Good evening Folks ~ I hope you had a lovely first day of this new year.
I dismantled Christmas today as I had to work Wed-Fri last week, and I also roasted another turkey, since they had Butterball's on sale this past week at 89 cents a lb. I told DH I don't want to look at another turkey until next Thanksgiving. It's too much work, especially, getting the meat off the turkey, pkging it up on a full belly. :-) I do have the carcass in the crockpot with water and it will cook all night for some savory broth to use later.
It feels so good to have our space being back to normal. It seems larger now that the Christmas decorations are back in the attic. It's always a little sad taking all that sparkle and color, and memories down, but it feels good too because it is the start of a new year.
It was warm yesterday up near 80 and today was more of the same, gorgeous winter weather.
More roses were in bloom today, so I took more pictures and I'm sure you won't mind seeing them.
I look forward to getting back into the swing of gardening, although won't be getting much done this coming week as I will be working Tues-Sat, but I'm not complaining. I'm thankful work has picked up a bit, and hope it continues to do so.
Click on pictures for a larger view.
Louis Philippe
Penelope
Caldwell's Pink or Pink Pet
Prosperity
Prosperity
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"The shortest day has passed,
and whatever nastiness of weather we may look forward to
in January and February,
at least we notice that the days are getting longer.
Minute by minute they lengthen out.
It takes some weeks before
we become aware of the change.
It is imperceptible even as the growth of a child,
as you watch it day by day,
until the moment comes when with a start of delighted surprise
we realize that we can stay out of doors in a twilight
lasting for another quarter of a precious hour."
Vita Sackville-West
~ Happy New Year ~
Zone 10 ~ s.e. FL
