January is almost gone.
Did you find some beauty in this month?
What were your highlights?
A cup of hot chocolate when you needed it?
Did you spot a flower coming through?
We had some wonderfully crisp cold mornings
with amazing blue sky and sunshine.
Beautiful evening lights reflecting on the little lake (on my way to dance lessons.)
The birds are singing their arias from the trees in the mornings.
and
I have finished 2 x 1000 piece jigsaws; one even glows in the dark.
We have a new lodger/friend; Oups, yes he moved in 🙂
I have shown you some drawings of Oups before
and I love him so much I got him to move in with me!
He brings me love and happiness.
He loves relaxing – anywhere
Thomas loves him
He loves hugs
Hope you had a good January,
let me know what beauty you found in this Winter month.
Please find Oups on Oups .com for more inspiration.
Ute smile 
I did and hope you did too. 🙂 ❤
Oh yes! Thanks
😊❤️
Looks cozy and inviting to me
You are always welcome to join me, my dear Terry! 🙂
Would love it
Hi Ute, good morning 🙂
I too, love Jigsaws! I prefer the ones that shows the New York City Skyline or everything that is inside the city that no sleeps. Have many of them!
Have a great weekend Ute!
Hugs, Susi
Susi, they are probably quite hard. There is a New York one which glows in the dark too. Thanks Susi, hugs
Oups is so cute!
Absolutely yes. And he has got the right attitude! 🙂
Love the jigsaws but Oups is the best!
I agree with you, definitely. Thanks
I bet those jigsaws were really interesting to do. I have never seen a ‘glow in the dark’ one before! And Oups is adorable!! 😀✨💕
Thanks Liz, yes he is. It was the first time I saw a glow in the dark one too, I got it for Christmas, it was great fun. I love jigsaws.
I don’t have much room for ‘real’ jigsaws at the moment, so I make up for it by doing them on my iPad from time to time. You can get some great pictures 😀
Very colorful and cute new guest! Here, we tried some new recipes and marveled at the speed of January’s passing. Thanks for sharing and checking in on our blog, Ute — Kim & Steffi
Hope you are well. Oups is actually from Austria and speaks German and such a Sweetie. Wishing you two a great day.
Grüß Gott, Oups!
Oups sagt ein sonniges Hallo, er ist immer gluecklich!
Hi Ute!
Yes, Oups’ happy energy somehow reminds me of the vibes of our Benny Bears. (My/ our little “Benny family” unexpectedly got bigger, this Christmas, too… [https://www.bennybaer.de/])
I bet Oups is happy to live with you, now, and the two of you will have lots of fun and joy!
You have been busy with those jigsaws! The one with the wolf looks impressive, especially as it glows in the dark, but the one with the books looks like it was even more challenging to assemble…
The beauty of January – one of them – was, that I started to discover a new kind of strength or power within me and that I manage to peacefully live in the moment better and better. 🙂
Thank you for another lovely, inspiring post!
Much love,
Steffi
Steffi this is good to know, you will discover more about you all the time. We keep learning! The bear is sweet. Very huggable. Wishing you a great February.
Bless your patience with the jigsaws, Ute, but it became masterpieces 🙂 We love the Oups and we can see that Thomas loves him too 🙂 Pawkisses for a wonderful weekend 🙂 ❤
Thomas does not like party hats but he likes Oups, that makes me very happy. Wishing you a great weekend!
The sentiment you ended your post with is perfect, it is such a wonderful sentiment to carry through life.
Thank you , it is indeed, I am happy it resonates with you. Have a great weekend!
Heehee. What a doll ! Oh, I’ve got an Oups book. I wonder where that came from …Ute ? 😀 😀 😀 ❤
I wonder….. you know I love him! 🙂
lol. You do indeed ! Thanks anyway my friend. It is a lovely gift 😀
Trying to find some good in the month whilst wading through the deaths of superstars.
Paul Kantner – Jefferson Airplane
Abe Vigoda
Glenn Frey – The Eagles
Dan Haggerty – Grizzly Adams
Alan Rickman
David Bowie
And of course today’s Terry Wogan.
And that is only January….. I know sad month.
Thanks for sharing. Oups made me smile!!!
Thanks , yes he does! good to smile! 🙂
Oups is adorable. Doe he know how lucky he is to live with you? I’m sure he keeps the bears laughing constantly with those long skinny limbs of his. 🙂
Yes, he is a bit of a clown here and I am sure when I am out they have laughing parties here! All my soft toys enjoy the new addition, I know! 🙂
Thomas is cute! I love Oups also.
Thanks, another fan , yay!