**SNOW**

We are on a level 2 snow emergency.

~✰~ 2009 Winterfest ~✰~

These are a few of the ice sculptures from the Winterfest held earlier this month. It was too cold for me to attend the show. The sun was shining the Monday after, so I took a stroll through town. All I needed was a ton of food surrounding them and I would have thought I was in the dining room on a cruise ship! Visiting Antartica, of course.

Cottoneaster

~~*Winter Wonderland*~~

The snow makes winter in Ohio a little more cheerful.

~*European Feel*~

I finally finished up the bathroom project. My husband and son did most of the tile work. Now when I walk across the floor I can imagine that I am in Europe (well, actually Turkey- it's Turkish Travertine.) I loved visiting Italy. Our guide informed us that the hotels only use shower curtains and bathtubs to accommodate Americans. European bathrooms are usually completely tiled, with a drain in the floor. They just shower and let the water flow. Interesting. I would hate to clean all the grout and soap scum.