Goodbye 2015 Hello 2016

As 2015 comes to a close it is a time to reflect and to set goals. I create new lists and start going through seed catalogs planning next's years blooms. We spend New Years Day quietly at home. A nice breakfast then we put all the Christmas stuff away. I am so ready, but the tradition has always been New Years Day for us. I never put it up until after Thanksgiving. I have noticed how many of my blog land friends put it up earlier and then right down after Christmas. When do you do yours?

 My boys are looking for their gifts. My two older cats check out every gift as it goes under the tree and the little one was so curious.

 My girlfriend gave me this cute cup for my morning coffee~

 Christmas Eve was so warm here 70 degrees. The cat was out and the hens were taking dust baths. We were outside taking every bit of warm air in. In the 43 years we have been in this house I never remember sitting outside on Christmas eve. Especially with out a coat on.

 The sweet little one who turned out to be a boy so he is called Fluffy. He stayed by my side all the while I was sick. Lots of loves and purring. He is just a wonderful cat!

 The girls got the seed ring and notice the clear plastic wind break too. They needed it yesterday as the rain whipped and it was raw and cold. They stayed snug as a bug in a rug.....of course no bug would survive my girls!

Welcome to 2015

I am quite happy that we are into January of 2015. Funny, but the weather has been so unusual this year. No snow for Christmas and balmy weather for sure. Yesterday was 59 degrees out. I had packed up all my Christmas decorations, vacuumed and dusted. Saturday was a quiet day and then by Sunday hubby wanted to get out for a ride. I have had a nostalgic week, missing my Mom and Step dad and my grey kitty....just a bit blue. So we took a ride down to Cape Cod. My Mom was in West Barnstable and now there isn't much reason to head that way. I love to travel Rt 6A. Poke in the little shops and Antique shops. Now it has been a couple of years, but I was so disappointed at how many shops had closed, shops that had been there for years. Lots of them gone. The For Sale signs were everywhere too. Many homes, beautiful old homes for sale. I don't know what all this means, but it made me sad to see the changes. We stopped and had a bite to eat and headed home. Home Sweet Home!

 Here are three of our Grands standing by the pond enjoying yet another day. This makes me happy.

I love looking out my kitchen window to watch the birds at the feeders. This also makes me happy. I am the most content when I am at home in my nest. Curled up in front of the fire with a good book, my kitty in my lap. A pot of soup simmering on the stove and a loaf of crusty bread. What more could a girl want?