Homemaking Mondays: Freshening Up For Spring

 

Hello!
I hope you are enjoying your day

whatever it is you have found to set your hands to.

Here it is a lovely spring day 

and I have been puttering about the house. 

I find that I will go to do one thing 

and then find something else that needs doing

and before long I am way off track from where I started.

Does that happen to you?

I have been more thoughtful as of late

with knowing we are moving

to take in those little details of things I love about this place.

Like this sweet little bench 

that sits out in front of the house overlooking the lake.

Not far from it were the lovely crocus above

just starting to bring some colour to the yard.

Of the little trees that are scattered about the forest on the trails.

I love this little one that is growing out of this stump.

I first noticed it when it was super tiny and have 

enjoyed watching it grow.

I love being down on the shore of the lake.

Listening to the wind in the trees

and the frogs at this time of year

singing away in the grasses by the shore.

The clouds are beautiful

and I could stand and watch them 

for hours as they shift and change.

Reminding me that change can be beautiful.

I came across this delightful little basket with a lid

this past week at the free store.

I have brought it home to store away all our 

painting supplies.

We don't need as much space for them as 

we don't use as many as we used to with the children

growing up and finding new interests.

This past weekend I was spoiled 

by my family with some very special gifts.

One is this sweet soup tureen.

My husband saw it and thought it looked

like a giant tea cup. :)

I very much love the blue florals on it

and will be looking forward to 

putting some delicious soup in it for my family.

Also to the right in the picture shows the new glass

for my old family butter churn.

Now I can churn some butter

just like my family did for many years past.

Some delightful lavender/earl grey soap

a lovely new pink violet and picture.

Then a new dress in my favourite colours.

It's a lovely summer dress and the weather was cool

so I put a sweater over it. 

The necklace was a gift by my daughter for my birthday last.

It's a copper piece of fireweed.

I don't have much jewelry but just a few special pieces.

It is lovely to freshen things up for spring.

I've started my spring cleaning.

As the windows have been open the sounds of spring 

have come filtering through the screens.

The song birds and the little squirrels finding their voices.

The fresh air cleansing the stuffiness of winter.

All of these lovely things to bring smiles to our hearts.

Thank you for dropping by!

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer