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Day Three Hundred Twenty-Five

February 1, 2021 at 10:39 am by Claudia

We’re in the middle of a huge storm that will go on for over 24 hours. I’m not sure how much snow is on the ground at the moment, but Don has been out twice, just to clear a path to the porch and attempting to stay on top of the end of the driveway where the plow piles up a lot of snow. The last official prediction I read yesterday was 12 – 18 inches for the entire Hudson Valley, with some areas getting up to 2 feet. On one hand, it’s an enormous amount of snow and wind to deal with. On the other, it’s a relatively quiet day with very little traffic.

I added the drawer pulls to the desk yesterday. I’m quite pleased with the way this piece turned out. It will go in the bedroom, where I imagine the owner(s) take a moment to sit down and write letters, journals, etc. Oh, since I’m such a fan of planners – I have two of them on the coffee table here in the den at all times – wouldn’t it be neat to find a mini version of a planner? Hmmm.

Here’s a peek at the bathroom wallpaper. I still haven’t dealt with the mess I made, hopefully, that will be done today. But this wall is okay, so here it is.

We have thrown in the towel on Miss Scarlett and the Duke (airing on PBS just before All Creatures Great and Small.) We tried. We vowed to withhold judgement. But after countless eye rolls during last night’s airing, we are moving on. I won’t say more because some of you may be enjoying it and I don’t want to be negative – after all, it’s only our opinion. In its place, we’re going to rewatch episodes of Sherlock, one of our all-time favorite series.

February. It’s coming in like a lion. This is a strange, bittersweet time for me as in one week we will be facing the 5th anniversary of Scout’s passing. It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been five years. But it has. My dad passed away at the end of October 2015 and Scout passed away 3 months later. I need say no more, as all of you are familiar with the heartbreak of loss. You understand.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

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Day Three Hundred Twenty-Four

January 31, 2021 at 10:13 am by Claudia

Well, the total amount of snow predicted for tomorrow and Tuesday has increased to 12 -18 inches.

Yikes. It’s going to be at least a 48 hour event as the system will stall over the coast and the mid to lower Hudson Valley will get the worst of it.

Spoiler alert: That’s us.

So Don is moving cars in preparation, so he can clear the parking area. It may start tonight, it may start tomorrow morning. I’m not real excited about it, but Don is. Since he operates the snow blower, I guess that’s a good thing. In the meantime, we sit tight and wait. I’ve requested that Don make an apple pie tomorrow during the “event.” Hey, at least we don’t have to change our plans…these days, we have none.

C’est fini. Now, of course, I wish I had another one on hand that is just as complicated. I do have some other puzzles, but they are fairly easy. Better than nothing, of course! I have to say I’ve been spoiled by these John Derian puzzles. They’re gorgeous.

I got a little package in the mail yesterday – from England. I ordered this a while back from Minimum World but I didn’t expect them to ship before February 1st because of lockdown. But they did.

This is a kit from Mini Mundus – they make amazing furniture kits. This piano will go in the Beacon Hill. I decided to order it now because it was on sale.

I couldn’t find hardware for the finished desk that I liked from my usual sources, but I did find some at Minimum World. I’ve taken a picture, but the pulls are still in their plastic pouch as I didn’t want to lose them. They’re teeny-tiny.

I really like them, especially the darker patina. There’s a lot of shiny brass fittings out there and I inevitably have to ‘age’ them. These, however, are perfect.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

 

Filed Under: dollhouse, jigsaw puzzles, miniatures, snow 23 Comments

Day Three Hundred Eighteen

January 25, 2021 at 10:31 am by Claudia

Cold. Very cold. Sunny. Snow tomorrow. But it doesn’t look like we’ll get a lot, just a few inches which is perfect.

Sleepless night. I have no idea why. I wasn’t worrying about anything. It was just one of those things that happen. Luckily, I don’t have to be anywhere, to coach, to have my wits about me, so I’m just going to go with the flow.

The last of my mini orders (for the time being) arrived the other day. These are from an Etsy shop called Mini My Eye. I purchased something from this shop when I was decorating Don’s mini studio. The owner uses postage stamps as artwork. And she has a wonderful variety of stock.

This is called “Les Muses,” painted by Maurice Denis in 1893.

This is a Japanese painting, “Kimono with Iris Pattern” by Saburosuke, painted in 1927.

Gorgeous. I’m not sure where I’ll end up placing them. To be determined.

The frames are a bit more gold than the photos indicate.

I’m going to putz around in the studio today. I have to sand the spackle that I added. And then I have to figure out what paint I want to use on the portion of the wall that isn’t wallpapered, then wallpaper, but that will probably won’t happen for a couple of days.

And I have to do some straightening up. If it gets too cluttered up there, it drives me a little nuts.

We watched PBS again last night. We love All Creatures Great and Small. Excellent! Everyone is pitch perfect, as is the setting and the costume design. Not as crazy about Miss Scarlett and the Duke. It’s okay. We’ll certainly watch it, but it’s not as well acted, nor as well written. For example, we couldn’t believe that Miss Scarlett couldn’t figure out that the bad guy was wearing a fake beard in the first episode. We sure could – we saw that coming a mile away. Anyway, the set and costume details are wonderful. It’s Mystery-lite, which is just fine.

Don just ran to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Oh, speaking of Don, he just put up a link to another of his songs. This one has always been one of my favorites. Here is the link to his post on FB, which will have a link to the song. It’s the first post on the page. The song is Guess I Still Get Crazy.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

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