Snow Dog

When Life brings you snow--it's good to have a dog like Riley.

The light outdoors is very bright.  You could easily go "snow blind".  You can also easily SEE the DUST here in the house--so I think there will be some "housekeeping" today.  I have laundry to do. I have sorting to do.  I have a box to send to Connie.  I need a new coffee maker but am making do with my "fill it yourself" Keurig capsule.  Make do.  How I learned to live from my Grandmother.

Make do.  Use what you have.  Keep it all clean.  Starch all your house dresses and aprons. Make homemade donuts.  Fill Easter Baskets and hide them.  Wrap all presents in white tissue paper. Save everything: brown paper bags, string, cans, jars etc.  Crochet like a genius.  Grow roses.  Always have a vegetable garden.  Pickle any extra vegetables.  Grow peaches and plums.

I used to be a better "grandma" but I gave up the starch and iron a few years ago.  I just recently got two peach trees but gave up on the roses.  I do make a lot of pickles but have never made a homemade donut.  I find frying in oil to be wasteful.  You can't re-use it.  And I do-- save almost everything I think might have a second use.  My collection of Bonne Maman jelly jars is substantial as is the collection of Ball canning jars.  I stopped saving string when Santa brought me a tall cone of fresh new string.  I still fold used wrapping paper and try re-using it.  Especially the pretty papers.

Riley and I dug out the back stoop this morning after breakfast.  Heavy, deep wet snow.  Ugh!  I truly hope this is the end of it.  Open House at the Greenhouse this weekend and I agreed to work all day Saturday.  Last year I must have walked 10 miles.  I remember saying I would never do it again.