Snowscape at the Greenville Arms 1889 Inn

We finally got a nice covering of snow in our area, probably about a foot or two. It makes the landscape so beautiful and bright.

Here is a photo tour of the grounds that I took the morning after the snow storm.

The front porch - might need something a little warmer than hot chocolate to keep you warm in those chairs!



Snow is piled high, but the roads were clear already in the early morning. The snow plow crews in our area are great.



A decorative fringe of icicles!



Pressed snow anyone? (This is an antique grape press that Mark got from his grandfather.)



The back porch steps might need a little shoveling.



More icicles on the rear of the Main Inn. This area always gets the mother of all icicles because it doesn't get any direct sunlight.



Somewhere under all that snow is our creek.



This is the front of the carriage house.



The sculpture has a nice party hat of snow.



The wishing well. I'll bet some of you are wishing for Spring!



Icicle row behind the carriage house.



The snow was up to my knees. My foot is somewhere down beneath that snow.

Two New Quilts for the Rooms

I just completed the tops for two new quilts for the rooms. This is a Queen and Twin set for one of the 5 rooms that have that bed configuration.

They will now be taken to a local longarm quilter for quilting. When I get them back, I'll need to finish them off with a binding and then they will be ready to add to one of the rooms. I'm deciding between the North Cottage and Room 2.

Snow and Savory Kitchen Adventures

While the East Coast has been getting their share of major snow storms, up here in the Catskills, the snow has been pretty light, comparatively. So we were happy to finally get a nice snow fall to blanket the landscape with a fluffy blanket of the cold stuff.

The dogs love going for walks around the property through the soft snow. They often stick their whole face under the snow to sniff the tantalizing scents underneath - mainly deer tracks!



I love all the shadows created by the trees!

But speaking of tantalizing scents, winter is also the time when we are experimenting with new recipes for the year. One of the recent dishes was a Roast Pork Loin with Pears and Cider.



It was a tasty dish with wonderfully delicate flavors. I just wish I'd had something to sop up all that luscious sauce!