moving in day

It's good exercise to carry stuff up to the fourth floor. It was only small stuff today. Ron and I had already moved the books, bookshelf, and drawing table using the freight elevator. Over the past few weeks I went in as often as I could to work on painting the walls and shelves. Now this studio is definitely usable. Just in time for February vacation!

we are new englanders

This wood sprite keeps an eye on the snowfall.

We are New Englanders. We shovel some paths early in the storm so we can take the little dog out. We keep the woodstove going. We shovel some more after the storm is done. And then one of us (not me) gets the tractor out and plows.

love rocks

Is it too early to post a valentine? I think not. These pictures were taken last July, and I feel the need to remember last July as I sit here through snowstorm after snowstorm. There are lots of people and other living things that I love, but let me just say, I love rocks. The pebbly trio keeping company with lichen followed me home, but the stream heart managed to remain in its natural habitat.