Monthly Archives: February 2014

A breath of spring

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It has been a wicked winter here in New England, but on Saturday the temperature rose to 51 degrees. I think every person in NH headed outside, and we decided to join them along with our handsome grandson. We took … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Hampton Beach, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Snow, The Great Northern New England Train Show, The Train Shop, Train Show, Winter | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy… One of these mornings…you’ll spread your wings, and you’ll take to the sky… George … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Balloon Festival, George Gershwin, Hillsborough Balloon Festival and Fair, Photograpy, Pittsfield Rotary Hot Air Balloon Rally, Postaday, Summertime, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Three | 12 Comments

Icy Winter

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

We cleared snow three times last week and are expecting more today and then again on Friday. In between, it has been cold and windy. Winter in New England is not easing up, and I’m reminded of that when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Cocheco Falls, Cocheco River, Icicles, Master Gardener, New England weather, Winter | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This silk quilt block was put together by my great-grandmother, Alma Austin, in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. I treasure this block because I find the materials themselves interesting, know she cut each piece out, and then stitched them … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Quilting, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Photography, Postaday, Quilting, Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure | 10 Comments

Happy ♡Valentine’s Day♡ Week

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

When I hear the words, Valentine’s Day, I get all warm and fuzzy and think of gorgeous red roses, beautiful red and white decorations at The Homespun, creative crafts at What Happens at Grandma’s, or a wonderful school day at … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Amaraland, Ice, Lego Movie Video Game, Snow, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Homespun, The Lego Movie, Valentine's Day, Whatever Happens at Grandma's, Winter, XBox 360 | 10 Comments

Wordless Wednesday in a snowstorm

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Photography, Snow, Snow storm, Winter, Wordless Wednesday | 8 Comments

Living in New England

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

To those of you who are gardening even with coats, hats and gloves, I salute you. I did visit our local greenhouse over the weekend to pick up a new planter for a fern that was root bound. Ah, plants … Continue reading →