WOYWW # 87: Rocking Horses, Blizzards, OWOH

Hi all you blog hoppers. I bet you were just as overwhelmed last week as I was, trying to get to everyone and realizing it just wasn't going to happen. I apologize if you left a comment and I didn't get to you. I really tried to get that far at least. If this is your first visit, please click on the large photo for a better view. At least I hope they are clickable, since some in other posts no longer work.


So why am I showing the view out my kitchen window? Well, partly so Annette (Voodoo Vixen) can call me a wimp, and partly because this is the worst snowstorm we've had on record since 1967.

You can see all the ice on the storm window. A lot of good it is doing (NOT)!! This picture was taken around noon today.


About three pm my time, this is what the conditions were looking out my craft room window. This is the window in front of my sewing machine. Lots of blowing, but not a whole lot of accumulation. Of course, the snow accumulation at the airport (which was practically shut down) was 5 inches. You do the math in cm. And of course, you can see how the wind is whipping my wind chimes, while the rocking horse sitting on my porch tries to shut out the noise.

If this is your first visit on Wednesday, Julia, our hostess with the mostest and keeper of the links, will explain what this post is all about. And to bring you up to date, I collect rocking horses and show at least one of my nearly 450 each week.


Speaking of rocking horses, all of these were gifts sent to me by fellow WOYWWers and they are the ONLY things on my work table today. I'm so impressed, and need to thank both Jo at JoZArt and Cath of CathinCypress. I can't believe their generosity. Cath sent the rocking horse in the container as a hostess gift during the 12 Days of Christmas swap. I am just now thanking her for her generosity and all the love that went into the thoughtful gift.

Talk about a BIG wow, Jo sent me FOUR rocking horses she picked up while she was in Germany. I don't see how she even remembered with all the emergencies, surgeries, and trips she had over Christmas, including her darling grandee, but she remembered me during it all. And each horse is totally different. Although they are supposed to be Christmas ornaments, I will never pack these beauties away. I believe the one on the top right is metal, and we all know how much I love metal! Thank you beyond belief Jo. Your generosity and thoughtfulness overwhelms me.

And finally, I would LOVE for each of you who has not already done so, to please sign up for my OWOH giveaway. You don't often get to see the things I show on my desk after they are completed, so here is your chance to see some of my finished art. And of course, I would be tickled pink to have a few winning WOYWWers.