We have snow!
It's pretty to look at but it is very cold.
I've been wearing my cozy cashmere sweaters and thick wool socks.
Bundling up in my puffy down coat
(think Michelin man style)
hat
scarf
gloves
Fancy popping by to sit on the front porch with a hot cuppa?
The hummingbird feeders are freezing so we are rotating the two feeders
in the cold snap of winter
the wee local Anna's hummingbirds rely on us to keep them fed.
Snowy scenes here in The Humble Bungalow Garden.
Abraham Darby a David Austin Rose
blooming
while wearing a snow hat!
A fabulous book...
by author Alka Joshi.
The good news is she has published a sequel
and is working on a third!
Lady Gaga was amazing in the film!
We saw it in the theatre...a matinee
safely viewed with only two other people in attendance!
Lady Gaga is wearing the same pearls that I bought from a local shop.
Mary from Skanda sourced them from Hong Kong!
We discovered a new cocktail...
"Jingle Buck"
1 ounce Vodka
3/4 ounce pure cranberry juice
3/4 ounce lime juice
2 ounces ginger ale
ice
garnish with fresh cranberries
CHEERS!
I've felt at a loss for words on the blog lately...
perhaps it is writer's block?
Covid has worn so many of us down.
I want to rise up in positivity and rejoice
but the new Omicron variant has us all in a tizzy.
Our numbers are surging and the hospitals are slammed.
We get our booster shots next week and for that I am very grateful.
I have been working on
The Doocot Sweater
I knit the body of the sweater and now I am working on the sleeves.
You'd think I would have this finished by now...
I started it before the pandemic hit!
When I attended the knitting club meeting I discovered that I am not alone in procrastinating with my knitting project.
Some of the women have taken up painting and several others bought bikes and have been meeting up to explore the scenic roads and trails.
I have made a conscious decision to focus on and embrace Simple Joys.
I feel happiest in my kitchen
whether I am cutting veggies for a soup or baking cookies
or planning a menu to serve to my family
the contentment is hugely rewarding and comforting.
Two items that I purchased during Covid that have been most useful
are linen aprons.
We have not purchased many things in the past two years...
we don't "need" much other than food.
Clothes shopping has been put on the back burner for the time being...
except for that "wee foray" at Eileen Fisher on South Granville in Vancouver!
I found a cute grey top and a sumptuous boiled wool sweater in a tunic length.
I bought the black one (of course!)
The sweater was, what I consider, an "investment piece."
It has been worn multiple times since I bought it!
I wore it Christmas Day with skinny Eileen Fisher pants.
I added a sparkly Sherman rhinestone pin.
Vintage rhinestone Brooches are such a fun way to add sparkle.
Hope that 2022 has some bright spots and highlights...
Thank you for stopping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.
~ Be Well and Be Kind ~
