JUST ANOTHER WINTER'S DAY...

It's another sparkly morning outside 

and for one little girl 

it is an 

under cover day.

A few more snowmen

 have come out 

as more of the Christmas decorations 

get boxed up.

This is what the library 

looks like right now 

until we put the totes away 

where they belong. 

 Whether it looks like it, or not, 

I have pared the decorations down

 to one tote per room 

with the exception of the parlor. 

There will be two 

for in there 

as the ornaments for the big tree 

take up more space.

  I am quite proud of myself 

as I managed to fill three totes 

for the thrift shop, 

and it really wasn't as hard 

as I thought 

it would be.

I hope the warmth 

of the cotton 

make the snowmen feel 

like they have come 

in from the cold...

...and the warm sun

 streaming through the window 

should help also. 

 We closed the french doors 

between the parlor and the sitting room.

  It makes for a more

 warm and cozy space 

where we spend 

most of our time.

Tami and Tim

 gave us an Instant Pot for Christmas. 

 This is a really great new appliance.

  It is fast, and easy 

and the clean-up is 

almost non-existent.

I could not get

 a decent photo of food 

with my old camera 

and this new one 

doesn't seem to be much better. 

 Perhaps

 it's the photographer?

  As Ina often says, 

"it looks like a dog's breakfast".

  Nevertheless,

 this meal of 

pork chops, basmati rice and vegetables 

tasted so much better

 than it looks.

 The actual cooking time

 of the meal, itself, 

was seven minutes 

but it takes about five minutes

 to get up to pressure 

and then about ten minutes 

to let the pressure out,

 so from pot to table is

 usually less than 25 minutes,

 depending on the recipe.

  I ordered the cook book

 through Amazon 

and so far the recipes have been good. 

 We are really enjoying it 

and, as I said, 

the whole process 

is really so easy.

I can't think of anything nicer,

 on a cold day,

 than a hot bath,

 scented with my pretty Christmas presents 

from Jake and Jacenda...

...and this 

is where I'm going to spend 

the end of 

this winter's day.

How will you spend yours?

...Judy...

Sharing today with:

Dishing It & Digging It

and

Keep In Touch at Let's Add Sprinkles