in the midst of winter

We're almost halfway through winter now. How is it treating you? Winter has been very mild here and it may never get truly wintery. Most people are thrilled with this. But, I like winter. I'm still enjoying it and I do especially like cold sunny days. But, it mostly feels like spring has already begun. Hopefully we will get some proper winter days before it's over.

I recently got this neat old photo of some turn of the century girls making a snowman in their backyard. How neat to see! This is something I haven't seen that much of, snow pictures this casual from this time period. Neat to see the backyard, too.

And here are a couple more pictures of snow to welcome February.

 

from Florence

christmas mood

I am really starting to get into the Christmas mood. I always think I won't and then I do. I am in the mood to watch Holiday Inn. It is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I love watching Fred Astaire dance drunk. Holiday Inn is an inn that only opens on Holidays. As a person who cannot pass up a theme, you can see why I would be so enamored.

Here is another favorite (really, they all are favorites, I guess) card from 1905. Published by Chas Scribner's Sons.