tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post3259584900136859504..comments2024-03-11T14:00:26.536+00:00Comments on Country Ways and Cottage Days: February Frosty Days and Clear SkiesRustic Pumpkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-69224440161990280932015-02-18T08:26:03.580+00:002015-02-18T08:26:03.580+00:00Hello Margot ~~~ so lovely to see you here at last...Hello Margot ~~~ so lovely to see you here at last! What a trial Google and Blogger can be! ~~~Deb Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-21208080186197232042015-02-17T23:06:54.496+00:002015-02-17T23:06:54.496+00:00I love the frosty pictures. I totally agree that ...I love the frosty pictures. I totally agree that our DIET is something we eat, NOT something we do.<br />Fondly,<br />Margot from VBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-79104871472919023002015-02-09T23:48:59.877+00:002015-02-09T23:48:59.877+00:00I enjoyed reading your post and I especially liked...I enjoyed reading your post and I especially liked the photographs.<br /><br />Kale is a great vegetable, one of my favourites and is full of iron so it does us good.<br /><br />Take Care and .....<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-71580629687964914182015-02-09T21:45:54.684+00:002015-02-09T21:45:54.684+00:00Thank you April ~ Yes, I remember the climate in n...Thank you April ~ Yes, I remember the climate in northern California where I lived was very similar to here, except we don't get the rolling fogs every morning. Cats, sadly, are a bane of my garden. I am always looking for humane ways to stop them! I have a few ideas in the pipe line and will be addressing them in a future thread. ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-80039801360664865352015-02-09T21:41:19.745+00:002015-02-09T21:41:19.745+00:00Thank you Cathy ~ still hoping for snow ~~~DebThank you Cathy ~ still hoping for snow ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-1069079494440572462015-02-09T21:26:39.900+00:002015-02-09T21:26:39.900+00:00Your February sounds very similar to mine here in ...Your February sounds very similar to mine here in Oregon, although we have had temperatures in the high fifties, which just feels way too warm for this time of year. Definitely a multitude of gray and rainy days. Lots of people around here suffer from SAD as well this time of year, I do okay for the most part, being a native Oregonian months of rainy days is to be expected, but I will say when we get a sunny day it is so invigorating. I too have been busy with organizing projects, it feels so nice to clear up clutter! Love your onion pictures, I so look forward to gardening season, my garlic is up and doing well. I am also looking for solutions to keep the cats out of my garden beds, I will have to try your string method! Love all of your wintery pictures! April's Homemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839044050318217592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-57179110786934978382015-02-09T17:46:54.861+00:002015-02-09T17:46:54.861+00:00Deborah, you've captured the beauty of winter,...Deborah, you've captured the beauty of winter, even without snow, beautifully!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-7698048143654685532015-02-08T18:41:57.843+00:002015-02-08T18:41:57.843+00:00Hi Chris ~ thanks for stopping by! Oh, I cannot wa...Hi Chris ~ thanks for stopping by! Oh, I cannot wait to get out there and get my hands dirty again! Spring is just around that corner over there ~~~ d'ya see it? ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-62114990033123713192015-02-08T15:07:27.319+00:002015-02-08T15:07:27.319+00:00Hi Deb's,
I so enjoy your posts. The pictures...Hi Deb's,<br />I so enjoy your posts. The pictures are just lovely. While we do not have snow, our weather has been all over the map and the wind keeps me indoors. I also am decluttering and organizing, it seems to be everyone's resolution this year. Looking forward to getting outside and getting my hands dirty! Happy February....spring is on it's way.<br />Love from West Texas,<br />ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-45353456745174363972015-02-08T10:55:03.694+00:002015-02-08T10:55:03.694+00:00There you are! Hello Dear Friend! I'm so sorry...There you are! Hello Dear Friend! I'm so sorry to hear you have more of the same coming. Oddly, even when I lived in Iceland and we had well over six months of snow each year, I *never* tired of it, not for the whole four years! Sorry ~ ducking ~ incoming ~ lol<br />Hoping the garlic has survived a recent little incident, of which I shall tell later! ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-85937122600732091182015-02-08T10:52:34.417+00:002015-02-08T10:52:34.417+00:00Hello Dear Julie Marie ~ thank you for your kind w...Hello Dear Julie Marie ~ thank you for your kind words, and I must admit to a twinge of garden envy here, although very soon, maybe a week or two, and I shall be out there dead heading and making a start ~ the best therapy in the world, except once I start I can't bear to stop. ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-17032956815440800552015-02-08T10:50:57.454+00:002015-02-08T10:50:57.454+00:00Hello Martha Ellen ~ I have tried most things for ...Hello Martha Ellen ~ I have tried most things for the SAD and find that light therapy, exercise, and healthy eating are the best combatants. Hahaha! Yes, my little copyright statement often catches me unaware too! ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-54051230348955632602015-02-08T10:49:06.549+00:002015-02-08T10:49:06.549+00:00yes, I am around Jane, but do not plan an imminent...yes, I am around Jane, but do not plan an imminent return to Facebook. Social Media truly does get in the way of life! Enjoy your twenty day break and I hope you accomplish your goals. ~~~Deb Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-55768305921361844772015-02-08T10:47:19.999+00:002015-02-08T10:47:19.999+00:00Thank you for the snowflakes especially for me, sw...Thank you for the snowflakes especially for me, sweet friend! My plan for 2015 is to be able to grow all of the vegetables in that bowl myself! ~~~Deb Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-89380649080866789612015-02-08T01:33:48.288+00:002015-02-08T01:33:48.288+00:00I'm so glad you were able to get a post publis...I'm so glad you were able to get a post published. I know you have been having so much trouble.<br />The photos are great, I think I am partial to the first one. I am glad to see your garlic taking off. I think you will have a good crop, despite the rain.<br /><br />Congrats on the weight loss! I know how hard that is, especially at this time of the year. I find it a hard month, too. I wish you some snow! I am tired of what we have...and we have more coming.Darlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-77233229279079348122015-02-08T01:21:40.242+00:002015-02-08T01:21:40.242+00:00Your photos are so pretty dear Debs!... love the ...Your photos are so pretty dear Debs!... love the snowdrops... I'm sorry you have SAD in February... here, it is one of the loveliest months heralding Spring... our days and have sunny and warm and I have been out in my gardens... and planning what to plant soon... your dinner looks delish!... I never say diet, it is a bad word at our house, and like you said, not something we do... we eat healthy and I LOVE veggies too!... looking forward to your next post and more lovely photos... much love, xoxo... Julie Marie Julie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11351116606101921159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-87374141152489519792015-02-08T00:31:31.549+00:002015-02-08T00:31:31.549+00:00Deb, It's so good to hear from you. I too am ...Deb, It's so good to hear from you. I too am becoming weary of winter. So much so, I told my husband that I needed to get out today. We just took a quick drive to the mountains and I feel much better now! Vitamin D helps with SAD if you want to give it a try. <br />As always your photos are wonderful. I'm still working on that with my camera. I especially love the snow drops blooming. I thought at first that your purple banner across your photos were flowers blooming! Can you tell I'm ready for spring? Take care and enjoy those great veggies! ♥The Joy of Home with Martha Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912198511168813613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-21829848017840526582015-02-07T22:18:24.050+00:002015-02-07T22:18:24.050+00:00A fascinating journal entry. I have been wonderin...A fascinating journal entry. I have been wondering how you are. Your frost creates such creative designs on everything it touches. Your writing is so clear. I feel as if I am walking along with you enjoying the beauty around us. I applaud your house cleaning efforts. I did that in depth a couple of years ago, and it felt so good once I was finished. "Diet is what we eat, not something we do". I love that and feel the same way, too. I am taking a 20 day "sabbatical" from Facebook in order to jump start two projects -- one personal and one for our art business. I am eagerly looking forward to the quiet and in depth thinking unencumbered, without technology! I am expecting to accomplish a great deal. I also hope to use some of the time to write some "real" pen to paper letters! So good to hear from you. Jane, across the Pond. xoJane Franksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-48412453147961158142015-02-07T22:16:44.756+00:002015-02-07T22:16:44.756+00:00Such a lovely walk through the countryside, Deb! T...Such a lovely walk through the countryside, Deb! The moss covered stones and snowdrops are a sure sign that spring is coming. It's so nice to see your garden growing. My garden is still buried under a deep blanket of snow after last weekend's blizzard. Kale is one of my favorites, too! Our fridge is also stocked with healthy veggies. The gift of good health is so important! Sending snowflakes… especially for you! ♡Dawn Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07565958992415114053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-75076284908861324262015-02-07T18:27:42.162+00:002015-02-07T18:27:42.162+00:00One of my favourites too! ~~~Deb One of my favourites too! ~~~Deb Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-48456515774423076862015-02-07T18:27:16.892+00:002015-02-07T18:27:16.892+00:00Thank you for your kind words Michelle ~
yes, iro...Thank you for your kind words Michelle ~ <br />yes, iron is vital! Kale is a great way to get some. My iron levels were abysmal until I became a vegetarian, believe it or not! ~~~DebRustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-79955878946578264852015-02-07T17:56:15.714+00:002015-02-07T17:56:15.714+00:00I love the fourth leaf mosaic photoI love the fourth leaf mosaic photoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-29289150880512720702015-02-07T17:39:45.198+00:002015-02-07T17:39:45.198+00:00I loved seeing all those frost tipped leaves, so p...I loved seeing all those frost tipped leaves, so pretty.<br />Kale is full of iron which I need so a wonderful vegetable.<br />Lovely to see your post in my side bar.<br />Fondly MichelleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751286443138392564noreply@blogger.com