Pre-Valentine 💝 Flowers

We didn't have any flowers on the table but we agreed it was too early to buy Valentine roses for me.. but when he was picking up some pre-snow storm groceries he picked out a new bouquet.. he ran into one of my friends in the check-out line and she asked if those were Valentine flowers and he told her.. "No, these are pre-Valentine flowers".  :-) What a sweetheart! 💖 💝 💘

The sun came out and reflected on the snow outside and the dining room was aglow.

I found one more cutie on eBay for the table.  That will do it, I won't need anymore.. said she.. 

The roses in this bouquet are beautiful, they are red on the inside and scarlet red on the outside.

I'm not sure of the name of this rose.. do you recognize it?

Our snow this time measured around 6 inches.  It was beautiful.

Our woods off the master bedroom.

Dayle took my iPhone out to capture some more snow pictures when he walked Mocha.. I was thrilled with this image with the sun low in the sky, peeking over the barn and the clouds in the blue sky.  Magic!

He turned and that same sunshine was illuminating the farmhouse.

On Sunday Dayle took more photos of the barn from near the road for me.. what a good husband!

He also did the nearly impossible.. taking a photo of a moving dog while she is at the other end of a leash.  :-)

Woof.

And then back in by the fire to warm up.  Do you think Dayle is loving his new little girl dog?  

I gave Dayle a cooking class last night on how to make Beef Stroganoff from scratch.  We do well cooking together.  You just put some water on to boil wide egg noodles, then saute 2 lbs. of ground beef with a chopped onion and some garlic, stir in 1/4 cup of butter and then add a good amount of sliced fresh mushrooms to the beef, saute until they are cooked, sprinkle with a couple tablespoons of flour, stir then add a few cups of whole milk, stir until it thickens, then add a good amount of sour cream and stir until it's hot, grind fresh black pepper on top, salt to taste.. drain the noodles when al dente and stir into saucy beef.. and voila.. dinner!  Serve with some cooked, buttered green beans.

I had to pass on my DAR meeting today as we still have snow and ice in our driveway.  So, I guess I will crochet instead.  :-)

What are you up to this fine day?  ((hugs)), Teresa :-)