Happy Monday / Happy Spring

Kari and Kijsa are asking everyone to share a little bit of spring with them today. Grand idea! Here is my little bit, every year I have to have my primrose fix. I love the brilliant colors and the fact that they are so cheap I can buy them in lots of different colors. I can never decide which color would be my favorite so I get as many as I can without breaking the budget. Sitting in my sunny window in the living room they just make me happy. I never succeed in keeping them alive for much longer than a few weeks, but I have found that even when they look really dead, if I plant them in a shady spot in the garden as soon as the snow melts and it is about 40 degrees out, they do very well and even bloom again a few times in the summer. Happy Monday and happy spring everyone!

Alexandra from Silver Bell Cottage gave me this sweet award. Thanks Alexandra! You are one of my favorite stops:>) So many of you make my day every time you post or email. So here is a short list of great places to grab a cup of tea and visit...

Rhonda at Farmhouse Style

Brenda at Welcome Please Come In

Alison at Creative Art & Craft by Alison Gibbs (Check out her roses!)

BJ at Sweet Nothings

Susie Q at Rabbit Run Cottage

Jan at Daylily Lane

Not to mention, Penny, Tara, Phyllis, Rhondi, Rosie, and the list goes on and on. One of the tough things about these awards is hoping that the names you don't name know you love them too! It would take all day to provide the links and some of you have already been tagged. If you get this feel free to pass it on or not. Just know that you all make me smile with your warmth and fun and great blogs!

Today, I thought I would share my living room with you. It is one of my favorite rooms because it is sunny and warm and comfortable. It is a work in progress, but aren't they all? My youngest daughter and I painted it a warm yellow this fall. It actually looks darker in this picture than it is . You can see one of the cats enjoys the sunshine in the window too! To the left you can see the edge of an old dining table we brought up from the basement so Victoria could work on her AP Art projects in the best light. She will be finished with school at the end of the month and it will go back to the basement, but right now it is full of her art projects. The old water pump lamp I picked up at a garage sale is in the corner. Not sure that I love it there and may look for something a little less rustic. Yes, I still have a Christmas wreath hanging in the picture frame over the sofa, I must change that to something more springy! Someday the beige carpet has to go and I would like wood floors instead.The beam in the ceiling used to be the outside wall of our house. When we moved here as newlyweds the house was around 600 square feet. We added two bedrooms and a bath, building everything ourselves except the basement. At the time, and after living in such limited space we thought doubling the size of the house would be plenty. HA! I blame youth and inexperience for that idea. Some day, even when the girls are grown & gone, we will move. But until then, it's just our little cottage and I am pretty happy with it. It helps that we have 5 acres to roam. The expansiveness outside, and the large windows helps it feel a bit more spacious than it really is.
I also need to make some new pillows for the sofa and chair but that will have to wait until I am done with my second job! That is my living room, small but cosy and warm. Hope you enjoyed the tour:>)

And the Winner is....

Well I am just so amazed at the response to my little give-away! It was fun to meet some new bloggers and great to hear from old friends:>) This morning I used my random number generator (darling, pick a number between one and 72) and the winning number is 43!

Michelle at Back Through Time, I will send the heart and bluebird out to you tomorrow.

This weekend I had to have some flowers and green in the house, so I went to the local garden center and found this little Kalanchoe plant just the right size for a teacup and the beautiful ivy you see behind it. I tucked the ivy in an urn I had hanging around and, I just stared at them all night! I am that hungry for the garden. The little cherry bird still needs to go on etsy. If anyone wants it without the nest ($17.50 with shipping) just let me know. (SOLD)

I have been overwhelmed with email, but I wanted to let you know I will be catching up with all of you this week. I really have missed the visits!

Welcome March!

A little flock of birds just arrived to nest. Must mean Spring is right around the corner!:>)
These three are in my etsy shop right now. Bright and fun and sweet. Thanks for all the wonderful comments on my give-away and the well wishes on my blogaversary! If you want to have a chance to win, you can still leave a comment here. I will be drawing a name Sunday evening.
Nancy of Pieces of the Puzzle, has tagged me for the 7 weird things about me thingy. (Ok there's one of them, I use the word "thingy" a lot!)
2. When I am reading I will respond when you talk to me but I will have no memeory WHATSOEVER of the conversation.

3 I love peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches. My family thinks that is gross. I say try it, you might like it:>)

4. I am terrible at higher math (algebra is higher math isn't it?) but I can do the basic math computations in my head, fast and accurate.

5. I don't like reading directions, I would rather figure things out by myself. This can lead to problems, but I usually do just fine.

6. I cant commit to one medium or outlet for my creativity. Although I am sewing right now, I am already designing pottery in my head for my next class, and when I am doing pottery I will no doubt be thinking of some other project in some other medium that I can't wait to start.

7. I feel that at (almost) 50 years old, I am finally just beginning to do what I want to with my life. Having the kids (almost)grown has made me think about ways to stretch myself and take chances that I havent had the courage or time for before.

I am supposed to pass this on to seven people. I am pretty sure that this has been around a few times. I am copping out on this one and saying if you want to share please consider yourself tagged.:>)