The Games People Play...

How about a game of Yahtzee! 
More ideas for chasing the winter blues away..

 I got an e-mail from Frontgate.com for their sale items
(the other games are Stratego, Clue and Sorry) 

As soon as I saw this bookshelf style edition of Yahtzee I knew it was for me! 

Yahtzee is an old time favorite of mine and with the shelving unit on my new desk I knew immediately it was meant to be!  

I love the presentation of this...

Very nice quality- love the interior and all the game pieces.  

Even the score pad has it's own protective cover and they included a set of four pencils with Yahtzee on them.
The dice are antiqued and the leather like quality of the game box is very nice..   You may wish to check it out yourself Frontgate.com

Ready for a game? I am!  

Of course it will be more fun when it's nighttime and the fireplace is on
and some nice music in the background...

Hmm..maybe a nice glass of wine to make it even more relaxing!

As they say, keep the fires burning! 

Tulip Festival First Bloom

Need I say more...

I'm a happy person today..

They grew so tall the one flower was laying on it's side this morning..

so I gave it some help with a string...

There are more signs of growth popping out of the dirt every day...

Splashes of color...wishing winter away

I was visiting a blog called Boxwood Terrace and she was talking about raising the flag to Mother Nature about this weather we've all been getting!  I'm with her!

Every year when winter gets to me I dream of things like barbecues and lush colors from the outdoors...  So because that isn't on the table right now I work at bringing a little color and joy inside my home.

This is my candle corner...I have a small obsession with candles and glass items.  I was intrigued with the slight spiral shape of tall candle holder on the left and picked that up about 6 years ago. 

The very tallest one in the back is a newer find from Pier 1 Imports...the two matching ones with the bubbled centers were from a gift shop in Pennsylvania while on a trip and the little votives were a recent find at a local store called 

The Candle Factory.  I added in the dark wood candle holders to work with the wood frames on the wall.

 I am intrigued by the art of glass blowing...maybe someday I could try it!

The decorative candles were from Pier 1 Imports at the holidays and I thought they were just fine to be used year round.... you can see a slight green in the background under the gold design...

These colors are found throughout the living room.

The cats slumbering on my sofa near the fireplace...totally zonked out!

They know how to enjoy the winter!

My indoor garden is coming along!  Can't wait to see the flowers!

Please also check out my good friend Linda she's gotten into the green too!

Check out Vignette Designs' green feature too!
Here is another blog featuring green Lynne's Gifts From the Heart

What are you doing to spice up the winter for yourself?

Tulip Festival (Indoors)

Well, I am pleased to see these bulbs are growing (very rapidly) and they are sending up flower heads...There are a ton of bulbs in here and I wish they would grow at the same rate, but can't have everyting! 

 Feb. 2nd

Below was Jan. 28th

It's fun to see this develop!  

I'm having my own indoor Tulip Festival!