I'm not Ree Drummond!

I was just reading blogs today. There are a lot of them out there on a lot of topics. Some are religious, many are family oriented and are often about younger children and their antics. And then there are the food blogs. I post recipes on occasion and I had thought (briefly) about doing this as a food blog. What I find interesting is that many of the blogs I read have adopted the breezy style of Ree. Now Ree Drummond is the author of the cookbook PioneerWoman's Cooks. She has been blogging for a while and I just recently became aware of her blog. It's quite good and not only has great recipes but interesting and well written posts on her life on a cattle ranch. She also takes great photographs of her family and real life on the ranch. To check out her blog it's at http://thepioneerwoman.com/ As I read other food blogs today, I noticed that many of them were attempting that same breezy style. Maybe it's part of food blog 101 but the similarity hit me. More often than not, their attempt does not make it - the breezy "cute" comments sound forced and don't fit. Just give the recipe...don't try to be cute or copy someone else. Back to Ree, she has just published another book about how she met her husband - she is one busy lady!
   Other than my blog reading, it was an uneventful day. We had blueberry pancakes for breakfast that were quite good! A mix and fresh blueberries. We had used Mrs. Butterworth's syrup a bit ago on pancakes and I found it too thick. So today we tried Log Cabin which was, we both felt, better. However, the best is real maple syrup which will be on the table for our next pancake or waffle meal. Tonight we are having tacos a quick and easy meal. B got some nice tomatoes the other day so we will have them along with the chips, onions, lettuce, cheese and taco meat sauce. YUM  See not cute or breezy :)
   It's cloudy but the temperature got up to the upper 30s/low 40s and some of this messy snow/ice melted. Cold temperatures this week starting tonight but no snow in the forecast for the week - at least not yet!
 

Are These Birds Turkeys???

Yesterday I was home with Honey while B was out doing something. I looked out the kitchen window and saw what appeared to be a turkey jump over the wall off the back driveway and head down to the little stream at the side of the house. I had heard noises up on the roof right before this sighting and thought it might be ice falling...but perhaps it was these birds. I quickly grabbed my camera and took two pictures. From the back with their wings all folded up, I'm not sure what they are. I think turkey...do you know??? Then when B was walking Honey today he noticed three toed prints in the snow leading to the back...and the picture shows birds with three toes. So, anyone able to help??? You can comment here or email me... Thanks!!!!

A warmer day

Yesterday's rain helped to start the melting of the snow. Today it's "warm" in the mid 30s and the melting is continuing. We are due for a cold blast tomorrow and snow is expected several times this week. Quite frankly, we are sick of the snow!! All three of us slip and slide!

Honey was on solid ice while B was on the plowed driveway

Wheeeeeee!!!!

I'm tired....

The Sun is Out!!

Yesterday's snow gave way to sun this morning. We even made it out to breakfast!! The sleet we got yesterday gave the snow a crust. Then the snow is deep on both sides of the driveway due to the snow blowing B has done. It makes walking difficult for all of us. Honey is able to stay on top of some of the snow as she isn't as heavy as we are. But the snow is icy and it's hard for her to stay put to pee. We are sinking as we walk - sometimes up to our knees. When I took her out this morning around 5:30 I could feel myself tip...so I just relaxed and fell soft. The problem was getting up as she was all over me licking and checking. And I was laughing and did get up. No problem except for wet feet as snow got down my boots (no socks)

Yesterday I took some pictures in the afternoon and they are below. B got out the smaller snow blower and gave it a work out. We got it primarily because the large one is too large for me. This is more my size and if, for some reason, B can't get out I can clean the driveway. So he got it out for a test run. And Honey was by the slider in the living room watching him. Very intently and as he walked up and down the drive she turned her head. She was glad when he came back in.

Our sweet girl who was watching B

And then turned to take a look at me

The new smaller snow blower. This has no lights or gears. Just start and go. More my speed (yea, it's B not me that is out there)

More Snow!!!

Starting last night, it snowed off and on all day. At times the flakes were big and fat and then would change to small and almost invisible. We got several inches. 

B went out to snow blow after lunch and I cleaned off the SUV which by then had more snow than the above picture shows. We have not gone out to get the mail and with the next storm to bring ice, we may not get out tomorrow.

Lots of snow. YEA, B!!!

While some just relax and sleep!!!