Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Day Two Hundred Seventy-Three

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I’m writing this early on this Friday morning as we have to go grocery shopping and we want to get going while it’s still relatively uncrowded in the store.

I finally got my chores done yesterday. The outdoor lights are illuminating the porch, I emptied more pots and stored them in the shed, I took some Christmas decorations that we weren’t using out to the shed and stored them in a bin. Doing anything in the shed is surprisingly pleasant right now. It’s no longer a story about crawling over boxes and junk to find a place to put the pots, or having to move 5 things out of the shed in order to get to something. I’m so glad we finally accomplished the goal that we’d been talking about for years. It’s now functioning beautifully – we won’t talk about the leaky roof – and it’s what it should be.

We were standing inside the shed and I glanced around and saw our two snow shovels and I just picked them up and took them to the porch. That simple.

I’m doing my best to keep busy and stay peaceful. That’s not easy considering the seditious actions of those insisting that OM is the winner of the election. I think I can no longer be shocked, but I guess I’m naive, because I am outraged. And shocked. In a time where we should finally be allowed to celebrate the incoming administration, we have these fools who are trying to dismantle our democracy.

Anyway. Shopping this morning. Maybe some dollhouse work this afternoon.

As I sit here writing, I’m looking at the glow of the Christmas tree lights through the french door. What an incredibly lovely gift this tree and these lights are. They calm me down. They exude peace and good and all that is lovely. They are my talisman right now, my reminder that all of the other stuff is just noise and that I can choose to focus on love. It’s not easy, but my goodness, this time of year should be peaceful and I want to be in it and of it.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

Day Two Hundred Seventy-Two

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It’s a bit warmer today and sunny. Maybe I’ll finally  hang the lights on the porch. I’ve managed to avoid it for three days and it’s the easiest decorating I do for the holidays. Go figure.

I can’t believe that Christmas Eve is two weeks from today – which means that 2020 ends in a little over 3 weeks. Bye Bye, 2020. You’ve been a nightmare for so many; so much loss and so much of it avoidable. We’ve been in our version of lockdown since March, so the majority of the year has been spent away from family and friends, away from the little things that I’ll never take for granted again. I’m happy to do it, as are all of you. We wear masks. We stay home. We protect others and ourselves. Top that off with the increasing insanity that is coming out of the White House. I will be so happy to say goodbye to this year. I know our worries about the coronavirus won’t magically disappear, as we have to be more careful than ever and it looks like vaccinations will be spread out over months.

Anyway, I’m not saying anything you don’t already know. I’ve had some tough years in my life – how can you get to age 68 without having had tough times? But I’ve never wanted a year to end as much as I do this one. That being said, we count our blessings every day here at Mockingbird Hill Cottage and we will continue to do so.

Don’s friend mentioned that we might get some significant snow next week, so I checked the forecast and it looks like we will get 3 – 5 inches next Wednesday. Both Don and I are excited about that because the first snowfall is always wondrous. It’s when we hit February that we’re over it. I don’t think it will last through Christmas because the temps will be above freezing.

The kit table is now in Hummingbird Cottage. After thinking way too much about it, I painted the chairs white. Since I plan on changing them out eventually (I don’t really like them) white will do for the moment. Taking a photo of the far end of the kitchen is always difficult, it’s like taking a picture in a tunnel. But this gives you an idea. I decided to stain it as I wanted more wood tones in the kitchen. I haven’t added anything to the table yet. That will come.

Okay. Have to go.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Day Two Hundred Seventy-One

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The Lake House has been decked out for Christmas. A few wreaths and a fresh coating of snow is all that’s needed.

This involved standing on the ottoman and carefully turning the house around – it’s big and quite heavy – then lifting it very gently so as not to disturb the furnishings while tucking the ‘snow’ under the house. Then the ubiquitous tacky wax to attach the wreaths. Somehow, this sweet house seems made for Christmas.

My friend Helga has corrected me on one thing – she doesn’t have a black Putz sheep yet, but she’s on the lookout. I’m going to give you the link to her IG account. Helga and I share a love of dollhouses and putz sheep and miniatures and gardening. She lives in Germany, I live here. She has a Beacon Hill dollhouse that she’s working on (jealous!) and an incredible studio space. Wait until you see how many putz sheep she has! Here’s the link to her account.

These quiet mornings with the tree lights glowing are truly lovely. A perfect way to start each day. Today, we’re supposed to get some snow showers mixed with rain, but I see no evidence of that yet. I wouldn’t mind some snow showers and some Christmas music today.

I didn’t do the things I had on my To Do list for yesterday, so today it is. It’s very cold here, but it won’t take long.

The next thing on the agenda for the dollhouse is laying the wood floor. It’s tedious, so I have to be in the right kind of mood. Then the windows and the molding around the windows.

This is Don’s recording studio. He and his friend Dan have been collaborating once again. Dan lives in Connecticut, so the collaboration is a virtual one. Don records the guitar and vocal and Dan lays in other tracks from his house. All this is done via Garage Band on the Mac. This time, they’re doing it for the joy of it, not to perform anything live or record a CD. Don says to tell you he’ll have a single out soon, and when it’s done, I’ll put the link here. It will be free.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

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