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Rain and More of the Studio

January 10, 2024 at 8:14 am by Claudia

We had lots and lots of rain yesterday and overnight and the sump pump is working overtime. It is very, very windy out there. Generally? It’s a pain in the tush.

I have to watch a filmed run through of Dial M for Murder this morning and take notes to pass on to the actors.

As for the Christmas tree: I took down all the ornaments on Friday or Saturday (can’t remember now) ahead of the snow storm and stashed the bins in the shed. The tree stayed with just the lights through Monday. Yesterday, we took down the lights and removed the tree. We were ready. We got it on December 7th and it was up over a month. It was very dry toward the end, but it was still going strong. Thank you, lovely Christmas tree.

More pictures of the office/studio.

Lots of instruments are stashed on the left, a perfect plant corner, some of D’s vintage cameras are on the shelf under the blue bench. The stone doves came inside for the winter and they’re on the floor in front of the bench. And my beautiful French cabinet, which stores miniatures.

The project that I’ve ignored for a long while. I’m determined to take this on during these winter months.

My studio partner’s desk.

On the far end of my desk.

This should give you a pretty good sense of the office/studio at this point in time. It’s jam-packed, for sure. When you have two people occupying the same space and they both have lots of STUFF, this is what you get. It works, though I’d love more space in which to move when I’m working. But then again, I’m not up there every day, so it’s just fine!

Okay. Have to get going!

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Lots of Snow

January 8, 2024 at 9:14 am by Claudia

We ending up getting more snow than was predicted – at least 12 inches, perhaps a bit more. We spent a few hours shoveling and snow blowing and we still have to shovel a bit more today. I’ve taken lots of photos. The skies were gray so I’ve had to edit the photos a bit. Today, on the other hand, is sunny.

The problem with all of this is that we’re going to get lots of rain tomorrow – at least two inches – and with a foot of snow on the ground, flooding is going to be an issue. A huge snowstorm and then two days later, tons of rain. It’s frigging exhausting.

Anyway, some photos for you:

Thankfully, the snow was light and powdery so it was much easier to shovel than late winter’s heavy, wet snow. Very grateful for that!

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

The Studio and the Impending Snow

January 6, 2024 at 9:31 am by Claudia

A bit more prep this morning and then we wait. The snow isn’t going to start until late afternoon and then it will fall heavily overnight and well into Sunday. We may not even be able to start snow blowing until Monday morning. Still a forecast of six to ten inches, which was the prediction a few days ago.

We’ll try to get a walk in today because it will be a few days until we can get back on schedule. The pie is made, Don’s gig went well, I’m still debating whether to pack away the ornaments today so I can just leave the lights on the tree until sometime next week. Still no needle drop and I added water to the base yesterday, so we’re good to go.

I watched Moonstruck on TCM last night when Don was at his gig. A perfect movie on every level. Just a gem! I very seldom laugh out loud when I’m watching something alone, but I sure did last night. On my heavens, what a pleasure it is.

Some more photos of the studio. You have no idea how small my cubicle is and how hard it is to take a photo with so little room in which to maneuver. And the Beacon Hill blocks much of the light. Nevertheless, I try!

I’m having a hard time lately with WordPress. The quality of my photos, which I see clearly in my editing app, degrades the moment I upload the photo to WordPress. It’s really frustrating! This photo is much clearer in reality than you see here. I’ll have to do some research and see what I can find out about this problem.