Big thanks to Nancy and the first snow of the season

Nancy at Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is holding a wonderful giveaway every day throughout the days leading up to Christmas. On the first day, I was lucky enough to win a beautiful chart. I had a choice of four, and I picked this one:

I don't know when I'll have a chance to stitch it, but it does look lovely. It also looks like it could be up all year round and not just at Christmas.

We've had our first bit of snow a couple of days ago, and today it's snowing quite earnestly. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, I'm not sure) it's not sticking, but it still looks nice coming down. This is the view from our windows.