Finding Sunshine

Hello, sweet friends! 

These short winter days can 

find us dreaming of warm sunshine. 

Those of you living in the south 

are envied right now! 

The rest of us have to make do......

So come along with me and we

will search for some little 

rays of sunshine! 

Ramblin' Man knew I needed some 

sunshine in my life, 

so he brought home these 

gorgeous yellow roses. 

I can't tell you how much

they brightened my day! 

xoxo

The color yellow can do 

amazing things to lift your spirit! 

It just makes you smile :) 

And who doesn't love butter? 

My favorite yellow food :) 

A little touch of yellow here and there

can make you so happy! 

What could be better than 

chocolates in a yellow tin? 

A dark hallway can be 

transformed by the color yellow. 

Adding some humor brightens 

things up a little more:)

This little hallway connects

my kitchen with a powder room, 

laundry room, and the bedroom beyond. 

It is well traveled.....

I change the signs often. 

Vintage black and white photos 

of our little town 

at different points in history,

stand out on the bright yellow background. 

xoxo

When I was 14 years old I finally 

got my own bedroom. 

I was the eldest daughter of 5 girls, 

and always had to share a room. 

Finally, the baby of the family was

moved out of the tiny nursery 

and it became my own. 

I was so thrilled to choose my 

own colors and decorate this room myself. 

Of course I chose yellow! 

I sewed yellow and white striped curtains, 

and painted my second-hand vanity 

tangerine with a hand-sewn yellow and orange

 wildflower print skirt . 

My bed-linens had larger flowers in the same colors

and all the room accessories were

 in shades of yellow and tangerine. 

I wallpapered the inside of my little closet 

in a black and white flowered print 

and covered hatboxes and storage boxes in 

a black and white print of tiny flowers. 

I even hand-lettered some artwork for my walls

in black ink. 

I remember one of them......

It said, 

"When you wake up,

get up, 

and when you get up, 

do something!"

I was so happy in my bright yellow bedroom! 

It was my refuge from the demands of 

school, little sisters, and the rest of the world. 

I loved to read, sew, sketch and I even taught myself 

how to crochet from instructions in my Mother's 

Woman's Day magazine when I spent time in 

my sunny yellow room :)

It had two windows overlooking 

a New England mill-pond.

In the summertime 

the nights were filled with a chorus 

of frogs and crickets, lulling me to sleep. 

xoxo

Yellow houses bring a bit of sunshine 

to a winter landscape, too. 

This one is a favorite of mine. 

We pass it every time we venture out, 

 on the corner of our mountain road. 

A young couple bought it a few years ago

and have completely renovated

 this 100+ years old farmhouse. 

I love watching the changes every time we drive by. 

And who doesn't feel happy looking at 

this beautiful yellow barnyard? 

This yellow sign makes me happy, too! 

A cross-walk by a school.

This sign reminds everyone to 

slow down and take care. 

Even the double yellow lines in the

middle of the road

bring a little sunshine to a winter drive. 

Winter pansies blooming on my deck 

are like lovely drops of sunshine

to brighten a gloomy day. 

But it is my sweet little grands in their 

sunshine colors that bring the biggest 

smile to my face! 

xoxo

I hope I brought a little sunshine 

to your winter day,  my friends!