february 9th - 15th....valentine's day & snow

february 9th....let it snow

so winter is finally making a face.  we had another lovely snowfall. slow, steady and just the right amount.  it was absolutely magic...the trees especially looking like lace doilies all cut out of white paper.

cotton growing in my garden???

ducks on the pond at the elkins estate



february 10th....

this was the first girl's night out for our office.  the plan was to go to the blue comet (a local pub) in glenside and have a few drinks.  but as it turned out, it was also the grand opening for my friend jule's new store 'not just antiques' which, as it happens, is just around the corner from the pub.  so our first stop....you guessed it.

robin's find

wendy found a cute little jewery box for her daughter and robin found the perfect case for her new camera.

                              and i tried on a hat, drank a glass of wine and ate a chocolate covered fig...yum

joyce & robin

                                               then we went to the pub and had a drinky..yum


february 11th....

belly dance class and then a bunch of us went shopping for costume fabric for a performance in march.  on our way to jomar (fabulous place for inexpensive and big selection of fabrics) we saw the most beautiful huge white tree...it was a sycamore tree, never saw one so big and white. 

we stopped the car and yael and i hopped out to take pictures and offer our obeisances to this magnificent specimen. 

                 decisions descisions....here we are finally at the cutting table.  what fun we had.

their lordships sri sri radha madhava

later in the evening i went to the hare krishna temple in mount airy to drop off some flyers for my new classical indian dance class.  hoping to pick up some new students.  then on to lida's with diana to watch the latest episode of downton abbey.  very full day.  


february 13th.....

monday ...what can i say...a little bird sitting in a bush.  sweet tweet. 


february 14th.....

valentine's day...i got a valentine from my friend tina...so cute. and a beautiful bookmark valentine from lida
thank you ladies for making my day. 

valentine from tina

february 15th....
busy day today at work....but you may be wondering

what do i do all day every day at work??   sit at a desk, push paper, put out fires, talk on phone, and dream of another life.  

after work i stopped over at my sons house to see my grandchildren. they were out at co-op when i arrived, so i cleaned the kitchen a little till they got home. sheila made a lovely chilli and i got to hold madhava who was wide awake and smiled a hundred smiles while the rest of the family eats and  my heart melts.  here's uma washing dishes after dinner.  she loves to stand at the sink and watch the water running while she washes her dish. 

madhava and i watched uma washing up after dinner.  he's growing sooooo fast.  he's filling out in a way uma never did.  big fat cheeks and his thighs are getting thick.  his eyes are starting to clear up and they definitely look blue now.  what a cutie.

then i drove over to have dinner with my dear friend lida.  she made roasted veggies served over arugula with balsamic vinegar.   delicious.