEVER.  

I cannot wait for Spring in the worst way!!!

We've been dealing with ice storms and this morning blizzard like conditions.  

"When will the icicle melt, the icicle icicle" 

This is Lake Erie- one of the huge Great Lakes that goes across to Canada (you cannot see the other side).  It was snow covered and frozen.  

Not sure where the beach ends and the water starts.  

Magical, like you are in Alaska.

Lighthouse!

This is the path along the beach that we love to walk during warmer months.  

One of my favorite places to be.  Soon...soon!!

Christmas Decorating

I love Christmas, and I love decorations.  What's your decorating style?  Over the top like my Mom's, or sparce, or somewhere in between?  I think I'm in between.


We have a fake tree, which really made me sad when my family first got one as a teen, BUT we get to put it up before Thanksgiving and keep it up through Jan 8th, which is something you can't do with a real tree.  There's also something really sad about using a real tree for a month and then it gets tossed out. :(  Our tree is pre-lit which is awesome, and it has a remote which can change the tree to all multi colored lights, or all white/clear lights, or both.  We usually keep it on both.

With all lights on.

With only the white/clear lights on, totally changes it.

I would love to have a table full of nutcrackers one day.
So far I have two.  Santa with the bagpipes is also hanging out
on the mantle.

Russian Nesting Dolls and a Bagpipe Playing Snowman

I have an album of just Christmas photos from over the
years that I put out at this time of year.

My red dining room is perfect at this time of year!

I've wanted snowflake curtain lights for a long time.
Only Ikea seems to have them, and I am 2 hours from an Ikea.
Found them on ebay for $10.  LOVE.