stripey cashmere socks & first snowfalls

 
If you look at this photo carefully, you will notice there is actual snow on my actual rolled up jeans. The socks I sport here were super comfy and very necessary-they go all the way up to my knee! The temperatures here now would make you shiver.  High winds knocked the skating snowman's head off, the one that lights up the front yard.  The two lighted penguins, or "dos penguinos" as we lovingly refer to them as, lost their hats numerous times and we've had to go chasing them down! One has been lost forever so we were forced to buy him a new one.  

Popcorn in the big silver bowl, hot chocolate in hand, we settle our brains to watch one of Olivia's favourite films, The Secret Garden.  (For the hundreth time.) We never tire of it, and always watch the old standby's on cold winter nights, for what else better is there to do than watch old reliable films, eat popcorn, and drink hot chocolate? Nothing, that's what. 

In the morning, I will eat my old reliable oatmeal, chase it with my super faithful orange juice & handful of vitamins, and head in to work for my Friday.  We are in for more biting cold weather.  Funny, we had no snow and mild temperatures until last week, then boom-winter! That is Canada for you.  You just never know.  Last week I was taking out the trash in my t-shirt & jeans.  This week I was all muffled up in a parka, snowmobile boots & a touque.  Yes, a touque.  Until the morning when I greet you with a shot of our snowman, have a wonderful night!

Sweet dreams xox

Comments

[gloria]

Hey I love your socks. You look very comfy in your home. Life is great! Weird as it may be, it snowed here in Modesto a couple of days ago and it's been cold, brrrr cold ever since. Have a great day at work and I love knee high socks. Take care

[Gigi]

Maine, too. From t-shirts to parkas in less than a week--ya gotta love livin' up north. I so, so love Secret Garden, the book and the film. I teach the novel in my Children's Lit class, and I never ever get tired of it.

Happy Holidays and Happy First Snowfalls, Gillian! xo

[Maia]

Those socks look yummy...it's been frigid here too, uncharacteristically for our fair city, and we've been enjoying the cozy days of hearth and home.

[Tara Bradford]

The socks are great - cozy and warm and that's what you need in such biting cold! Love that movie - we've watched it a 100 times too, when Jordana was younger. Snuggle up and stay warm! (You make it look like a heatwave in Paris, in comparison to your hometown). :) xoxox

[Shay]

I HAD to come and see the stripey cashmere sox! Gillian's stylin' now. I have some stripey sox, too, but they aren't cashmere. I'm jealous!

I am a huge fan of "A Secret Garden." Does she know about "A Little Princess" which is also based on a Burnett book (and is better than the book)? Much as I love ASG, I love ALP even better. In fact it is one of my favorite movies ever, period. I'm not talking about the old Shirley Temple version. I mean the one they made in the 90s.

There is also one called "Return To The Secret Garden" which isn't bad, either. I enjoyed that one, too.

We are f-f-freezing our little tushies off here in Michigan. Poor penguins. Proper headwear is essential! LOL.

[adi]

u have painted a picture of ur lovely winter household in charming and effusive words. so much that i wish i was there to share this snow-adventure with u guys, as i told u, havent seen actual snow in my short life yet :D

love u blue, keep writing, keep loving.
*hugs* to ur beautiful girls.

- adee (all the way from the normal 8 degree celcius winter of new delhi, india)

[christina]

I love those socks! And "the secret garden" is love!
xo

[elizabeth]

I could have used those socks the past couple of weeks. Yikes. (Though it probably was warmer here than there. :)

I loved the book The Secret Garden. Did not realize there was a movie too. I will have to cook for it.

[elizabeth]

not cook for it, LOL, look or it. If I cooked for it, it might run far away. Hee.