Savoring This Snowy Day

Just before bedtime last night the snowflakes began falling.

The morning brought with it a sense of excitement as to exactly how much accumulation those snowflakes would amount to.

A quick peek out the window and it was clear that the landscape had been transformed to a true "winter wonderland."

A warm breakfast of steel cut oats topped with blueberries , walnuts and chia seeds. Doing my best to get back on track with healthy eating in the new year. Outside the birds were thankful for a healthy supply of their favorite seed.

After breakfast it was time to head upstairs to work on another goal for the new year. Up there it was a snowy scene to the lake across the street. Brrr!

Caught up on last night's episode of 20/20 while putting in time on the treadmill.

My favorite part of the exercise routine...

logging my achievement onto Susan Branch's adorable calendar.

I fell off the exercise wagon to some extent in the latter part of last year. With the new year I am determined to get back to it.

Coming back downstairs after my exercise session, I was pleased to see the sun putting in an appearance. The winter wonderland was now sparkling like glitter.

Today was the day my Christmas ham bone was transformed into a delicious pot of white bean soup. While working on that and starting a loaf of crusty bread, it was necessary to drop everything and chase this beautiful cardinal with my camera. This seems to be a game I play every time we have a snowfall. Red cardinals in the snow are a lovely sight to behold.

With the soup bubbling and the bread baking it was time to write my thank you notes. That job seemed like it would go smoother with a mug of hot cocoa. A snow day called for a snowman mug so I fetched one that I had just put away with the Christmas décor.

He looks happy to be out of the cupboard.