Greetings from my winter wonderland in Wisconsin. It’s unusual for me to be home on Mondays, but a recent Covid exposure resulted in my choosing to err to the side of being cautious since I work in an assisted living memory care home. Even though I’m not symptomatic, I thought it best not to take any chances of spreading this virulent disease to my co-workers or the frail residents.
It was cold outside, so I spent most of my morning catching up on some neglected housework. The floors are now much cleaner and the kitchen chairs are now dust-free and sporting new felt pads.
Well, I definitely wasn’t thinking about how hard they would be to dust!
The rest of my day was spent doing quiet things like reading, working on a Bible study and listening to some great music. But the picturesque scene just outside my window beckoned me to venture outdoors for at least a few minutes. My hubby had shoveled a path to the backyard birdfeeders, so I decided to make the birds happy and refill each feeder. It was pretty chilly out there, so I didn’t stay out long, but the sun was shining and the snow was beautiful, so I snapped a few photos to share with you.
Well, that’s my contribution to Six on Saturday. With all this snow and the cold that comes along with it, the closest I’m going to get to gardening this week is filling the bird feeders for our hungry squirrels. I have a few houseplants that need attention, and there are always gardening catalogs to page through and a tall stack of books-to-read-someday to finally read. Of course, I always enjoy visiting gardens of all of the other Sixes, courtesy of our meme host at https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/. Check it out!
Signing off now to dream of daffodils and tulips.
Barefoot Lily Lady 
Beautiful! Thank you sweet sister!
On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:50 PM Barefoot Lily Lady wrote:
> barefootlilylady posted: ” Greetings from my winter wonderland in > Wisconsin. It’s unusual for me to be home on Mondays, but a recent Covid > exposure resulted in my choosing to err to the side of being cautious since > I work in an assisted living memory care home. Even though I’m not” >
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Lovely photos, I enjoyed the snow. My sympathies for the dusting, but the chair does look good!
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Thanks, Jaya. All those rungs make dusting these chairs it such a putsy job, so it doesn’t get done very often. Someone once defined dust as “the protective covering for furniture”. The older I get, the more I agree with that tongue-in-cheek definition!
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Haha, I like that definition. You may want to read Dust if you must by Rose Milligan. I’ve placed it under the glass on my centre table. Woman after my own heart!
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Jaya, out of curiosity, I just read that poem. Don’t be surprised if it shows up in one of my future blog posts. I especially liked the last two lines! Ha!
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I love you those lines, too! We dusting-haters have got to popularise that sensible point of view 😀
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Winter pictures are beautiful BUT as a midwesterer myself, I much prefer the tulips of Spring
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Me too! According to my calculations, Spring begins in 49 days! Tulip time will be here before we know it. I planted quite a few tulip bulbs last fall and am looking forward to seeing how many of them will bloom.
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Lovely photos! Like you, I’m erring on the side of caution. Also dreaming of spring, even though it’s minus 4 degrees and we have a VERY light covering of snow. Sun is shining though and skies are blue so I’m smiling!
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Stay safe and healthy, Carolee. I look forward to seeing more of your posts and what is growing in your fabulous garden.
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