Our little Midwestern village got snow today!
And we're supposed to get a lot more over night!
I happened to have my camera this morning and snapped
some pictures as we drove home from church.
Here's our church. This is the original wing built in 1802.
I've posted about the Tiffany window HERE.
That's the post office across the street. Tiny! :)And don't you love those vintage street decorations!?
I wonder how old they are!
Our little village boasts a total of two traffic lightsand well, no traffic at all! See...here is Main Street!
Here's the school. We passed a tax levy for a new 21st century
building. Ground breaking is this coming year.
I love the vintage look of this building though. I think
William Henry Harrison attended in this building, it's so old!
haha...I'm kidding...kidding!
Our family is leaving their mark on this K-12 school, though.
We gave them their only set of triplets!
And Taylor holds the record for the highest number
of points scored in a single basketball game....36.
And here is University Drive again! Not quite so colorful
as it was in the fall but at night the lamp posts and trees are
pretty wrapped with Christmas lights.
Let's turn here into my neighborhood. I love it
when the pine trees are frosty with snow!
And my street!
Looks like we're going to need to do some shoveling!
And here we are! A whole 2 minute drive!
Won't you come in for coffee?
♥
Here's the school. We passed a tax levy for a new 21st century
building. Ground breaking is this coming year.
I love the vintage look of this building though. I think
William Henry Harrison attended in this building, it's so old!
haha...I'm kidding...kidding!
Our family is leaving their mark on this K-12 school, though.
We gave them their only set of triplets!
And Taylor holds the record for the highest number
of points scored in a single basketball game....36.
And here is University Drive again! Not quite so colorful
as it was in the fall but at night the lamp posts and trees are
pretty wrapped with Christmas lights.
Let's turn here into my neighborhood. I love it
when the pine trees are frosty with snow!
And my street!
Looks like we're going to need to do some shoveling!
And here we are! A whole 2 minute drive!
Won't you come in for coffee?
♥
I'd love a warm drink! Thank you for the tour; your village is charming. And your church, it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteChristian ~ how about a pot of tea? I want you to see my snowflake pins! :)
ReplyDeleteWhere to start? I love, totally love, your church. I've lived in small towns with few traffic lights, and I live in one now, although I think it has a few more than that. The funny thing is that it's only small right in the downtown-ish area, then you leave and you're headed to the big city within moments.
ReplyDeleteOur post office is small too, and the elementary school in town looks similar to the one you showed. They've built new schools though elsewhere for older kids.
Strange that I drive on a dirt road to my house, I technically live in a small town, but in reality I almost live in one of the biggest cities in our country.
Okay, I'll take that coffee now.
Kayren ~ I hope you do come for a real visit some day...and bring your college looking daughters. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was great to go on that ticky-tour with you!! University Drive looks so different covered in snow!
ReplyDeleteWe have no traffic lights here and I'll take a pic of our dinky little PO to show one day.
lovely...the snow makes everything clean and fresh...might get some tonight ourselves...cant wait!
ReplyDeleteNice to see that someone's getting snow. We got rain all day today!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another tour. It was fun. (Love those old decorations!)
I love the tour and your snow village. If I lived there I would love to share a cup with you . Love the postcard for this year . Your boys are adorable.
ReplyDeleteI loved the tour...the old churches are so awesome looking! We don't even have a traffic light in our whole county...guess we are real hicks! LOL
ReplyDeleteHappy first snow!;) Great snapshots, even from a car;)
ReplyDeleteOur snow melted almost all way yesterday, but then again it snowed over night so we are back with hopes of white Christmas.;))
xoxo
I got so cold taking the tour that your invitation to coffee will hit the spot. What a beautiful area! Looks pretty with all the snow. And I don't like snow! Ha!!
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SueAnn
We don't get snow here, in fact this time of year you're more likely to die of heat exhaustion than freezing, although we have been unseasonably wet lately.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd love some coffee, please. Loved the tour of your village. Very picturesque. The church is incredible. I hope the old school finds a new purpose and someone to love it. Yea, Taylor! Thirty-six points!! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBetsy it's very lovely where you live. And what I love about your post is that you speak with so much love about your village and church! Thank you for sharing and please do send some snow to our place ... :-)
ReplyDeleteI love our wonderful, quaint village Betsy! A wonderful place to live! We did not come into the village AT ALL yesterday...we hibernated.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the midst of a wonderland here at The Glen! SOOOOOOO beautiful!
Thanks for the virtual tour. Everything looks lovely in the blanket of snow.
ReplyDeleteStay safe today!
I would love a cup of coffee. Can I bring some cookies to share?
ReplyDeleteMartha ~ absolutely! Bring those pretty ones with sprinkles! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful buildings and scenes. Love the snow. We got snow and now rain on top of it - just want snow.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and header.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in a town very much like the one you live in .. even our high schools look similar. Thank you so much for the tour! I also enjoyed looking at every one of your Christmas decorations!!!!!
Oh how beautiful...Love your church, and the tour was so enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI do love our Sunny California, as you can see in my post today... but I don't think anything can compare to the beauty of that blanket of fresh snow.
Would love to Worship the Lord in your church...
Lovely drive and the church is just breathtaking. We have quite a bit of snow as well.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I was on a tour of "It's a wonderful Life", and I believe you would agree it is! Enjoy these days before Christmas!
ReplyDeleteAnita ~ oh that is SO true! It does look like that! I should take some pictures of 'down town' some time...those building are really old and have character.
ReplyDeleteBetsy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the "It's a Wonderful Life" tour... I'll be there for coffee asap.. hazelnut creamer with sugar please! :)
Lord Thomas of Wellington
My dear uncle..it's a deal. But please bake one of your famous pies to bring along. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tour, this has really got me in the Christmas spirit! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou really are super woman. Your house always looks immaculate! I have to tell you I took a long lengthy look at your blog the other nite and the video of one of the boys with his foot (cute foot by the way) moving the knife back and forth has stuck in my head and I watched it over and over....I love that video! I think about it all the time! I also didn't know that Tess (Willow) is you big sis. Your girls are something else!
ReplyDeleteI meant...You girls...not Your girls..Also...is it true that Bach is your uncle? Sounds like Bub's your uncle doesn't it..OK I think this snow is stuck in my brains!
ReplyDeleteI just love when it finally snows. It has been brown for much too long. The worst is that the white stuff never comes in the right amount.
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Hi Kim ~ yes, Willow is my sister and Bach is our uncle! Small blog world, huh. :) Thanks for the visit...and laughing at that old video! It is pretty funny...I had forgotten about that one!
ReplyDeleteWell, that explains how he knows about Willow's chocolate cake and how he talks about his visits and photo shoots there. I was feeling left out..somehow missing something! Now I feel better...it's family! hahaha
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you, the precision of the movement of the knife is excellent!
We got a small snow yesterday too! I loved it. Your town looks so pretty covered in snow. I would love to work at a school that looked like that. The one I work at is really old but it is all one level and all spread out.
ReplyDeleteYou lucky lady!!! looks like you will have a white christmas, in your sweet town! enjoy it! xxoo
ReplyDeleteYou lucky lady!!! looks like you will have a white christmas, in your sweet town! enjoy it! xxoo
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tour! Thanks for taking me along!
ReplyDeleteHeather ~ I think you're right! We got a few more inches since the photos were taken! And it's too cold for it to melt! A white Christmas would be lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh Betsy...you made me miss this wonderful little place! When I see these pictures, all my fond memories come flooding back. Keep warm and blessing to you and your family this Christmas! Lori
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hometown tour. I felt like I was on the set of "It's a Wonderful Life" for a minute or two.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to worship each Sunday in such a beautiful setting. The snow adds the perfect touch to the holidays.
I lurved the tour! The high school looks like it should be in the movies! Make another pot of coffee and I'll bring the short bread!
ReplyDeleteAhhh...I feel all warm adn cozy inside from doing that drive with you even through all the snow. It all looks so incredibly quaint, tiny and cozy in the blanket of frost and white. I love all the trees too on your street!
ReplyDeletethat was so fun, Betsy, I truly loved it. how novel.
Ok, put the kettle on. i ;m coming in. Shall I bring some cokies? Oh, no, wiat a min--you are the queen of cookie making. never mind.
your church smaller sanctuary is so beautiful. Love it.
ReplyDeleteWait Lord Thomas is bringing one of his pies? When's the next flight out?! :D Yum/
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