Thankful Thursday February 12, 2026, and Winter decorating (for Valentines day) #3

 

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

And do not return there without watering the earth

Isaiah 55:10 NIV

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you warm and cozy wherever you are. It has warmed up here, but turned to gloomy overcast weather now, as we had beautiful sunny days after all the storms,  so missing the sunshine the last few days, and hoping this gloomy looks like Winter weather flies away soon!    I imagine you can relate to that. lol

We are all gonna really appreciate Spring more than normal this year I have a feeling.

Pictures today are in our kitchen.  Last year I didn't decorate for Valentines day and I missed it,  so this year decided to do it in our kitchen.

#1

Thankful for a clean house, especially

 our bedroom, cause it needed a

 good dusting for sure. So happy I am

 much better and we were able to do

 it ourselves. Was beginning to

 think we might need to call a maid

 service, but I would rather do it

 myself, if and when I can.

#2

Thankful for a utube video I

 happened on by a young lady named

Jenna Pierce, and because I love home

 decorating I really enjoy her content, 

and even found we could play it on

 the TV too, which makes it just seem

 like a show on TV. She give a lot of

great tips and information.

Watched this last night, it's their

living room reno.  Not into that style

of decorating, but still enjoyed it

 cause she really has the basics of

decorating down well.

Click here if you'd like to watch.

#3

Thankful for these adorable lil battery powered lamps we got from our Son for Christmas. They are very simple, stylish and just what we needed. We can't plug a lamp in by our sofa cause it sits out in the room, so this was perfect!!  Now I can sit on the sofa and read, and it has become a cozy lil reading nook now.

Loving it!  See pic below...

See the brass lamp right at the

 end of the sofa

#4

Thankful for a fun night out just going

 to Aldi, Michaels and dinner at Olive

 Garden.  Haven't been out of the

 house in over 2 weeks,  so it was

 lovely, and well needed.

#5

Thankful we got to have lil darling here with us today. Since she doing most of her work herself these days,  she stays home on the days she

 doesn't go to school.  So we miss

her, but she is gonna be 13 soon,

so we knew these days would come.

Sad but true, course, I have to say

it worked out at the same time I

was having all my back issues.

#6

Thankful the Lord revealed to me

the need to write a letter to some

one explaining about something

 that happened many years ago.

 So looking forward to seeing the outcome of it.

#7

Thankful that our first lady of Florida, Cassie DeSantis is looking into this candy laced with arsenic situation.

Was listening to her on a show this

morning and it seems to be in most

of the candy kids like the most.

and why would arsenic be in our

kids candy at all???

#8

Thankful that McDonalds had

their strawberry/cream cheese pies again. They are so good,  I am thinking probably just for

 Valentine's day, but who knows

they might surprise us

#9

Thankful that my new wedge

shoes from DSW, our daughter 

found for me..... came and they

look pretty good even tho they

aren't as high as my heels, still

look better than flats, and look

okay with a couple of dresses

I tried.  Course, haven't worn

them for for any length of time 

yet,  so will see.

#10

Thankful I was able to finally go back to church yesterday. It was a great day really.  Good sermon and my new wedge shoes worked out great. Unfortunaely our lunch buddies weren't there, so we went to lunch

 just the 2 of us, which was fine and

the food was better than usual. and then had a good afternoon, and I

felt good all day.  got to talk with 

my Daughter some too.

#11

Thankful to also have the priviledge to talk to a young  to me, but really a middle age Mom,  who is going through the empty nest phase in life.

She is a sweetie and a great Mom.

#12

Thankful that I finished reading that lil book I was telling you about "Secrets of the Vine"

by Bruce Wilkinson. It was a huge encouragement just like the last time

 I read it 20+ years ago.

If you are a Christian, and you are in an adverse or wilderness time in your life you just might want to read it yourself.  I would highly recommend it!!  As I am very Thankful for

such a book as this.....

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Well, that's it for Cozy Place

this week.

Have a lovely week,

and

Thanks for droppin, in....

Love, Hugs, and

Valentine's Day Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Truly there is no book you can

 read that will do more for you

than the reading of God's word 

the Bible.

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday February 5, 2026, and Winter Decor from our house #2

 

“Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.”

Isaiah 12:5 NIV

A Happy Hello to all you 

Sweet Friends,

Hoping you are doing your best to enjoy

this Winter Season. We are.....I have to

 confess I have been living in my Flannel

PJ's a lot lately, and loving every minute 

of it.  So warm and Cozy....

It is still cool here, but we are more in

the 40 and 50's now.  Hope you all are

staying warm and cozy too,

Pictures today are of more Winter

Decorating, this time in and near

the dining room area.

Now on with my Thankfuls.

#1

Thankful my chicken Gnocchi soup came out

 great!  We really enjoyed, althought I did

did think it tastes a lil different than when

I made it before, but just thought it was

my taste buds.  lol

Then in the middle of the night it came to

me that I had forgotten to add the parmesan

cheese. So NO wonder it tasted different. lol

It was an Olive Garden Copy Cat recipe.

Click here for recipe

#2

Thankful I am finally done with the Winter

 decorating and I was tempted and started to

 tweak,  but I said to myself................

 NOOOOOOOOOO!!  lol

Have to say I have missed lil darling, as

her creative eye for decorating is quite

good, and she helps me resist the urge

to tweak too much...... which is good

for the perfectionist in me.  lol

#3

Thankful that our Daughter has gotten

quite a number bookings already on their

lake house, as she just started managing

it herself last week.

Here is a link again in case you missed

it and would like to take a peek.

Click here

#4

Thankful for a sweet coffee mug our

Daughter gave me some years ago,

that has a big heart shape on the front

with all the kids, Granddaughter, and

Grand dogs names on it,  and on the 

back it says " We love you with all

our hearts!"

Puts a smile on my face every time I

use it, as I don't use the same mug

every day!!  But I am today!! 

So smilin' over here.....

Love this picture I saw and printed from Pixabay and just taped it to the glass of the frame.  Quick and easy art.

#5

Thankful that my favorite time of year

for cooking is in the Winter.  Just love

being in the warmth of the kitchen

and cooking up some good vittles.  lol

We had Cuban food tonight and it was

so good.  Picadillo and Black Beans

and yellow rice.  One of our

yummy favorites.

#6

Thankful for one of my favorite kitchen helpers, my hubby, cause he chops

 things for me, which makes things easier 

and quicker for me.  I can be getting the

 ingredients out and  putting things

 together while he does the chopping 

and opening cans, if need be.

#7

Thankful that we made it thru our first 

below freezing night with no problems,

as did our Son, Daughter and Son-in-love 

and sister in law.  Our Son had a small

issue because he has a well, but the water

came back fairly quickly.

 Unfortunately our new neighbors

 woke up to no water as they didn't leave

the water dripping. Hoping and praying

since it is sunny out that it thaws out

today,  as we have another night or

so left of these temps.

Note: Thankful for the sun today as

our Sons and our neighbors water came

back pretty quickly.   Shew......

#8

Thankful for a good movie we saw on 

Angel studio app called "Summersnow".

Really good, but get your kleenex out.

#9

Thankful that after praying, hubby was able

to easily fix my computer.  Was doing some

thing last night and it just sort of shut down

and wasn't working right,  course our first

thought was a virus, cause he couldn't get

in with passwords or anything.  After he

prayed he had the thought it might be the

keyboard, so he changed the batteries and

guess what,  back to normal.

Thankful for my 2 heroes,  Jesus and hubby.

#10

Thankful for just plain ol' Oatmeal, haven't

 had it in a long time.  So had it for break

fast this morning with butter and honey,

and the other half with strawberries and

blueberries drizzled with a lil bit of honey.

Sooooooooo good!  

#11

Thankful that I woke up in the middle

of the night and my back was hurting,

so I thought maybe I should get up, and

then I thought what are you gonna do?

Computer was down, didn't want to

turn on the TV and wake hubby, and

I was already praying, so read, popped

into my head and I thought oh yea,

I have been wanting to reread a book

I read when I had a pinched nerve

over 30 yrs. ago, called "Secrets of

the Vine" by Bruce Wilkerson.  So

got my glasses and  quietly got out

of our bedroom.  Once out, I realized

the book was on a shelf in our bed

room, so I thought well, I will read

more in my "God Winks" book but

then I couldn't find it in the dark

cabinet where it should have been.

So decided to try to go quietly back

to the bedroom for the "Secrets of

Vine" book.  So read about 4 chapters

and the 4th chapter was on "pruning"

so by now I was sleepy so went back

to bed.  When I got up later and hubby

had the computer up and running

again, I noticed that One of my most

popular post this morning was a post

I did back in 2011, and it was on 

adversity, and it was about pruning

and guess what book it was???

but something has already replaced

that post.....but.... coincidence, I think

NO, definitely being directed by the

 Lord to read this book again,  so can't 

wait to see what I learn this time.

Here is the Post "Help in Adversity"

  in case you are there now>

Click Here

Nah,  too small

#12

Thankful that hubby was talking to our new

 neighbor yesterday, the husband, and they

knew I was having back issues a few months

back and both of them were too, and they

were going to the chiropracter too.  He was

better but, she was still having some problems.

Anyway, he told hubby that he had bought

this decompression equipment on Amazon,

so he had his wife send us info about it,

and also told us the chiropractors they use,

 as well,  just in case we have to change, 

as they don't take medicare anymore.  

Course, not sure if their Dr. does either,

 but it was all great info especially about 

the decompression machine because he 

also has sciatica and he says he does it

 for about 10 mins every night before

 he goes to bed and it has really helped

 him a lot.  So good to know and tuck 

away in our mind just in case.

Right now I don't think I would need

it but, do get a lil nerve pain at times,

but comes and goes quickly.

           So this will work until I think

of something I like better.  lol

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Well, that's it for cozy Place this week.

Thanks for dropping by

and

Hope you are doing your best to enjoy this

Winter Season.

Love, Hugs and 

Early February Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Have a hopeful week.....

 cause he truly is our help and shield.

Hugs,  Nellie

Thankful Thursday January 29, 2026, and pics of Winter decorating at our house

 

 “The Ancient of Days took his seat.

His clothing was as white as snow.”

Daniel 7:9 NIV

 

Chilly Greetings Sweet Friends,

I hope where ever you live you are safe and sound and are able to keep warm, and have enough food to sustain you and yours.  Praying for all of you in the storm affected areas. As well as all the linemen and tree surgeons for safety as well. What unsung heroes they all are!! Our chilly week began on Monday, but it is nothing in comparison to up north of us.

Our hearts and prayers truly are with yall.

Pictures today are of our Winter

family room decor for 2026.

You will see we left some cuties out just

because of their sweet faces that

 make us smile....

On with my Thankfuls..............

#1

Thankful to finally be starting on my Winter

 Decorating. Most of the Christmas stuff is

 packed up and ready to go to the garage, 

 but left some things out just in case I might

 need them as I decorate.

#2

Thankful that hubby got to go with our Son

and lil darling to her Volleyball tournaments

today.  He was excited,  and they brought

their lil dog Lola over to keep Grammy

company. Then brought take home

dinner and stayed and visited awhile.

#3

Thankful that our Daughter has decided

to manage their own properties for lots

of reasons. The new website just went

live Friday night.  She is only doing the

 Lake house right now, as she gets her

 feet wet. lol  It is quite an undertaking, 

so we are very proud of her.

Here is the new website in case you

 would like to take a peek. It is really great, 

 I have to say.  Click Here

#4

Thankful that our Daughter and

Son-in-love managed to escape the

bad weather system. We are praying

for all those that didn't tho, feeling bad

for everyone that has to go through it, especially the folks in North Carolina. 

 I am sure after all they have been thru

after Helene, hey are more than 

a bit nervous.

#5

Thankful for some direction the Lord

gave me this morning. I was disappointed

once again I could not go to church,

and was listening to a Pastors sermon

anyway I felt in my spirit that the

Lord said this is not about you not being

able to go to church, the enemy is

after your faith, and it was a real

wake up call for me, as I realized all the

negative thoughts that had run thru my 

head.

#6

Thankful that I did get some Winter

decorating done while they were at

the volleyball game, more to do but

I would say I am half way there at

least.  

#7

Thankful for Ann over at "On Sutton

Place" blog, Cause I just used her 

calendar printables, which are so 

beautiful, and have used many of her

great printables for years now, and

she has a lovely blog as well,  with

many great ideas and recipes.

If you want to check her out,

Click here.

#8

Thankful for Chicken, bacon, lettuce and

 tomato sandwiches on toasted sour dough

 bread, We have been making them off and

 on since Christmas. Our Daughter loves

 BLT's too, so we had some with deli

 chicken we needed to eat up, so after

Christmas, we tried the with chicken...........

and my my, that is some

 good eating!!

  

#9

Thankful for frozen leftover veggie

soup, and ham and cheese grilled

sandwiches for din din.  Perfect for 

the cold weather.  Loving it!!

#10

Thankful that I am pretty much 

 finished with my Winter Decorating!! 

 Now to pack away the rest of

 the Christmas things.  Yay

#11

Thankful for a nice long chat with my

 lovely Daughter.  Always makes us

Happy Girls..............lol

#12

Thankful that my back has been doing

so well. Haven't had to use the heating

pad for days, and finding that I can

bend over more without having back

aches, just still trying to limit that a bit,

but feel like I am getting there for sure.

So Hap Hap Happy about that!!  lol

Still working on the IBS but that is a

chronic situation, so never really goes

away............but good days, bad days.

Love this window, one of my fav seasonal decor tools and it has sentimental value as well, because it came out of our Daughter and Son-in-law's beach house a few years back, when they had the windows replaced.

#13

Thankful for pixabay for all their

 pretty free pictures that I fill the 

panes of glass with..........

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Well.....that's it for Cozy Place this week.

Glad you could drop by......

and

Hope you are keeping warm and safe!!

Love, Hugs and 

Last of January Blessings

Nellie