And, we still don't have a whole lot of snow up on the mountain, but it sure is pretty.  

This 2nd picture was taken off our deck... and, with or without the snow, the view is amazing...

I found this little tea kettle on Marketplace.  I have a whole lot of antique copper for the kitchen, and I thought this would look great.  The amazing part is, the copper part is a tea cozy... it comes off.  I was talking to Jim about it and saying how much I really liked it, and he just had to rain on my parade telling me that copper is not an insulator - it is a conductor... So, unless the copper cozy is insulated, it will let the heat out instead of keep the tea warm...  (Trust me... Jim lives and breathes by the Laws of Physics)..

Did you know there are 12 Fundamental Laws of Physics?  I sure do... giggle.

So, when I picked it up, I checked to see if there was something inside to insulate... and, guess what???  There is!

Insulated or not, it's super cute and look amazing in my kitchen!

As you might remember, I am decorating with sunflowers and I found this bowl... kinda different, but I like it... And, I think it will look amazing with the other sunflowers in the cabin.

We are in the process of emptying out the Provo house - and I found this little copper bucket in our back bedroom... I don't have a clue when I bought it, but at least 10 years ago if not longer.  It's really quite small, not like the ones you put beside your fireplace.  Jim says we should use it to put serviettes on the dinner table.  I think it's a great idea.

I was at home depot last week, and I found these fire starters.  I was intrigued because they look like little bombs.  I showed Jim, and he thought it was a great idea.

And, we have been looking for something to stack the wood for the fireplace in... something that would sit on the deck and not ruin it.  I was thinking that if the wood is directly on the deck, there will be moisture underneath and it won't be pretty after a while.  So, I saw this wood stacker... kind of an interesting idea, but there is a little platform underneath,  you can't see the platform in the picture, but the wood stacks in the middle..  So, this is going to be outside the front door, with all the wood..  

I snagged this picture off Amazon... I didn't buy mine from amazon - just snagged it to show you kind of what the little platform looks like.

And, Ben was busy working on putting tyvek around the dormers.  We were really concerned about not having the tyvek over the winter, BUT, being we don't have any snow, that's kind of a mute point.  But, he braved the slope of the roof, and got the job done.

He got up there with the help of the boom truck, and then used rappelling gear to stay up there.  Not for this cowgirl.

And, while working on the dormers, Ben found a "bird's nest"...  uhuh... He says that's it's a mouse nest, but I prefer to stay in my delusional state, and believe it's a bird's nest.  He said that if it was a bird's nest, he would have taken it down carefully and slowly... But, he believes there were no birds living there...  Again, I prefer to think differently... giggle. I don't want to think about mouses in my house.

And, I found this toilet paper holder.... I absolutely think this is a scream and it MUST go into the main level bathroom.  It's a 100% must.  Some people would think it's a little crass, but I love it.  And, this is another one of those "Jim humours me" moments.

With that, this edition has closed, the adventure continues, and have a great week.

Love, Jim and Cheri

"It's not the pursuit of happiness; it's the happiness of the pursuit - It's who you become on the journey".