February Days

Oh yes! It's that happy time of year, when seeds have arrived, and I am making plans to begin sowing seeds this weekend. For the area we live in, I start peppers on Feb. 15, and tomatoes on March 15 (approximately). 

 I do love winter so very much, and I know that most don't agree with me on that one... but it is true.  However, come the middle of February, my heart begins to yearn for spring, and as the days get longer, the time draws closer to when I'll be back in my beloved garden again! 

I will share more of my process with you after I get all set up this weekend. It is quite exciting though to be thinking of spring! I ordered most of my seeds this year from Baker Creek, as many of my gardening friends in the area have had great success with their seeds, so I thought I would give them a try! They are all heirloom seeds too. 

Here are some pictures that I've taken recently... 

Blue skies and clear roads... 

Blue skies and gorgeous sunsets!

Blue skies, mountains, and water... what more can the soul need to see than this? 

Another incredible sunset... God's art gallery in the sky... how can I not share it?
Each day... a new masterpiece to enjoy! 

Can I share another beautiful sunset? The days are getting longer now, and I was able to capture this sunset around 5 p.m. Since December, our sunsets have been around 3-4 p.m. 

A neighbor's hillside... always a spectacular view.  This was early one morning as I walked.  Now our sunrise is happening about 6:45 a.m. How happy we are to see the days getting longer again!

Another view of the same neighbor's yard. Weren't the skies amazing! 

Visiting with Danielle in her new home. I took the dogs with me,
oh how they loved getting to explore the new home! 

We went for a walk after drinking the coffee treat that I brought for us to enjoy.
This lovely old barn caught my eye! 

Danielle, the dogs and I had such a nice visit together. They are working on settling into their first home.  Unfortunately, she and Zak had the c virus while moving into their new home.  She was very ill with fever and chills while moving, and we knew we stood the risk of getting sick also, but made the decision to help them anyway.  

In addition to taking our daily vitamin D dosage that we've been taking for over a year, when we got home, we began swishing with Listerine original several times daily and began taking quercetin.  I am very grateful to report that we did not get sick.  Danielle eventually lost her taste, and sent us a video of her drinking lemon juice straight without gagging, as proof she had no taste buds. Thankfully her taste has returned, and all have fully recovered. We are very grateful that our preventative measures kept us from getting sick! 

We are so very blessed to have a local naturopathic drug store that provides such incredible support to the community.  This is where we purchase our vitamins and supplements. 

They have an entire section devoted to preventative care as well as supplements that you can take if you do get sick.  If any of you would like a copy of the handout that they have readily available, please let me know. I can email it to you. It is one of the best I've seen. 

I just had to share a picture of my sweet kitties!
They have the art of sleep perfected :) 

I have been busy creating more music videos. If you haven't visited my youtube channel, MountainTop Spice,  I would be thrilled if you would stop by for a quick visit. I am working on creating music videos with the many pictures I have taken through the years.  I started this project during the dull foggy days of January, and am finding I love bringing back photos I've taken and putting them to music. 

Here is the latest one that I finished up today.  I know it sounds cliche because we've all heard it so many times "please like, share, and subscribe", but it would mean a lot to me to know that you've enjoyed the music videos. I pray that they are a blessing to you, as I've been blessed to be able to pull these music videos together using my photos, sharing the beauty of the area I live in in a different way. 

May the rich blessings of the Lord be with each of you in a special way today! 

But as it is written, 

eye hath not seen, 

nor ear heard, 

neither have entered into the heart of man, 

the things which God hath prepared 

for them that love him.

1 Corinthians 2:9