Tag: snow

• Holiday Gratitude: Husbands with Chainsaws

  

  How nice it is to mention going sledding and having a husband who drops what he’s doing to sharpen his chainsaw the day before a snowstorm. Down came a few “ironwood”  saplings (to be used for winter heating) and up we climbed the next day to have some fun. You’re never too old to coast […]

  Adrienne Morris

  December 19, 2016

  inspirational, Photography, Poetry

  Christmas, goats, good husband, gratitude, holiday, John Davidson, sledding, snow, Winter in Strathearn

• Holiday Gratitude: Blue Christmas

  In The Bleak MidWinter by Christina Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away When […]

  Adrienne Morris

  December 18, 2016

  inspirational, Photography, Poetry

  blue christmas, blue house, blue sky, christmas poem, In The Bleak Midwinter, snow, winter

• Queen Elizabeth: Our New Family Member

  Adrienne Morris

  February 11, 2016

  Family, Uncategorized

  blogging, cute animals, dogs, golden retriever puppy, Life, pets, Puppies, Queen Elizabeth, snow

• “The girls must stay at home, but the boys may go to school.”

  “My brothers and I could not walk thru the deep snow in the road, so we took down the rows of corn stalks to keep from losing ourselves “till we reached our pasture fence. Walter was too short to wade the deep snow in the field, so Henry and I dragged him over the top. […]

  Adrienne Morris

  February 2, 2015

  19th Century Art, United States History

  1880’s, 19th century, Adolphe Schreyer, American Memory, Art, blogging, children lost in blizzard, Climate change, Life, snow, The Long Winter, Writers

• Rocking The Galoshes–Upstate Style With Dog

  Frigid temps, cool skirts and warm hearts. Happiness begins with a good hair day and a smile. How’s about we go sledding later, boys . . .

  Adrienne Morris

  December 13, 2013

  Beautiful Images, History, The Unknowable Past, inspirational

  Boots, dogs, Fashion, Flirty Girls, Galoshes, Girlfriends, New York, Old Photograph, pets, skirts, snow, style, vintage, winter, women

• Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition . . .

  And the mashed potatoes with gravy, please. Dear Parents, Don’t let the picture fool you. Outdoor feasts are not quite what they’re cracked up to be, but it’s better than fighting. Happy Thanksgiving. Your loving son, Charles Foster   illustration courtesy Time Life Books

  Adrienne Morris

  November 27, 2013

  Beautiful Images, History, The Unknowable Past

  1860’s, Art, Autumn, Books, Feast, military, snow, Soldiers, tents, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Table