Happy February to All!

Yes, February, can you believe it?

I just want to say it is definitely a lovely day in the neighborhood.

Yes, it is cold and even though I am not a fan of cold weather –

I am kind of excited for today, because if you see me today I will be sporting these babies on my hands.

(my son Matthew gave these mittens to me one Christmas and I just love them)

It’s not often cold enough to wear them, so it is a special treat for my hands.

I have 2 more exciting things to share – well, maybe more exciting for me than for you.

I received a package yesterday of all kinds of props to use when taking my food photographs.

It was like Christmas for me and I just wanted to share my excitement with friends.

There is one more fun thing I want to leave you with today. Everyone knows

February if \”Valentines\” month. Yesterday I purchased \”William Sonoma\’s\”

Valentine Cookie Cutters. I am preparing special Valentine packages for friends and family.

Check it out –

I can’t wait to get started baking. The container is a flower pot that I have painted and

I am filling it with all kinds of Valentine goodies.

(oh, one more surprise – In a few days I will be opening a site on Etsy –

selling hand painted items, woodcuts, prints, knitting, etc.

So, there is more to come.)

~Next post will be my finished product~

Valentine Cookies & recipes

hand-painted pots

hand-painted cards