Yesterday was about snow blowing and shoveling and this morning was about more shoveling. All done by my hero, Don Sparks. We have over 2 feet of snow on the ground since we already had at least two inches in place before the storm came in. More snow on Sunday or Monday, but not a lot, thank goodness. March is supposed to be the month that comes in a like a lion, but let me tell you, February wins the lion competition this year.

So there’s not much to report, except….SNOW.

It’s rather a mess in the studio. I did some straightening up the other day, but, let’s face it, it’s still a mess. But a creative mess! In the next few days I’ll start in on the floor for the bathroom. I’m still not quite sure what I’m going to do with it, which is why I’ve been holding off.

I started another puzzle yesterday, one that was sent to me last year by a reader of the blog. It’s the kind that has a theme and shows book covers in a grid. This theme is children’s books. It’s quite lovely and I’m having fun with it.

I slept better last night (I slept very little the night before last) so I feel ready to tackle a day full of cleaning and watering plants and cleaning Stella. I clean Stella’s surface every night, but she really needs a deep cleaning, heck, she deserves a deep cleaning. And that’s what I’m going to do today, along with reading and puzzling and spending time with my husband.

Hope you don’t mind, but I never had a chance to get to the comments yesterday; I was too sleep deprived.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Don decided that his glass paperweight needed to be a part of this grouping.

I’m okay with it.

Oh, friends, I don’t have much to share these days. I find myself without a whole lot of energy or things to talk about. Winter is always tough for me, but when you add in the pandemic and being homebound…well, I’ll admit it. It’s getting to me.

We aren’t going inside stores now. It’s just too dangerous as the numbers spike and we learn of troublesome variants. We’re unable to get the vaccine at the moment. There just isn’t enough of it around here and people who are at high risk are the priority. So we have no idea when we’ll have the opportunity to be vaccinated.

And, starting this afternoon, we’re headed into a deep freeze for the next three days, with temps in the single digits and wind chills sending them into below zero territory. It’s going to be extremely cold and windy this weekend. More snow coming on Monday and Tuesday in the form of a winter storm.

Both Don and I are having a hard time at the moment, though our nature is to be positive, so I’m sure we’ll get there eventually.

The sun is shining, so that’s a positive.

Anyway, we’re fine. We know exactly what to do to change our collective mood. But I also believe in letting myself feel what I’m feeling. It’s real and totally understandable given our situation.

I’m going to force myself to do a little work on the dollhouse this morning, right after I finish this post. But first, some oatmeal.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

From yesterday morning. The sunlight and shadow on the pew was so lovely.

Very, very, very cold here today and it looks like it will be that way throughout the week. As so often happens in really cold weather – at least here – the sun is shining brightly. We may not want to be outside, but we do have sunny skies.

I’m trying my best to stay away from the news, only checking in once a day. I need to let go for a while. I imagine we all feel that way. I need calm. A good and incredibly competent man is now at the helm and I trust him. Isn’t that refreshing? It’s been hard for me to read for any length of time, though I have been. But I want to return to big chunks of time spent reading. Today, as I sit here, the sun is bathing the kitchen with its warmth and Don is upstairs getting ready to record a song. A good Sunday.

We’ve officially named the former office/studio The Studio. That’s really what it is now. I work on my miniatures. Don records his songs. It’s our creative space. Don also records downstairs in the living room. His recording studio is nicely portable. We start each day checking in on who needs the studio that day and when. All good.

I’m still reading Cruel Acts  by Jane Casey. Once I’ve finished, I’ll start Winter Solstice. We’re watching a great series on Netflix, Call My Agent. It’s from France so there are subtitles, but it’s wonderfully done. Rick and Doug recommended it to us.

Today? I’m not sure. Reading. Watering the houseplants. Washing the sheets. Dusting.

I hope everyone is feeling some peace this week. You deserve it.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.