Comfort Food For a Cold Night

I'm making a double batch of chili in the crock pot today.  I love to smell it cooking throughout the day.  :)

Old Man Winter

One of my husband's favorite sayings is, "Where's that darn global warming when you need it?"  ;)  Well...he's definitely said that a time or two this week.  Today, we had snow (again) for about an hour -- not long.  It was brief, but pretty; it looked like a snow globe outside our window.

However, the thing I find interesting is the temperature.  It's 7:50 p.m. as I write this, and it's 26° here in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.  Our low tonight is predicted to be 6°.  In addition, we're predicted to have a wind chill factor of -5° to -10° in the Piedmont Triad and Foothills.  The prediction is a wind chill factor of -20° to -30° in our mountains.

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Happy Valentine's Day

XOXO

Kapp's Mill and Mosaic Monday

Today, I'm sharing some photos we took last fall in Dobson, North Carolina, about an hour's drive from where we live.  We happened upon this spot some months ago on an outing with some other people, and we couldn't stop for a closer look that day.  When fall rolled around, we decided to go back for a visit and take some pictures.

Duncan The Destroyer

Hi friends!  I'm so glad the weekend is here!  I hope you've had a good week; it's been very cold here for the past few days, but it's supposed to be much nicer tomorrow.

Earlier today, I came through the den on the way to the kitchen and I noticed that Duncan seemed to be wearing a new blue collar...

Ikea Goodies

Hello everyone.  How has your week been so far?  I hope the sun is shining where you are.  It's sunny here with blue skies, but it is cold.  Thankfully, we don't have the wind like yesterday, because the temperature is actually colder today.

Do you remember I mentioned way back in January about out little trip to the Ikea store in Charlotte, N.C.?  That was a fun, albeit rushed, trip and I hope to go back before too long.  There's something there that I need to get for my mom and maybe our son.

I wanted to show you my stash from the shopping trip.  :)  I was really amazed at their prices, so I did some impulse buying that day.  I think they were all good deals though, so I don't feel too badly about it.

Happy Groundhog Day

Hi folks!  Happy February and Happy Groundhog Day to you.  :)  It's the second day of a new month, and I confess I'm glad to see us moving toward a season with more hours of daylight. 

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