Snow Day Fun

Today, we had a snow day. I am not sure why, since it didn't snow that much, and the roads were perfectly clear. So I decided to relax and read a good book. Our family cat, Shadow, sat with me on the bed.

I decided to sit down with one of my favourite childhood novels, The Secret Garden. I was enjoying myself when Alex came into my room.

"Let's go play out in the snow," Alex said.

I felt a bit offput. My twin sister, Rebecca, had decided to invite Alex over for a sleepover last night, but then Rebecca developed a fever overnight, and was sick in bed. I didn't know why Alex just didn't go home already.

"Um," I said. "You are going out in shorts?"

"Of course not, I will change," Alex scoffed. She turned around and headed out of my bedroom.

I sighed. I really didn't want to go play in the snow, but at the same time, I know it would be rude to ignore my sister's guest, especially when my sister was ill. I grabbed my down vest, scarf, hat, mittens, and boots and headed outside to find Alex already there.

"Isn't this great?" Alex asked, looking happy. "Let's make snow angels."

"Meh, it's kind of cold and windy to be outside. And the sun keeps popping in and out." I tried to make an excuse to go in.

"Oh, don't be a wuss," Alex rolled her eyes. "C'mon."

She fell into the snow, with light powder flying up around her.

I sighed, and let myself fall back as well. Except my hat fell off with the wind and momentum.

"See?" Alex commented. "Fun."

Okay, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I guess I was being a bit of a crab, staying holed up in my room. I still don't know what to think of Alex though.

Early Spring Travels to the Park

Hello everyone. A couple of weeks ago, Ash and I went out to Ellicott Creek Park to enjoy the slowly warming weather and catch some sun.

Ash was so happy that he kept jumping up and down by my feet.

The grass was still not green yet, but we found a pretty awesome pond. It was nice to relax by it under the clear blue sky.

I am pretty sure I saw some fish while watching the waters.

Ash was being quite silly. He was first pawing the water, then he was playing hide and seek on the log we were sitting on.

Thanks for reading.

Marina Signing In....

Hiya, folks. This is Marine signing in. I am super excited today because it is supposed to be 60 degrees outside. Hoorah! As you can see, I am dressed for the occasion with my short skirt and sunhat.

So as Cassia mentioned, I will also be making guest posts on this blog. Not too many, since Mom would like me to mainly visit historical sites, and she is usually to busy to actually get to historical sites. However, I am happy she is giving me some time as a modern girl. I am glad that Mom likes me so much as a historical gal. I heard her complaining about some possible changes to the historical line lately, and I have been trying to comfort her. Not to mention that it is great that I am not too far from my story home. Now to head outside and enjoy the wonderful spring weather!

Ah, the sun is out. The sky is a clear blue. The grass is.....wait, huh?

The grass....the grass....is white?

How can there still be snow on the ground? It is 60F for Pete's sake! Oh, for crying out loud....

And even the sun is now hiding behind the clouds. Great, wonderful. I gotta love spring here in Western NY. I guess it is not as bad as it could be in Sackets Harbor in 1812, but still....is not global warming a thing? Grrr, I am going to complain to Cassia. I cannot believe it is already April and the snow has still not melted. How in the world has Cassia been so chipper all winter? I love the sun, and it has been such a long winter. Sigh.

Anyway, sorry about that folks. I was going to show you around the area, but no way am I walking in snow. Well, here's hoping the snow will be all gone soon. I think Mom wants to try to get up the Fort Niagara. Maybe she will take both of us along, if it is not too much trouble for her.

Meet Marina

Hello everyone. Today I am introducing Marina, who will make occasional contributions to this blog. In our other story, she is from Germany, and is a great pianist.

Wait, Cassia. May I see this hat for a moment?

Ok, that is better. I am a hat person, but left all my hats at home. Now I can blog.

Really, Marina? I didn't know you like hats.

Of course I do. They work great with my long curly hair.

Anyway, I am Marina, as Cassia previously mentioned. I was adopted by our "mom" in September 2012. It's been pretty cool to live further down the Great Lakes and live closer to Niagara Falls.

Mom hopes to take me to historically relevant places this year. We live near a lot, given the region's place in history, so it should be a lot of fun.

Meow

Oh, is this Ash? How are you, Ash?

Mrwaaar.

Hey! Aww, I guess Ash does not like me?

No, I think he is being shy, maybe. Or he is mad that you are wearing my hat. Anyway, Marina will also be posting on the next entry to talk more about herself. Thanks for reading!

Meet Crystal!

As promised, today I am introducing Crystal, our new cat, to you.

Crystal is part Persian. We adopted her from the SPCA after we noticed Ash was being more clingy to us than usual when we got home from school. I think he was lonely, so I suggested to Mom that we get another cat to be his companion. She thought it was a fine idea.

Thank goodness Crystal will not be an outdoor cat - I can't even imagine how dirty her white fur would get! She is such a sweet cat. She was found wandering the streets by the person who brought her to the SPCA. They had taken care of her for a bit, but could not keep her permanently. Crystal is a bit of an older cat (6 years old), and she loves to be a lap kitty.

Oh, Ash!

You want to be here too? Oh, right...Ash wanted me to mention that even though Crystal is older, she still loves to chase Ash around, and the two of them have a lot of fun playtime together.

Ash is so happy to have a friend around.

Thanks for reading. Next entry I will introduce Marina, who will be a contributing author to this blog.

I am back!

So I apologize for not posting for a long time. My mom has been super busy with school, and since she always reviews my posts and gives me permission, I have not been able to post.

This winter has been super hard. We are by the Great Lakes, so we were hit super hard my snow. Many days, the snowfall was taller than me. So I stayed in most days to avoid getting lost in the snow.

To help celebrate my return to blogging, my mom bought me a new outfit.

I feel super grown up in this picture. I think it is the ruffles?

And a closeup of that hat

On another note, we adopted a new cat! Now Ash had a friend to play with when mom is at work and I am at school. We think he was lonely during those hours. We named her Crystal. I will introduce her in my next post.

Outfit: Dress and hat from Clarisse's Closet, boots from American Girl

Creek Walking

Today I traveled out to East Aurora to do some creek walking by Cazenovia Creek. This creek runs through the towns of East Aurora, West Seneca and Cheektowaga.

It was a really quiet area, and all you could here was the running water of the creek. There was a lot of foliage around as well. Here I am posing with a flower I liked.

Walking also required a lot of balance on the rocks along the shore of the creek. I admit I fell a few times.

My favorite area was by the woods. Being in the sun, it was a bit hot, even though the temperature was only in the mid-70s. I like being in the shade provided by trees. They were so tall as well!

I even got brave enough and walked out into the shallow water to get to an area in the middle of the creek where there is a small rise formed by piled stones.

Have you ever tried something new that you were previously scared to try?