A Cardinal Christmas Table for Karen!

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!   No one appreciates my snow more than my dear friend Karen, @ Some Days are Diamonds, so please visit her lovely blog, and check out her upcoming blog party!  This table is dedicated to you my dear!

I've been wanting to do a Cardinal Christmas Table for a long time but first I needed the snow and the time to make the table runner and napkins. 

So while Hubby was out doing this..... No School ! ( He's a Teacher)

I made my napkins and table runner and ....

Cardinal plates and mugs!  Got to love them!

Snow, courtesy of Mother Nature!

I have always loved cardinals and their is nothing prettier than a red cardinal next to newly fallen snow!

Our total snow fall was about 15 inches!   Have a great Thursday and thanks to our hostess Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch.   Cindy

It's a Blizzard for an Outdoor Wednesday

It's snowing buckets outside!  These pic's were taken between 4:00 and 5:00p.m. today and the snow was coming down fairly lightly.  At that time, we had Winter Storm Warnings for 6-8 inches!  WEATHER UPDATE!   We've  upgraded to Blizzard Warnings with a foot or more of snow!!!   HELP!!!   Just kidding, we'll stay put in our cozy little house!

It was  snowing at a strange sideway angle .

And this is what it looked like through my camera!

But a few  brave little apples are still hanging on!  WEATHER UPDATE!  It's 10:00 p.m. and the Weather Man now tells us to expect up to 15 inches of snow!!!!!  The Governer has declared the whole state of Wisconsin a Weather Emergency and the National Guard is on alert!   YIKES!   It's been quite awhile since we've been hit like this.  Stay tuned for further updates and please join our hostess Susan for more Outdoor Wednesday Posts! 

UPDATE:  IT'S 7:15 A.M. AND THE WINDS ARE HOWLING, THE SNOW IS BLOWING AND DRIFTING  AND IT'S STILL SNOWING SO HARD YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT! 

Looking out our back patio.

Looking out the picture window in our living room.

Our front yard by the road which you can hardly see right now and the snowplow went by already!  All schools are cancelled and I am settling in for a day at home!  I think there is a good chance we will have a White Christmas!  LOL!  Cindy