Yes, I know it’s just the beginning of November, but here in the UP, winter is merely a chilly step around the corner. To keep me warm, my dear in-laws purchased a lovely L.L. Bean parka for me as Christmas present.
TYS, 10/31/10
Posts Tagged ‘winter’
Saturday: A Walk in the Park
28
Feb
My family came down from Ohio for a quick weekend visit. Brendan and I took them to Springbrook Park where we like to take walks.
fountain!
The park has a lovely fountain, made even lovelier by the presence of my family.
Mom and Dad Knapp
The beauty of the park made us all contemplative, especially Jeanette, who channeled The Thinker.
Jeanette
There are several little creeks like this crisscrossing the park, as well as a little waterfall:
waterfall
One of the most interesting things about our corner of the park is the random bamboo copse:
bamboo
close up
I think the bamboo made us all think of Jeremy and Kristin. The whole family was together in spirit!
Mom and Dad again:
the Knapps
My handsome husband:
Brendan
After our walk, Mom and Jeanette had some fun on the seesaw:
playground fun!
Brendan and I had a great time with my family, but it was too short!
Love,
Tiff
Ohio Snow
30
Dec
We didn’t have a white Christmas, but we did get snow a few days later. It was so beautiful. Brendan and I realized how much we do miss Midwest winters.
The snow started in the evening.
beautiful snow
Brendan and I had to go out and stand in the falling flakes.
Brendan, my Chicago boy
me
While the snow had a magical quality at night, it was also quite pretty in the day.
footprints from our evening photo-shoot
Love,
Tiff
Winter Weekend
06
Dec
winter wonderland
We had a wonderful weekend. On Saturday, we actually woke up to snow! It didn’t last the whole day, but it was very pretty.
view from our balcony
see the lingering fall foliage?
Brendan is bundling up
the Kia
Our Christmas tree this year:
tabletop tree
There are some “rusty” jingle bells and little wooden ornaments from Hobby Lobby. They are little planes, trains, boats, and cars.A transportation theme!
a closer view
To make our house smell festive, I bought some cinnamon scented pine-cones from Jo-Ann Fabrics.
mmm, smells sweet
I tied some to red ribbon and hung them from the curtain rod in the office (the ribbon totally matches the pirate curtains).
office curtains
I also put some pine-cones on a platter for the living room side table. Our house smells amazing. I think this may be a new Sullivan tradition.
living room side table
One last view of the snow before it melts.
winter in Tennessee
Love,
Tiff