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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A Hummingbird's Nest?

Hi everyone!  How's your week going?  Mine has been okay.  I hope not too many of you are snowed in and without electricity.  It's been cold here, but no snow in our little town so far.

Late yesterday afternoon I took Duncan out to take care of business, and I happened to spot this on the ground in our front yard --

The English Town of Tring

Hello folks.  I haven't disappeared, but it feels like I have.  I haven't been posting or commenting for over a week.  I mentioned previously that I had been feeling under the weather and thought it was probably allergies.  Whatever the problem, it's sure slowed me down, but I'm really thankful I haven't been as sick as a lot of people this winter.  

My Christmas decorations are still up in the living room (including the tree) and the dining room.  Every time I thought about writing a post, I just couldn't seem to find the energy or inspiration.  This post finally got done after a series of starts, stops, and changes.  So glad that I haven't had the flu, but I seem to have had a bad case of writer's/blogger's block.

Since I don't have anything really new to share, I'm taking another little trip down memory lane today.  I have just a few pictures to show you of a little town called Tring, in Hertfordshire, in the south of England.

Downton Abbey, Season Five

What did you think of Downton Abbey on Sunday?  *WARNING:  SPOILER ALERT*

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The Month of January

Hello everyone.  I haven't posted anything in almost two weeks, but there are so many blogs out there and things are pretty competitive, so I don't think anyone is really missed much when they're away.

There Is Always Hope

Welcome 2015 -- we're glad you're here.  

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